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Tributes for ‘Gentleman John’

Peter Bannan

LEANING over the fence at a footy match in Charlton in 1957, Footscray recruiting scout Ern Edwards asked locals if there were any players he should keep his eye on. He was told he’d do well to look out for the big, blonde-headed kid playing for Boort. The rest is, as they say history, as […]

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