Universal Love RIP Russell Ebert. The greatest man!

[WaynesWorld19]

As someone who watched Russell's entire career ....he is the greatest Sth Aust player of all time, 2nd only to Barry Robran

A true gentleman, who had no ego, was modest as they come ....which was actually a trait of most Sth Aust Champions of that era

A modest 6' player ......his marking for his height remarkable .....and who will forget those long handballs

R.I.P mate

 

[PowerBaz]

Vale R Ebert.

 

[Port Woolwich]

Had the absolute pleasure of bringing him around Hong Kong when he was up here in 2016.
Incredibly humble, fabulously genuine.
He never spoke a word about what he had done, and only asked what he could do for you.
Willing to try anything, nary a complaint if things didn't go to plan.

Softly spoken, mesmerising, and a true gentleman.
When he spoke to you, it was done with his full attention. There was no distraction.

This is a real kick in the guts...

The world has lost more than just a friend today. It has lost a brother.

RIP Russell...

 

[Bovo]

RIP to a great man and amazing player. Sad day for the Port club!

 

[Fizzler]

Rest In Power to the best to ever do it. I've supported Port since 2015 and have lived in Victoria my whole life but I know for a fact that people like Russ are the ones that get to stand head and shoulders above the rest with his unmatched CV and his repuation as a terrific bloke. But he himself is in my opinion the one that holds the mantle as the greatest footballer of all time. And as a club we would not be half of what we were without his imprint.
I'd been spending some time recently drawing Russell in the hopes of being able to send it to him along with a letter letting him know how much he means to all of us, I hope that when I finish it he will see it from above

 

[PowerBaz]

Is Russ in the AFL hall of fame?

 

[Fizzler]

Is Russ in the AFL hall of fame?

Inaugural inductee in 1996

 

[davo999]

RIP my hero . Thanks for everything

 

[proman_x]

Yesterday I changed my avatar to include some old stuff about port but it was the pic of a young Russell Ebert that convinced me to change it. A strange thing is intuition, this time round I wished I was wrong.

We have lost a true and wise champion and human being....Tragic passing

R.I.P Russell and to all of your family and friends, you will be sadly missed by them and all of us who loved and respected you for many, many reasons!

 

[True__Believer]

No words

 

[cretinboy]

Sad day! On heavenly fields running amok with Bruce Light again. Thanks for all the memories Russ.

 

[Near Kern]

The first Port player I remember, my grandfather's favourite player. I'm really sad to hear this. Part of my life is gone.

All the best to friends and family.

 

[Windy Cindy]

The greatest magpie of all.

rest in peace great man.

hope the club dedicates 2022 to Russell and wins the lot

 

[Vic_Vinegar]

Vale Russell, so much more than just a footballer at Port Adelaide. An icon. A legend. Devastating.

 

[jdeezy]

We failed him in our 150th and we failed him even worse this year. It angers me greatly.

The last time he saw us play we got ******* rolled like a pack of losers. Hurts even more now.

This was a thought I had too. Two years ago he should've witnessed his nephew put his body on the line to get his team into the Grand final. When that didn't happen, we had a chance to at least right those wrongs this year and offered up the piss poor effort we did.

But putting all that aside and focusing on the man himself, I'm sad I'm too young to see him play, but I've known of his greatness a long time. He's my aunties favourite player, and my mum (a Norwood supporter) and all my other uncles, grandparents, etc would talk about how good he was. What I did get to see was a humble man who you could tell bled for this club, at least I'm lucky enough to have seen that.

Condolences to Brett, Brad, and the rest of the family. RIP.

 

[Chachi]

Simply the best example of humility.

He had genuine care and respect for absolutely everyone irrespective of creed, race or religion.

If everyone was like Russell the world would be perfect.

RIP Russell.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

A beautiful summary from Gil McLachlan

"He was everything you would hope to be in a man, and perhaps the best of all of us."

Vale Russell Ebert: AFL remembers Port Adelaide legend

Port Adelaide great Russell Ebert has died at the age of 72

www.afl.com.au

 

[glitch01]

Had the privilege of meeting him once when he and Cam Hitchcock were doing promo work at Harbour Town.
My 2 kids at that stage were more into soccer at this stage and pretty much told him so.
He basically spoke to them and had a few handballs with them anyway. The young one was so impressed he took up Footy.
Will never forget how down to earth and friendly he was.
Will be sadly missed by so many people.

RIP


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[Ray Nolan]

A beautiful summary from Gil McLachlan

"He was everything you would hope to be in a man, and perhaps the best of all of us."

Vale Russell Ebert: AFL remembers Port Adelaide legend

Port Adelaide great Russell Ebert has died at the age of 72

www.afl.com.au

That was a great tribute from Gil McLachlan.

 

[ExpectToWin]

Best player I have seen in the flesh.

They say that when players like D Jarman and S Pendlebury get the ball that time slows down. With Russell it stopped.

Shook the hand of the great man at a Sportsman's function some years back and he seemed slightly uncomfortable with the attention such was his humility.

RIP Russell

 

[robbo1981]

Was 4 when he retired my dad saw just about every game he played I live through his memories of the great man.
This is so sad haven gone through this myself I held great fears for Russell sure he was fit but his age was the concern as the treatment is nothing short of brutal.
Just a great human and family man first and foremost the footy speaks for its self

 

[cleanhands]

A very sad day, had the privilege to play against him, a very sad day for your football club, his family could not be any prouder of him as a person, one of the true gentleman will be sadly missed
RIP great man

 

[Redleg Crow]

Just a great player. Brilliant. You could not help but admire him even as he beat my Redlegs.

The first great player I really knew of growing up (Barrie Robran's best ended a bit before my time and Blight had already left).

But a great man as well.

A massive loss for Port, South Australia and everyone who knew him. #RIP

 

[jackster83]

RIP to not just a great footballer, but a great South Australian and person as well. Always seemed very humble.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

RIP Russell

Feels like the biggest thing I missed as a '97 Port fan was being able to see him play live.

Such a sad day. He will never be forgotten.