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News Darren Millane 25 year anniversary
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The news came through early that a famous footballer had been killed in a car accident. A fellow magpie supporter who I worked with looked at me and said " I bet it's Millane" Sure enough ...an hour or so later it was confirmed. Marvelous footballer...one of the best 5 to wear the colors that I've seen. Terrible waste. I think it took the club 10 years to recover
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I disagree extremely respectful if given tonthe right player.....his brother could hand the number to the new owner
This post sums up my feelings perfectly. Darren Millane will always be one of my favourites, but the number does belong to the club, and after 25 years of paying homage to a champ, it's time to reclaim it.
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How about each club captain assumes the No.42 ? No need to wreak havoc with records etc... as they retain their regular number but wear 42 "on loan" as an honour for the period of the captaincy. Sorta like the "yellow jersey".
Not sure if the AFL could veto something like that? May well be impractical but I like it anyway
Not sure if the AFL could veto something like that? May well be impractical but I like it anyway
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I was a kid, 10 years old. Darren Millane was my favorite player since I had started watching footy. I remember getting my first Collingwood jumper, big, heavy woolen thing from my Dad and I asked him who should my favorite player be? He said Darren Millane so I got 42 on my back and that was that. Being 10 at the time I didn't fully comprehend death at that stage. I thought it only happened to old people. My parents were in tears telling me because I lived and breathed Darren Millane, I worshipped the ground he walked on... I could not believe it, I said no way he is dead. He's too tough, he's too strong. He will come back, he will wake up again. 
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Brilliant read in the paper yesterday. I was too young to appreciate how good of a player he actually was so reading this and also stories from other posters shows just how good he was and how much potential he had.
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I agree. I think it would add some bite to the team. If anyone watched the Banks interview with Sheehan.. that was one hell of an emotional interview when Sheehan asked questions to Banks about the great man. I still watch YouTube clips from time to time of Millane.
He was just about to hit his peak and just maturing, which made it all the more tragic. He honestly had the biggest presence of anyone I have ever seen, on field or off field. Larger than life, which still makes it so surreal that his life was cut so short...
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How about each club captain assumes the No.42 ? No need to wreak havoc with records etc... as they retain their regular number but wear 42 "on loan" as an honour for the period of the captaincy. Sorta like the "yellow jersey".
Not sure if the AFL could veto something like that? May well be impractical but I like it anyway
It was once tradition that the Collingwood captain would wear the number 1.
That only ended in the 70's, Ray Shaw IIRC.
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Interesting. Funnily enough Ray Shaw is the first captain I'm old enough to remember.
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I wasn't alive when Millane was killed (i came along 6 months later in March 1992) but in my little hobby as a historian i have collected loads and loads of VHS tapes with news reports about him and a few games he is a dead set legend he visited sick kids disabled people and the elderly (i think he visited the elderly anyway?) and even took them to the footy, Not only that but his Dad said on the tribute VHS that Darren visited a boy who had leukaemia and kept visiting him for 6 months until he died. i have a tonne of respect for him for that. And he was one hell of a player i say keep 42 in the Millane family
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Was my saddest day as a Collingwood supporter. RIP Pants.
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Yep; same here. Was my favourite player at the time. Loved the way he went about it; his teammates stood taller on the field when he was around. RIP Pants.
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Multiple Premiership player with my brother (and with Pat Foy who played for the Swans and was famous for being the bloke John Bourke kicked before he decked the umpire and then whacked the spectator) ....
At Parkmore juniors. They were a pretty good team...
At Parkmore juniors. They were a pretty good team...
Can't believe some of the comments on the online article. People have no respect for the dead. Yeah he shouldn't have been driving. But the anniversary of his death is not the time to be pi$$ing on him.
He scared the shit out of Greg Anderson in the 1990 GF. with one hand.
And thats after Anderson was bog out at Waverley in that classic game where Essendon won by less than a goal in front of a massive crowd.
And thats after Anderson was bog out at Waverley in that classic game where Essendon won by less than a goal in front of a massive crowd.
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My biggest concern with that is seeing some kid running around wearing No 42 and being scared of his own shadow. I think the number means too much to the club now and I'll be happy to see it remain retired. If the Daicos kid wants 35, give it to him. Its hardly a long standing tradition to give the 35 to the first draftee. I doubt any supporters would have an issue
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maynard is the one at the club that could number 42 justice. like to see it worn again.
Was thinking the same Maynard would be worthy but im also happy for 42 to remain shelved in honour of the champ.
