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02-03-2020, 11:39 PM
#286
Re: Preseason Training - 2020
Originally Posted by
Jeanette54
I well remember my Grandfather (mid eighties at the time) meeting Chris Grant at an Eastern Bulldogs dinner, and he was most impressed by Chris. He didn't talk about Chris's ability, or man mountain size, what he talked about was the quality of the man. His manners, and genuine interest in the people he was there to meet. Not much impressed him at that age, but Chris certainly did.
I met Chris at the club recently at a Business group get together and he showed us around the training centre etc. Such a nice bloke to talk to and very friendly with the whole group.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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03-03-2020, 06:10 PM
#287
Re: Preseason Training - 2020
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
When my son was a couple of weeks old I took him to Highpoint to meet Chris Grant at his AFL shop. Chris makes a fuss of him, asks his name and gives him a hug and a little bulldog doll. I walk off into the distance ecstatically happy with what a wonderful job I am doing as a parent.
Anyway fast forward about a year or so and I am at the club to buy finals tickets (Harvey was born in July '98 so this would have been about 14 months.) Chris is getting out of his car when I walked past and he gave me the "Oh yeah, giddaye, ummm, errr, mate" that you say to someone when you can't remember their name but then he pointed to the baby and said "and this is Harvey, isn't it?"
I didn't care that he couldn't remember my name but I was on cloud 9 for the rest of the day because Chris Grant marched up to my son and remembered his name!
What a guy!!!!
After the 1997 Brownlow I'm not surprised he remembered the name Harvey!
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11-03-2020, 03:00 PM
#288
Re: Preseason Training - 2020
Tory Dickson (adductor), Tom Liberatore (knee) and Aaron Naughton (knee) look to be moving well and training with the main group.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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11-03-2020, 03:02 PM
#289
Re: Preseason Training - 2020
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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11-03-2020, 03:02 PM
#290
Re: Preseason Training - 2020
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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11-03-2020, 03:03 PM
#291
Re: Preseason Training - 2020
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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11-03-2020, 07:21 PM
#292
Re: Preseason Training - 2020
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
After the 1997 Brownlow I'm not surprised he remembered the name Harvey!
Good point although he didn't say "and that's that little *!*!*!*!ing mongrel Harvey isn't it? See how far you can run before I catch you"
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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13-03-2020, 02:50 PM
#293
Re: Preseason Training - 2020
Looks like he is running well.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.