Re: Malthouse fails EJ 'Legend' test?
Originally Posted by
Giansiraccuser
"I'm just wondering did he play enough games and did he play in a premiership?" he inquired about the man they called Mr Football.
After Mitchell said Whitten was a pretty handy player, Malthouse remembered Whitten might have been a premiership player ``in 1953''.
Firstly, Mick would have grown up watching EJ, just like every football loving kid in the 50's and 60's. He would have known that he was the games record holder because EJ retired the year before Mick started playing VFL, a point in time when Mick was probably pretty interested in the game.
Also Mick coached the Dogs for 5 seasons, and no doubt would have had a relationship with EJ. Anyone who knows anything about the Dogs knows that they have only ever won one flag and that Ted Whitten played in that game and that the flag was won in 1954. I'm sure he was also aware of the popular alternate Mike Brady theme song which had the year '54 in it.
Mick has a quirky sense of humour. Obviously tongue-in-cheek. Not a story. Move on.
Completely disagree, this was an inexcusable show of disrespect for a club and game legend. Easy to see he's been hanging out at Collingwood.
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