I remember reading on here somewhere about one of those families were in possession with something from Carlton (was it a premiership flag?) and the club wanted to get it back. I don't remember well i just remember something like that...

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I think it was a flag, and a friend of the Moran's had it in their garage or something?! Meh... I dunno.

The Moran's actually pumped a lot of money into my football club (Moonee Valley) - who knows what was going on behind the scenes, but I played with a Moran in my U18 side as well... as soon as they all got snuffed the money stopped flowing and the club started to slide.

On another note, Angwin was training with us at one stage after being shafted by the Blues - and suddenly stopped rocking up. Surprise, surprise.

Synbad some sweet memories there. Genevieves, Tiamo, the White Cafe(?) only Tiamo is still going.

In Underbelly their is a line where the Jason Moran character asks one of the kiddies if he's going to play for the Blues when he grows up.

SparkyBlue Mark Moran was a decent footballer if my memory serves me.

The Moran boys had strong links with the Carlton Football Club through their grandfather, Leo Brooks. Leo served for 30 years as Carlton's head doorman, player confidante, part-time recruiter and odd-jobs man.

Leo was a father figure to interstate and country recruits such as Peter Bosustow, Brent Crosswell and Mike Fitzpatrick. He was given life membership at Carlton and played an integral part in Fitzpatrick's recruitment.

Through Leo, Mark and Jason Moran came to know a number of Carlton players. After Mark's death in June 2000 a Carlton player left a death notice in the Herald Sun which referred to his cherished memories of the victory lap they shared after the 1982 Grand Final.

Mark's wake was held at the club's Princes Park rooms.

The club generously agreed to a family request to lend the 1982 flag to drape over Mark's coffin but when Col Kinnear later asked the family to return the flag, he was firmly turned down...turns out that Col didn't ask the 'right' family members - another phone call was put through to the right person and the flag was returned without fuss and with so little fanfare that the club heirarchy didn't even realise it had been returned.

I think a little bit of drama was bought into the story..as with a few of these notorious men - the truth sounds a bit boring so the story is embellished somewhat.

Mark is at the far right of this photo taken after Carlton's 1981 premiership victory with Ken Hunter, Rod Ashman, Mike Fitzpatrick, and David Parkin.

Have any of you guys seen it?

The first couple of episodes see the Crew, made up of Gangitano, Mark, Jason and Lewis Moran, Mario Condello and the Munster meeting on a regular basis at Princes Park while the magnificent BLUE boys are training. (Based in 95 at this stage)...

One of the boys says, the Munster I believe. that the team look like they are in for an ordinary season too!

Not that I have it, or have possibly seen it mind you...... Wink

But gee, seeing the ground was great!!!! Thats what I was told anyway!

This thread is giving me deja vu.........*wink*

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I was in that scene............!


kindest regards tommi

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