Dunno your age but I had the great fortune of being around for the late 60s early 70s tigers. In fact my teacher had me replace moon landing display in my clasroom with the 1969 RFC VFL flag articles out of the papers.Pathetic statement, you should regret making it
I'm old enough to have Billy Barrott as me favourite player. And be gutted when he left.
Attending the Granny loss in 72, almost felt like a win kicking 22 goals
Ah Being at the G for 73, 74 I tasted real victory
I loved footy in that era. Brutally tough, skilled.
Balme proved to be more than a thug, and coached quite well. Then he moved into footy admin and seemed to have great success. An alien concept for RFC.
Kudos to Peggy & Gale in 2016. Then more kudos to Dimma, Cotch and Balme and the assistants for the success.
8 years later a lot of faces no longer at Punt road, Balme grumpy at being shifted sideways or out and leaks to The Age. If Gale was involved in the decision, FMD I back his judgement.
Balme on the Front Bar a couple of weeks ago had lost weight, but not his marbles. Still witty and sharp.
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