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I had cause to visit somewhere today in the course of my work.
The contact person I had was Alan Mangels. Probably a coincidence I thought and I wouldn't recognise him anyway so would have to have a guess at age and wonder if I should ask him or not. I was showed into a room and straight away saw a photo on the wall of a No 10 for Carlton taking a screamer against Collingwood. I knew it was indeed the former Blue then.
In amongst our business, I said that I just have to ask, and he confirmed the photo was of him.
We talked about that mark which was a Scanlens mark of the round in 1979. Alan said it was the last H&A game vs Collingwood, but we played the Pies in Round 21 and he did not play, so it is either the first game that year against the Pies or the first in 1980 perhaps. He said he got $25 and a box of Scanlens bubble gum for it. I made a remark about Robert Klomp getting more for doing less.
He said this mark happened in the game where Stan Magro knocked Jezza down. The photo also has Curly Austin, Denis Banks and a young Tony Shaw in it.
He talked about being traded in 1980 and how the club wanted to send him to Melbourne but he was set on going to Geelong.
We talked about modern day drafting and young kids having to go interstate, and we talked about Fev's problems and the fact that clubs are forced to honour the duty of care they have unlike the old days.
Distance is a problem so he doesn't get to Carlton functions but did go down to the Cats 150 year celebration.
He does still get people sending him Scanlen's cards to autograph but has well and truly moved on in life, as he pointed out, only a few get to stay in the game and live off their playing days. Dipper was an example he gave.
I just checked out his profile on the Blueseum and was interested to know that he was the youngest ever player signed in 1967 when we got his signature when he was still 10 years of age.
Anyway, this is one for 'where are they now?'
The contact person I had was Alan Mangels. Probably a coincidence I thought and I wouldn't recognise him anyway so would have to have a guess at age and wonder if I should ask him or not. I was showed into a room and straight away saw a photo on the wall of a No 10 for Carlton taking a screamer against Collingwood. I knew it was indeed the former Blue then.
In amongst our business, I said that I just have to ask, and he confirmed the photo was of him.
We talked about that mark which was a Scanlens mark of the round in 1979. Alan said it was the last H&A game vs Collingwood, but we played the Pies in Round 21 and he did not play, so it is either the first game that year against the Pies or the first in 1980 perhaps. He said he got $25 and a box of Scanlens bubble gum for it. I made a remark about Robert Klomp getting more for doing less.
He said this mark happened in the game where Stan Magro knocked Jezza down. The photo also has Curly Austin, Denis Banks and a young Tony Shaw in it.
He talked about being traded in 1980 and how the club wanted to send him to Melbourne but he was set on going to Geelong.
We talked about modern day drafting and young kids having to go interstate, and we talked about Fev's problems and the fact that clubs are forced to honour the duty of care they have unlike the old days.
Distance is a problem so he doesn't get to Carlton functions but did go down to the Cats 150 year celebration.
He does still get people sending him Scanlen's cards to autograph but has well and truly moved on in life, as he pointed out, only a few get to stay in the game and live off their playing days. Dipper was an example he gave.
I just checked out his profile on the Blueseum and was interested to know that he was the youngest ever player signed in 1967 when we got his signature when he was still 10 years of age.
Anyway, this is one for 'where are they now?'