SEN Feature- John Bonney

[saintbrat]

on now http://www.sen.com.au/mediaplayer

via phone from Warrnambool

1127 1 Bonney, John DOB 21-05-1946 177cm 72kg
87games 79 goals 1967-1969, 1971, 1973, 1976
began 20y 329d finishedc30y 43d

[mr six o'clock]

Had the pleasure of being a customer of his for years when he was in melbourne !
Some of the stories about the saints he used to tell me were hilarious .
It was amazing what the player's used to get away with .

[Wayne42]

One of my favourite Saints players John Bonney, those stats read like an on / off career, not how I remember it BUT it was a very long time ago..

[saintsRrising]

One of my favourite Saints players John Bonney, those stats read like an on / off career, not how I remember it BUT it was a very long time ago..

From memory he had some injury issues

[Mr Magic]

Had the pleasure of being a customer of his for years when he was in melbourne !
Some of the stories about the saints he used to tell me were hilarious .
It was amazing what the player's used to get away with .

That Deli he and his family set up in Bambra Road was fabulous.
I spent countless hours talking about the 'old days' at St Kilda with him.
IIRC his son was very good friends with Steven Lawrence.

[perfectionist]

One of my favourite Saints players John Bonney, those stats read like an on / off career, not how I remember it BUT it was a very long time ago..

From memory he had some injury issues

And some homesick issues. He returned to Tasmania three times (1970, 1972 and 1975). He kicked three goals in the 1971 GF and was a very skilful player.

[saintbrat]

http://www.sen.com.au/audioplayer/Audio ... art-2/8393
Audio up

He did mention he went back to help family

[oh when the]

had his number on the old duffle coat
in my cheer squad days

[stinger]

had his number on the old duffle coat
in my cheer squad days

only player to really give ian stewart a bath.......he was playing for tassie at the time with ian playing for victoria.....

..that's how good bonney was....too injured for most of his vfl career

[PADDLEPOP1001]

Was a good player!

[kosifantutti]

Why did he do the interview on the phone? Surely he would fly in for it.

[BigMart]

Another Taswegion saints star

Baldock, Stewart, Howell, Lawrence, Breen, Bonney

Lot to thank the Apple Isle for... You'd think

[Trev from the Bush]

Another Taswegion saints star

Baldock, Stewart, Howell, Lawrence, BREEN, Bonney

Lot to thank the Apple Isle for... You'd think

BREEN??? Wrong. Went to school at St Bedes.

John Bonney's number 1 guernsey was handed over to an equally handy player named Barker when he retired.

I'll never forget his "bump" on Bluey Hampshire against Geelong at Moorabbin in the late sixties. Bluey was left spitting up rib bones for weeks.

Excellent wingman, John Bonney, and another player to the long list that makes me wonder at the lost premiership opportunities during the Alan Jeans era.

[stinger]

Another Taswegion saints star

Baldock, Stewart, Howell, Lawrence, BREEN, Bonney

Lot to thank the Apple Isle for... You'd think

BREEN??? Wrong. Went to school at St Bedes.

no...went to school at de la salle malvern....i remember him as a student...was still at school when he started playing for the saints at 17

[BigMart]

Yeah, I think you're right... Not sure why I thought that?

Maybe because he was boss of the TFL when I played there?? I assumed he was a Wegian... We adopted him then...

So like Nick's a queenslander, Barry is a Wegian

[perfectionist]

BREEN??? Wrong. Went to school at St Bedes.

De La Salle, if you don't mind! (Not that it did him too much good - failed Leaving)

[perfectionist]

Maybe he only did Leaving at DLS - and then left!

[stinger]

Maybe he only did Leaving at DLS - and then left!

no...he was there in my last year...and he was two or three classes behind me....came from mentone...so whether he went to st bedes before or after his stint at de la, i don't know.....

[White Winmar]

Maybe he only did Leaving at DLS - and then left!

no...he was there in my last year...and he was two or three classes behind me....came from mentone...so whether he went to st bedes before or after his stint at de la, i don't know.....

Definitely spent time at St.Bedes. We claim him as on of ours, anyway.

[White Winmar]

A ate of mine has just caught up with him on holiday in Thailand. Reckons he's a great bloke who has signed numerous bits o memorabilia. I'll seek clarification from the source itself!

[stinger]

A ate of mine has just caught up with him on holiday in Thailand. Reckons he's a great bloke who has signed numerous bits o memorabilia. I'll seek clarification from the source itself!

Barry Breen
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Barry Breen
Personal information
Date of birth 7 January 1948 (age 65)
Original team Mentone
Debut 1965, St Kilda
Playing career1

St Kilda (1965–1982)
300 games, 307 goals
1 Playing statistics to end of 1982 season .
Career highlights

St Kilda Premiership player 1966
St Kilda Leading Goalkicker 1970
St Kilda Captain 1979

Barry Breen (born 7 January 1948) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, playing with St Kilda Football Club. Breen attended De La Salle College, Malvern. His grandfather was a Gaelic footballer with the Kerry senior team, winning an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal in 1914.[1]

He kicked a wobbly punt that bounced through for a behind that broke the deadlock with Collingwood late in the 1966 Grand Final that became St Kilda's first and, to date, only premiership. He was captain in 1979 and former club games record holder having played in 300 career games. After retiring from football Breen became Sydney Swans general manager and was president of the Tasmanian Football League from 1992 until 1995."


.......as i said...i went to school with him......he was several classes below me......

[Wayne42]

Breen will always be remembered for that one kick, especially if we don't win another flag.