Good stuff - still a dedicated Blues follower

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsar ... fault.aspx

Yep, was the Prez at a very special time for the Blues - it was even mooted at one stage that he was going to get the gig as the VFL's President but he wasnt interested.

A great read. Thanks for that.

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1945 - End of round 3 Carlton was last.

Last round Carlton made the final four for the first time.

Eventual premiers.

That's what I'm talking about!

Interesting read.

Clicked over to the article on David Bell and noticed that the club would like to find a portrait for Henry Bourne Higgins. Shouldn't have too many difficulties there. There's been a couple of biographies written about him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._B._Higgins

How many "Percys" is one club allowed to have...??!!

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"...that's the thing about opinion - you don't have to know anything to have one..." Andre Agassi commenting on Pat Cash 2004
"...the less you know - the more you believe..." - Bono 2006

Because he came in from outside the club, he was able to make a rational decision on the coaching appointment rather than just go with the favourite son. Good call.

Woud have been interetsting if Barassi had agreed and was successful. He may have ended up with 6 or 7 flags as a coach to go with his ?5 as a player.

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T E A M

David Parkin talked about his various interviews and appointments as a coach at Carlton, Hawthorn and elsewhere during a Grand Final Beakfast at the Nightcliff Football Club in Darwin on Saturday morning.

Kouta was a guest speaker as well. The breakfast was packed with Darwin based Blues fans and was compered by ABC sports commentator Charlie King who is an avid Carlton supporter.

David Parkins anecdotes about being "interviewed" by John Elliott to come back to Carlton and another one about an interview with the Sydney Board for their coaching position were most amusing. Anyone else here heard them?

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“Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you're a mile a way and you have their shoes."

Sydney told him their list had a lot of potential, Elliott told him our was shizened and needed a lot of work.

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"The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent." Qui-Gon Jinn 15-05-2005

"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

The Great Man won 6 flags with The Dees.

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