Who do you remember

[Devilhead]

There was only one 44 - Tony "Skills" Evans

[PADDLEPOP1001]

1.Peckett
2.Mynott
3.R.Smith
4.Plugger
5.I.Stewart
6.R.Murray
7.Winmar
8.G.Elliott
9.J.Mcintosh (Champion)
10.Big Carl
11.N.Besanko
12.G.Colling
13.
14.J.O”Dea
15.J.Moran
16.G.Lofts
17.R.Galt
18.Cowboy
19.A.Davis
20.T.Payze
21.R.Reynolds
22.S.Odonnell
23.S.Theodore
24.Spud
25.D.Griffiths
26.J.Manzie
27.Rocket Rod
28.
29.Burkey
30.L.Bingham
31.J.Sarau
32.R.Muir
33.R.Elphingstone
34.J.Daniel
35.Banger
36.Fodey
37.Ricey
38.G.Packham
39.
40.P.Temay
41.
42.W.Judson
43.J.Favier
44.Milney

[loris]

These are player numbers that I can recall that played during the 1950’s I’d say from about 1954 onwards. In those days the guernsey numbers used to change a bit. Some players had the same number from when they started, others might get a number change in the middle of a season. I tried to recall the first ones I had seen play who had the number, not the more famous players who wore the guernsey a season later.

1. Les Foote
2. Brian Moloney
3. Bob Kupsch (? Spelling)
4. Ken (Chesty) Mulhall
5. Lester Ross
6. Allan Callow
7. Brian Walsh
8. Neville Linney
9. Roy Apted
10 Neil Roberts
11 Bill Stephenson
12 Harold Davies
13 ??????????
14 Bruce Phillips. (Hate leaving out Allan Jeans, however I saw Phillips in the number years before Yabby came along)
15 Bill Young
16 Verdun Howell
17 Frank Hanrahan
18. ?????? Walton
19 Eric Guy
20 Bud Annand............. my all time favourite. I nearly got expelled from school because of Bud -a story for another day!!!
21 Peter Clancy
22 ????????
23 Brian Muir
24 Lance Oswald
25 Keith Drinan............... the best exponent of the drop kick out from full back one could ever see, pin point accuracy.
26 ???????
27 Peter Bennett
28 Jim O’Brien
29 Bill Coady
30 Brian Gleeson
31 ????????? -may have been Ray Barrett (?spelling) but I may be wrong on this number.
32 Jeff/Geoff Jones
33 Lindsay Fox
34 ????????????
35 Graham Minihan
36 ??????????
37 Geoff Feehan
38 Milne McCook ??????? This is a real guess here
39 Ian Synman
40 ??????????
41 ???????????
42 ???????????
43 ???????????
44 Ken Kupsch (again spelling)

Not having much luck with the 40’s.

Took awhile but numbers and names of some of those I First saw wearing those numbers eventually came back. Not bad for so long ago........... but if you asked me what I had for dinner last night - I wouldn’t have a bl@@dy clue!!!!!

[stevie]

I’ve been mates with Harold Davie’s son for 33 years loris. Played footy against him in Cairns and we became friends thru both following the Sts. In later years Harold - a charming man - found our house for us thru his real estate business. I went to his funeral here on the GC in 2002 then the season after was priveleged to go to watch the Saints at Etihad as guests with his family when the club wore armbands for him.

[loris]

I’ve been mates with Harold Davie’s son for 33 years loris. Played footy against him in Cairns and we became friends thru both following the Sts. In later years Harold - a charming man - found our house for us thru his real estate business. I went to his funeral here on the GC in 2002 then the season after was priveleged to go to watch the Saints at Etihad as guests with his family when the club wore armbands for him.

Great Stevie, to know someone else rembers him..... even if you didn’t see him play. I always said that Robert Harvey modelled his hair style on Harold Davies hair style.........very 1950’s hair cut was the Harves’.

[longtimesaint]

1 Roger Head
2 Brian Mynott
3 Ross Smith
4 The Doc
5 Ian Stewart
6 Bob Murray
7 Stuart Trott
8 Alan Morrow
9 John McIntosh
10 Neil Roberts
11 Greg Burns
12 Gary Colling
13 Brian SSierakowski
14 Jimmy O'Dea
15 Ian Cooper
16 Verdun Howell
17 Ray Cross
18 Cowboy
19 Eric Guy
20 Travis Payze
21 Jim Read
22 John Stephens
23 Stepnen Theodore
24 Lance Oswald
25 Daryl Griffiths
26 John Manzie
27 George Young
28 Simon Meehan
29 Bill Coady
30 Brian Gleeson
31 Jeff Sarau
32 Ted Schwarzman
33 Robert Elphinstone
34 Shane Grambeau
35 Robert Harvey
36 Gordon Fode
37 Dean Rice
38
39 Billy Mildenhall
40 Paul Temay
41 Con Gorozides
42 Wayne Judson
43 John Favier
44 Stephen Milne
45
46
47 Michael Nettlefold
48
49 Paddy Murphy

My earliest memory is similar to this but when I first watched the Saints Walsh was 7, Guyatt 27 ,Bill Young 15 and Annand no. 20
My brother who is older than me can remember Allan Jeans playing in no. 14

[Freebird]

We all get so emotional on here (passionate) about the side and players and coach and performance i thought lighten the mood and also expose peoples ages.

List the players you first remember in a specific number . May not be all from the same era especially as younger we don't remember everyone or have forgotten as older.
Hope i have these numbers right as off top of my head no research:

1. Barker - Head
2. Gary Sidebottom - Mynott
3. Duperoozle - Ross Smith
4. Barry Breen - Baldock
5. Joffa - Stewart
6. David Grant - Bob Murray
7. Robert Mace - Trott
8. Jeff Dunne - Morrow
9. Max Crow - Synman
10. Michael Roberts - Ditterich
11. Burns - Besanko
12. Gary Colling - Colling
13. Sean ralphsmith - Sierakowski (Brian)
14. Lockett - O'Dea
15. Val Perovich - Cooper (8)
16. - Howell
17. Peter Kiel - Galt
18. Grant Thomas - Cowboy Neale
19. Mark Scott? - Alan Davis
20. Daryl Cowie - Kennedy
21. - Pascoe (Bob)
22. Sinom O'Donnell - Billing
23. Loewe - Kevin Roberts
24. Frawley - Bingley
25. Jezzalenko - Griffiths
26. - Manzie
27. Rod Owen - Breen
28. Simon Meehan? - O'Donnell (John)
29. Burke - Russell Greene
30. - Ingleton
31. Sarau - Pascoe (Barry)
32. Rob Muir - Muir
33. Elphingstone - Elphinstone
34. Grant Lawrie - Grambeau
35. Robert Harvey - Callery
36. Gordon Fode - Fidler
37. Dean Rice - Legge
38. - Booth
39. Peter Freeman - Mildenhall
40. Paul Tempny? Temay
41. Tim Pekin - Con Gorozidis
42. - Judson
43. - Favier
44. - Eric Clarke
45. - Dowling
46.
47. - Nettlefold
50. - Greg Doyle
51. - Dean Chiron
52. Dale Kickett - Kickett
59. - Peter Brown
60. - Nicky Winmar
few gaps to fill in but not too bad for 5 minute think. Interested in others.

[Bernard Shakey]

These are player numbers that I can recall that played during the 1950’s I’d say from about 1954 onwards. In those days the guernsey numbers used to change a bit. Some players had the same number from when they started, others might get a number change in the middle of a season. I tried to recall the first ones I had seen play who had the number, not the more famous players who wore the guernsey a season later.

1. Les Foote
2. Brian Moloney
3. Bob Kupsch (? Spelling)
4. Ken (Chesty) Mulhall
5. Lester Ross
6. Allan Callow
7. Brian Walsh
8. Neville Linney
9. Roy Apted
10 Neil Roberts
11 Bill Stephenson
12 Harold Davies
13 ??????????
14 Bruce Phillips. (Hate leaving out Allan Jeans, however I saw Phillips in the number years before Yabby came along)
15 Bill Young
16 Verdun Howell
17 Frank Hanrahan
18. ?????? Walton
19 Eric Guy
20 Bud Annand............. my all time favourite. I nearly got expelled from school because of Bud -a story for another day!!!
21 Peter Clancy
22 ????????
23 Brian Muir
24 Lance Oswald
25 Keith Drinan............... the best exponent of the drop kick out from full back one could ever see, pin point accuracy.
26 ???????
27 Peter Bennett
28 Jim O’Brien
29 Bill Coady
30 Brian Gleeson
31 ????????? -may have been Ray Barrett (?spelling) but I may be wrong on this number.
32 Jeff/Geoff Jones
33 Lindsay Fox
34 ????????????
35 Graham Minihan
36 ??????????
37 Geoff Feehan
38 Milne McCook ??????? This is a real guess here
39 Ian Synman
40 ??????????
41 ???????????
42 ???????????
43 ???????????
44 Ken Kupsch (again spelling)

Not having much luck with the 40’s.

Took awhile but numbers and names of some of those I First saw wearing those numbers eventually came back. Not bad for so long ago........... but if you asked me what I had for dinner last night - I wouldn’t have a bl@@dy clue!!!!!

You and I the only ones to remember Bill Coady. I guarantee I’m the only person to have number 29 on his back in those days. Bill senior was a close family friend.

[loris]

These are player numbers that I can recall that played during the 1950’s I’d say from about 1954 onwards. In those days the guernsey numbers used to change a bit. Some players had the same number from when they started, others might get a number change in the middle of a season. I tried to recall the first ones I had seen play who had the number, not the more famous players who wore the guernsey a season later.

1. Les Foote
2. Brian Moloney
3. Bob Kupsch (? Spelling)
4. Ken (Chesty) Mulhall
5. Lester Ross
6. Allan Callow
7. Brian Walsh
8. Neville Linney
9. Roy Apted
10 Neil Roberts
11 Bill Stephenson
12 Harold Davies
13 ??????????
14 Bruce Phillips. (Hate leaving out Allan Jeans, however I saw Phillips in the number years before Yabby came along)
15 Bill Young
16 Verdun Howell
17 Frank Hanrahan
18. ?????? Walton
19 Eric Guy
20 Bud Annand............. my all time favourite. I nearly got expelled from school because of Bud -a story for another day!!!
21 Peter Clancy
22 ????????
23 Brian Muir
24 Lance Oswald
25 Keith Drinan............... the best exponent of the drop kick out from full back one could ever see, pin point accuracy.
26 ???????
27 Peter Bennett
28 Jim O’Brien
29 Bill Coady
30 Brian Gleeson
31 ????????? -may have been Ray Barrett (?spelling) but I may be wrong on this number.
32 Jeff/Geoff Jones
33 Lindsay Fox
34 ????????????
35 Graham Minihan
36 ??????????
37 Geoff Feehan
38 Milne McCook ??????? This is a real guess here
39 Ian Synman
40 ??????????
41 ???????????
42 ???????????
43 ???????????
44 Ken Kupsch (again spelling)

Not having much luck with the 40’s.

Took awhile but numbers and names of some of those I First saw wearing those numbers eventually came back. Not bad for so long ago........... but if you asked me what I had for dinner last night - I wouldn’t have a bl@@dy clue!!!!!

You and I the only ones to remember Bill Coady. I guarantee I’m the only person to have number 29 on his back in those days. Bill senior was a close family friend.

Your Dad would have been a colleague of Bill Coady’s father wouldn’t he Bernie Shakey? Years later in the late 1960’s Bill’s Dad, Chief Superintendent Coady was my Boss for a few months. A real gentleman, very proud of his boy.

Bill was one of a few policemen that played for our team in the 1950’s - Bud Annand, Allan Jeans, Bill Coady and Bruce McClennan. Come to think of it now, #31 might have been Bruce McClennan, not Ray Barrett.

[saynta]

These are player numbers that I can recall that played during the 1950’s I’d say from about 1954 onwards. In those days the guernsey numbers used to change a bit. Some players had the same number from when they started, others might get a number change in the middle of a season. I tried to recall the first ones I had seen play who had the number, not the more famous players who wore the guernsey a season later.

1. Les Foote
2. Brian Moloney
3. Bob Kupsch (? Spelling)
4. Ken (Chesty) Mulhall
5. Lester Ross
6. Allan Callow
7. Brian Walsh
8. Neville Linney
9. Roy Apted
10 Neil Roberts
11 Bill Stephenson
12 Harold Davies
13 ??????????
14 Bruce Phillips. (Hate leaving out Allan Jeans, however I saw Phillips in the number years before Yabby came along)
15 Bill Young
16 Verdun Howell
17 Frank Hanrahan
18. ?????? Walton
19 Eric Guy
20 Bud Annand............. my all time favourite. I nearly got expelled from school because of Bud -a story for another day!!!
21 Peter Clancy
22 ????????
23 Brian Muir
24 Lance Oswald
25 Keith Drinan............... the best exponent of the drop kick out from full back one could ever see, pin point accuracy.
26 ???????
27 Peter Bennett
28 Jim O’Brien
29 Bill Coady
30 Brian Gleeson
31 ????????? -may have been Ray Barrett (?spelling) but I may be wrong on this number.
32 Jeff/Geoff Jones
33 Lindsay Fox
34 ????????????
35 Graham Minihan
36 ??????????
37 Geoff Feehan
38 Milne McCook ??????? This is a real guess here
39 Ian Synman
40 ??????????
41 ???????????
42 ???????????
43 ???????????
44 Ken Kupsch (again spelling)

Not having much luck with the 40’s.

Took awhile but numbers and names of some of those I First saw wearing those numbers eventually came back. Not bad for so long ago........... but if you asked me what I had for dinner last night - I wouldn’t have a bl@@dy clue!!!!!

You and I the only ones to remember Bill Coady. I guarantee I’m the only person to have number 29 on his back in those days. Bill senior was a close family friend.

I remember Bill Coady well. Didn't recall his no until you posted it.

[saynta]

These are player numbers that I can recall that played during the 1950’s I’d say from about 1954 onwards. In those days the guernsey numbers used to change a bit. Some players had the same number from when they started, others might get a number change in the middle of a season. I tried to recall the first ones I had seen play who had the number, not the more famous players who wore the guernsey a season later.

1. Les Foote
2. Brian Moloney
3. Bob Kupsch (? Spelling)
4. Ken (Chesty) Mulhall
5. Lester Ross
6. Allan Callow
7. Brian Walsh
8. Neville Linney
9. Roy Apted
10 Neil Roberts
11 Bill Stephenson
12 Harold Davies
13 ??????????
14 Bruce Phillips. (Hate leaving out Allan Jeans, however I saw Phillips in the number years before Yabby came along)
15 Bill Young
16 Verdun Howell
17 Frank Hanrahan
18. ?????? Walton
19 Eric Guy
20 Bud Annand............. my all time favourite. I nearly got expelled from school because of Bud -a story for another day!!!
21 Peter Clancy
22 ????????
23 Brian Muir
24 Lance Oswald
25 Keith Drinan............... the best exponent of the drop kick out from full back one could ever see, pin point accuracy.
26 ???????
27 Peter Bennett
28 Jim O’Brien
29 Bill Coady
30 Brian Gleeson
31 ????????? -may have been Ray Barrett (?spelling) but I may be wrong on this number.
32 Jeff/Geoff Jones
33 Lindsay Fox
34 ????????????
35 Graham Minihan
36 ??????????
37 Geoff Feehan
38 Milne McCook ??????? This is a real guess here
39 Ian Synman
40 ??????????
41 ???????????
42 ???????????
43 ???????????
44 Ken Kupsch (again spelling)

Not having much luck with the 40’s.

Took awhile but numbers and names of some of those I First saw wearing those numbers eventually came back. Not bad for so long ago........... but if you asked me what I had for dinner last night - I wouldn’t have a bl@@dy clue!!!!!

You and I the only ones to remember Bill Coady. I guarantee I’m the only person to have number 29 on his back in those days. Bill senior was a close family friend.

Your Dad would have been a colleague of Bill Coady’s father wouldn’t he Bernie Shakey? Years later in the late 1960’s Bill’s Dad, Chief Superintendent Coady was my Boss for a few months. A real gentleman, very proud of his boy.

Bill was one of a few policemen that played for our team in the 1950’s - Bud Annand, Allan Jeans, Bill Coady and Bruce McClennan. Come to think of it now, #31 might have been Bruce McClennan, not Ray Barrett.

Ray Barrett was no.28 in 1956 but switched to 31 during his second stint in 1958.

[saintspremiers]

Lazar played most of his career as Number 9 (just 1 season with 50).

50 IS Enrico Misso.
He made it his own over the course of his career.

One game wonder!!

[oldie60]

1.Peckett
2.Mynott
3.R.Smith
4.Plugger
5.I.Stewart
6.R.Murray
7.Winmar
8.G.Elliott
9.J.Mcintosh (Champion)
10.Big Carl
11.N.Besanko
12.G.Colling
13.
14.J.O”Dea
15.J.Moran
16.G.Lofts
17.R.Galt
18.Cowboy
19.A.Davis
20.T.Payze
21.R.Reynolds
22.S.Odonnell
23.S.Theodore
24.Spud
25.D.Griffiths
26.J.Manzie
27.Rocket Rod
28.
29.Burkey
30.L.Bingham
31.J.Sarau
32.R.Muir
33.R.Elphingstone
34.J.Daniel
35.Banger
36.Fodey
37.Ricey
38.G.Packham
39.
40.P.Temay
41.
42.W.Judson
43.J.Favier
44.Milney

Barry Lawrence wore 13 early seventies then wore number 5

[oldie60]

1.Peckett
2.Mynott
3.R.Smith
4.Plugger
5.I.Stewart
6.R.Murray
7.Winmar
8.G.Elliott
9.J.Mcintosh (Champion)
10.Big Carl
11.N.Besanko
12.G.Colling
13.
14.J.O”Dea
15.J.Moran
16.G.Lofts
17.R.Galt
18.Cowboy
19.A.Davis
20.T.Payze
21.R.Reynolds
22.S.Odonnell
23.S.Theodore
24.Spud
25.D.Griffiths
26.J.Manzie
27.Rocket Rod
28.
29.Burkey
30.L.Bingham
31.J.Sarau
32.R.Muir
33.R.Elphingstone
34.J.Daniel
35.Banger
36.Fodey
37.Ricey
38.G.Packham
39.
40.P.Temay
41.
42.W.Judson
43.J.Favier
44.Milney

Barry Lawrence wore 13 early seventies then wore number 5

[oldie60]

Anyone remember Jon Lilley played late sixties early seventies and wore number 30. Also David Ellis who wore 16.

[oldie60]

Graham Schodde played early eighties number 50 or Dean Herbert number 20.Former VFA hard man Allan Harper wore 24.

[Trev from the Bush]

16 Gary lofts 21Russell Reynolds 26 Stephen Theodore 26 rod Carter 30 Bingham I think 38 simon meeham 42 Wayne Judson

I remember ....
26 - as John Manzie
22 - Russell Reynolds (maybe wrong)
50 - Colin Carter (Rod ‘tilt’ was the swan)
18 - was and will always be the ‘Cowboy’ to me
8 & 36 - Elliott brothers
40 - BOG in the mud - Temay
10 - current poster big.... can answer that one
27 - much referred on this forum George Young

The most famous number 27 in StKilda's history was not George Young.

Try Barry Breen!

Yep, kicked a handy point in that number before switching to #4

Not quite Joffa. Went from 27 to 17. Famously bought a huge roar from the Moorabbin crowd when he pulled on the famous #4 mid-game in 1969 (post-Baldock).

[kosifantutti]

Anyone remember Jon Lilley played late sixties early seventies and wore number 30. Also David Ellis who wore 16.

I thought Lilley also wore 16.

[PADDLEPOP1001]

Jon Lilley had a brother Peter who played 2 years in the reserves but no senior games later moved to Oakleigh VFA,Davis Ellis was a ruckman who came from Sandy VFA!

[Dave McNamara]

34 - D. McNamara (one year).

2 - D. McNamara.

[wally]

21 Barry Pascoe
18 Cowboy

[Darth Vader]

Depends on your age and/or memory but Big Carl at 10 for me, Georgey Young 27, Rossy Smith 3, Stuey Trott 7, Cowboy Neale 18, Barry Lawrence 5.

Ad the doc at 4 ffs.

The thread is called Who do you remember. I don’t remember him because he was before my time. I guess I’m not (quite) as old as you. Ffs.

[mbogo]

When I read this, I just wonder if any young supporters, or even the players, know of these numbers, whose footsteps they walk in. Like Lockett and Stewart are amongst the best of all time! Yet Barry Lawrence and Darryl Baldock wore the same numbers.

[Enrico_Misso]

Lots of fantastic memories in this thread.

Sadly, that's all we've got now.

[HardSaint]

Lots of fantastic memories in this thread.

Sadly, that's all we've got now.

Yeah, I wqs thinking the same thing

As much as I love the lists, reflections and recollections - thanks Loris and Bernard particularly

it'd sad, when the rear view mirror offers more than the windscreen