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Does this mean he is still a Carlton man? He could be a Tiger spy.

One of the reasons that he has a soft spot for Richmond is that his Grandfather was Len Smith (older brother of Norm Smith) who coached Richmond prior to Tom Hafey taking over.

It is Norm Smith's wife (Wayne's Great Aunt) seen kissing Wayne after presenting him with the inaugural Norm Smith Medal.

Have many memories of Piggy.

Loved him when he was 17yo and at Carlton. Won the kicking comp in the GF in his first year.

BlueRob wrote:

Does this mean he is still a Carlton man? He could be a Tiger spy.

He still loves the Blues, in particular his teammates from his time at the club.

Loves the Tigers as well, his idol growing up was Kevin Bartlett. He had the unusual experience of not only playing against his idol in a Grand Final, but playing on him and coming up with victory!

He dislikes Collingwood with a passion as well! :wink:

Just some of my fave Hurricane Harmes moments:

* 1979 GF is a standout for obvious reasons,
* 1982 GF he kicked the 2nd goal of the game when he almost took out the goalpost and ran back as though nothing happened
* 1982 GF - after Bartlett had given McConville teh run around he was thrown on KB and I think it was the first contest and Harmes took a towering mark as KB back-pedalled to try and get the crumbs that never came
* 1982 Qual. Final - kicked 4 goals from the wing in a quarter of footy
* 1978 1st Semi - belting the sh*t out of Phil Carmen in front of the members stand
* 1981 GF when he took a screamer over Mark Williams at CHF at the Punt Rd end
* Countless screamers to recall all of them

What a player he was - great memories of the champ

Author:	Spirit of Carlton [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:14 am ]
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The Spirit of Carlton would like to wish Wayne Harmes a big happy birthday and many happy returns today. Wayne is a great supporter of the SOC and always willing to get involved in SOC functions. He is much loved by Carlton supporters around the country. Wayne Harmes will be one of the guests at the upcoming SOC function in Perth on the 8th of April. CLICK HEREfor more details and to secure your seat to what will be a super event. For your entertainment here are some of Harmesy's greatest moments. [youtube]qTF6nmLCCWg[/youtube] [youtube]wZpx3QSCyCQ[/youtube] What are your favourite memories of Harmesy?

Author:	DocSherrin III [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:12 am ]
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He's not a bad bloke for a Richmond supporter! Played in 3 winning Grand Finals by the age of 22. Still remembered for what he did as a 19 year-old in 1979. Still remembered by me for signing numerous autographs and ruffling my hair, often while smoking a ciggie before or after a game.

Author:	Bomba Sheldon [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:03 pm ]
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Just some of my fave Hurricane Harmes moments: * 1979 GF is a standout for obvious reasons, * 1982 GF he kicked the 2nd goal of the game when he almost took out the goalpost and ran back as though nothing happened * 1982 GF - after Bartlett had given McConville teh run around he was thrown on KB and I think it was the first contest and Harmes took a towering mark as KB back-pedalled to try and get the crumbs that never came * 1982 Qual. Final - kicked 4 goals from the wing in a quarter of footy * 1978 1st Semi - belting the sht out of Phil Carmen in front of the members stand 1981 GF when he took a screamer over Mark Williams at CHF at the Punt Rd end * Countless screamers to recall all of them What a player he was - great memories of the champ

Author:	BigBlueWave [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:32 pm ]
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Does this mean he is still a Carlton man? He could be a Tiger spy.

Author:	Spirit of Carlton [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:38 pm ]
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BlueRob wrote: Does this mean he is still a Carlton man? He could be a Tiger spy. He still loves the Blues, in particular his teammates from his time at the club. Loves the Tigers as well, his idol growing up was Kevin Bartlett. He had the unusual experience of not only playing against his idol in a Grand Final, but playing on him and coming up with victory! He dislikes Collingwood with a passion as well!

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Author:	cimm1979 [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:40 pm ]
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A football machine.

Author:	Bomba Sheldon [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:20 pm ]
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cimm1979 wrote: A football machine. He was akin to human cannonball

Author:	Lowey_47 [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:23 pm ]
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A hero to any stout junior ( )...

Author:	AGRO [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:43 pm ]
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One of the reasons that he has a soft spot for Richmond is that his Grandfather was Len Smith (older brother of Norm Smith) who coached Richmond prior to Tom Hafey taking over. It is Norm Smith's wife (Wayne's Great Aunt) seen kissing Wayne after presenting him with the inaugural Norm Smith Medal.

Author:	Bomba Sheldon [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:36 pm ]
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AGRO wrote: One of the reasons that he has a soft spot for Richmond is that his Grandfather was Len Smith (older brother of Norm Smith) who coached Richmond prior to Tom Hafey taking over. It is Norm Smith's wife (Wayne's Great Aunt) seen kissing Wayne after presenting him with the inaugural Norm Smith Medal. That was ome mighty kiss, thank goodness my aunts didnt lay a kiss like that on me

Author:	bondiblue [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:26 pm ]
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Have many memories of Piggy. Loved him when he was 17yo and at Carlton. Won the kicking comp in the GF in his first year. Had a great leap. Super fast. Perfect centreman...but then we had Jonno and the mosquito fleet back then. Really great worker for CUB with one Jimmy Buckley ...and highly regarded...oh yeah and his time respected. In his front yard, smoking a ciggy and having a can 'waiting' to be called from office; they didn't and that was his working day. What a bloke. Love him. Was my favourite 'new young up and coming' player in '79. I had high hopes and they came true...eventually I met him and shared a larger or two with him. Yes there's hero worship there.

Author:	cimm1979 [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:48 pm ]
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bondiblue wrote: Have many memories of Piggy. Loved him when he was 17yo and at Carlton. Won the kicking comp in the GF in his first year. He beat a mate of mine to win it. My mate was/is a massive Blues fan and I think it means more to him that he lost to Wayne Harmes, than if he'd won the comp.

Author:	NTBlue [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:59 pm ]
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Spirit of Carlton wrote: BlueRob wrote: Does this mean he is still a Carlton man? He could be a Tiger spy. He still loves the Blues, in particular his teammates from his time at the club. Loves the Tigers as well, his idol growing up was Kevin Bartlett. He had the unusual experience of not only playing against his idol in a Grand Final, but playing on him and coming up with victory! He dislikes Collingwood with a passion as well! He'd be ideal choice to umpire Saturday nights 3 way NAB Cup games then....

Author:	murraycray [ Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:19 am ]
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His hammies wouldn't last 5 minutes.

Author:	Bomba Sheldon [ Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:04 am ]
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Nice bloke he comes to our work every now again as he is a Rep for Visy and we use Amcor for our packaging. Being in the QA Dept. i sh#t can Amcor prodcut anytime i can (objectively of course) hoping one day that we can have Visy as our Approved Supplier

Author:	Bomba Sheldon [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:15 am ]
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If Harmes was playing today he would be a franchise player at any club and raking in massive $$$$$$$ Disppointed he never played 200 + games, injury didnt help and I reckon he retired too soon. Injury that he sustained early in the seosn cost him a place in the 1987 team, he just couldnt shake it in the end.

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Author:	25 was always special [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:59 am ]
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Bomba Sheldon wrote: Just some of my fave Hurricane Harmes moments: * 1979 GF is a standout for obvious reasons, * 1982 GF he kicked the 2nd goal of the game when he almost took out the goalpost and ran back as though nothing happened * 1982 GF - after Bartlett had given McConville teh run around he was thrown on KB and I think it was the first contest and Harmes took a towering mark as KB back-pedalled to try and get the crumbs that never came * 1982 Qual. Final - kicked 4 goals from the wing in a quarter of footy * 1978 1st Semi - belting the sht out of Phil Carmen in front of the members stand 1981 GF when he took a screamer over Mark Williams at CHF at the Punt Rd end * Countless screamers to recall all of them What a player he was - great memories of the champ Recall all of the above also and agree 100% all the way..... What a young tearaway tyro he was as a young player, had it all. My top 2 of the above ,making Bartlett look like a total fool and that 82 Qualifying final where he blew Hawthorn away just about by himself. Loved the way that at PP, as soon as he got the pill in the back pocket area, Maclure would start to lead to him , as he knew Piggy would run 30 yards and then probably roost it 70 more in his direction. Those were the days...... sigh.