Vale Wes Lofts

Navy Blue Horse · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:39 pm **Posts:** 15848

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Vale #blues strongman wes lofts , 68 premiership player .

Synbad · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2014 9:27 pm

he hasnt been well for a long time
LEGEND player AND administrator
great guy to have dinner and carlton talk with

sympathies to the family

huge loss to the carlton family

big part in our modern history

cimm1979 · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2014 9:30 pm

Big name from when we were big time.

chubbyruss · **Joined:** Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:59 am **Posts:** 8619

Loved Wes as a player.

Will never forget his duel with Peter Hudson at Princes Park

R.I.P.

limestone · **Joined:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:37 am **Posts:** 770

RIP, condolences to the family .

moshe25 · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2005 1:23 am **Posts:** 11671

That's a real blow. Loved Wes. An old fashioned, dick-in-the-dirt, take-no-prisoners, "man's man".

As a footballer: a very good tough above average defender. Good enough to play in a premiership. Saw Peter Hudson's first VFL game against Wes. Brutal. Couldn't kick, but was a fair mark for his size.

As an administrator: 2nd to none. Ruthless and successful. Did whatever was needed. Only mistake I ever saw him make was getting obsessed with Marchesani because he'd played a good game on Doull. Wes's judgement was impaired on that one occasion. But we can thank Wes for his part in at least 3 premierships.

As a man: a very handsome and classy guy who loved the good things in life - which is probably what killed him. He loved a good conversation and could talk about a surprisingly large number of topics, make sense in all of them, and display an incredible level of tolerance for opposing views.

Vale Wes. Condolences to the family, and a special shout out to his friends, especially his good mate Percy Jones, who must be devastated.

bondiblue · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2014 10:07 pm

moshe25 wrote:

That's a real blow. Loved Wes. An old fashioned, dick-in-the-dirt, take-no-prisoners, "man's man".

As a footballer: a very good tough above average defender. Good enough to play in a premiership. Saw Peter Hudson's first VFL game against Wes. Brutal. Couldn't kick, but was a fair mark for his size.

As an administrator: 2nd to none. Ruthless and successful. Did whatever was needed. Only mistake I ever saw him make was getting obsessed with Marchesani because he'd played a good game on Doull. Wes's judgement was impaired on that one occasion. But we can thank Wes for his part in at least 3 premierships.

As a man: a very handsome and classy guy who loved the good things in life - which is probably what killed him. He loved a good conversation and could talk about a surprisingly large number of topics, make sense in all of them, and display an incredible level of tolerance for opposing views.

Vale Wes. Condolences to the family, and a special shout out to his friends, especially his good mate Percy Jones, who must be devastated.

Eloquently put Mosche.

He was da man. Da Carlton man.

Back in those days and the next couple of decades it was so important to have someone as tough as Wes on your side....perhaps even today.

Thank you Wes for everything you did for Carlton. Just putting it out there.

Vale Wes Lofts.

Juddy&theKruezers · **Joined:** Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:12 pm **Posts:** 4426

Sad news...Legend!

GWS · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2014 10:23 pm

I've known this was coming for a while but I'm still shocked.

Wes in many ways was everything I disagreed with in the world and yet someone whose company I never failed to enjoy. He was a spectacular example of the fact that a person's politics are not the person which is something that many of us (myself included) could benefit from remembering.

I had dinner with Wes on a fairly regular basis over the last ten years. Our only connection was that I was Percy's neighbour and he was Percy's friend.

And we both loved Carlton.

The club and the suburb.

And we're both shit-stirrers at times.

In retrospect that's quite a lot.

Each night would begin with him greeting me as "Comrade" and me replying with something less consistent but may have occasionally included "You right wing prick!" as a term of endearment.

What never ceased to amaze me about those Thursday night encounters was how diverse Wes's interests, knowledge, friendship groups and connections were. His friends were a weird mix of right-wing loons, lefty freaks and everyone in between.

One of my favourite memories of talking with Wes was our discussions of Carlton the suburb in the 1970s. When people talk about their love of football waning I don't need to look any further than those discussions about his life as a member of a team and a club that had a suburb as a home and his reflections on the life of that suburb and how inextricably enmeshed the football club was with it.

Percy's is closing down this weekend and Wes is gone.

Time for a drink.

Navy Blue Horse · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:39 pm **Posts:** 15848

GWS wrote:

I've known this was coming for a while but I'm still shocked.

Wes in many ways was everything I disagreed with in the world and yet someone whose company I never failed to enjoy. He was a spectacular example of the fact that a person's politics are not the person which is something that many of us (myself included) could benefit from remembering.

I had dinner with Wes on a fairly regular basis over the last ten years. Our only connection was that I was Percy's neighbour and he was Percy's friend.

And we both loved Carlton.

The club and the suburb.

And we're both shit-stirrers at times.

In retrospect that's quite a lot.

Each night would begin with him greeting me as "Comrade" and me replying with something less consistent but may have occasionally included "You right wing prick!" as a term of endearment.

What never ceased to amaze me about those Thursday night encounters was how diverse Wes's interests, knowledge, friendship groups and connections were. His friends were a weird mix of right-wing loons, lefty freaks and everyone in between.

One of my favourite memories of talking with Wes was our discussions of Carlton the suburb in the 1970s. When people talk about their love of football waning I don't need to look any further than those discussions about his life as a member of a team and a club that had a suburb as a home and his reflections on the life of that suburb and how inextricably enmeshed the football club was with it.

Percy's is closing down this weekend and Wes is gone.

Time for a drink.

AGRO · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2014 10:45 pm

Not much else to add to Synbad's, Moshe's and GWS's eloquent obituary.

Was the behind the scenes man to much of our success in the 70s and 80s, sadly missed.

Condolences to the family.

Fenwick Snap · **Joined:** Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:00 pm **Posts:** 693

Some great tributes above.

Respect, Wes...a giant of the club and an architect of a great era.

Sheesh...tough week for Percy...condolences to him and all who knew Wes.

Gab · **Joined:** Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:42 pm **Posts:** 283

One of the most influential and important figures in the history of the Carlton Football Club.

A True Club Legend, R.I.P. Wes.

DocSherrin III · **Joined:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:09 pm **Posts:** 17137

Sad news.

I saw first hand how he cared for people at George Harris' funeral...went around and spoke with everyone...put a hand on their shoulder, smiled and told stories. I'm just wondering who's going to do it at Wes' funeral. What a legacy!

R.I.P Mr Lofts.

Can Eater · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2014 12:29 am

RIP Wes.......thank you for the wonderful legacy you have left this club!!

ThePsychologist · **Joined:** Sun May 03, 2009 9:52 am **Posts:** 7893

bondiblue wrote:

moshe25 wrote:

That's a real blow. Loved Wes. An old fashioned, dick-in-the-dirt, take-no-prisoners, "man's man".

As a footballer: a very good tough above average defender. Good enough to play in a premiership. Saw Peter Hudson's first VFL game against Wes. Brutal. Couldn't kick, but was a fair mark for his size.

As an administrator: 2nd to none. Ruthless and successful. Did whatever was needed. Only mistake I ever saw him make was getting obsessed with Marchesani because he'd played a good game on Doull. Wes's judgement was impaired on that one occasion. But we can thank Wes for his part in at least 3 premierships.

As a man: a very handsome and classy guy who loved the good things in life - which is probably what killed him. He loved a good conversation and could talk about a surprisingly large number of topics, make sense in all of them, and display an incredible level of tolerance for opposing views.

Vale Wes. Condolences to the family, and a special shout out to his friends, especially his good mate Percy Jones, who must be devastated.

Eloquently put Mosche.

He was da man. Da Carlton man.

Back in those days and the next couple of decades it was so important to have someone as tough as Wes on your side....perhaps even today.

Thank you Wes for everything you did for Carlton. Just putting it out there.

Vale Wes Lofts.

Well Said.

murraycray · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2014 7:36 am

Condolences to Wes' family and friends. A Club great, on and off the field over many years. A man of strength and courage.

Thank you Wes, R.I.P.

camel · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2014 9:43 am

Sad, sad news.

Thanks to those of you who knew him for sharing your experiences.

RIP Wes.

uncle john · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2014 10:30 am

Sad time.
Thanks for sharing your personal moments guys.
I used to have a newspaper cutting from Peter Hudson’s first game which included a pic of Wes, Vincent Waite and Adrian Gallagher giving Hudson a “Blue welcome”. Tough team, tough & great man.

MIL · **Joined:** Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:43 pm **Posts:** 4745

RIP Wes. Great player, great man. A true legend of CFC.

Vale Wes Lofts

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