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Fifty years from now he will be one of the GREATS alongside Jock McHale, Barassi, and Matthews and UNDOUBTEDLY be one of Richmonds most FAMOUS sons, agreed not for his playing days but just for the simple fact he came from Richmond. This is all i am saying, of course to the Richmond faithful there will always be Titus, Bartlett, Hart and Bourke. FAME is not exclusive to Richmond. Ask anyone off the street where Sheedy came from and they will know-one of our most FAMOUS sons, ask them who Jack Dyer is most wont even know who he is let alone where he came from. Fame and greatness are not the same thing. Greatest Richmond sons IMO would be 1-Dyer, 2-Bartlett, 3- Hart, 4-Titus,5-Bourke, would appreciate your thoughts.peejay said:To rate him as second only to Jack Dyer in terms of famous sons of Richmond is an insult to Jack and to at least half a dozen others i can think of off the top of my head.
What sheedy is good at is covering his backside. He did it as a player and a coach (as well as a succesful coaching record). Look at his actions during this period - crossing from Prahran without a clearance - the style of play, effective as it was, was always about himself - never a renown team player (and yes i am old enough to have watched his playing career) and as a coach he has on numerous occassions used the "Richmond want me " line to squeeze for money out of essendon, whilst teasing us.
No Sheedy whilst being a dominant figure in the game is not "one of our most famous sons, in the end probably only behind Captain Blood."