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  • Bloods05
    Senior Player
    • Oct 2008
    • 1641

    #46
    Originally posted by Blood Fever
    I think he won a premiership in the Under 19s. Like you Nico, my brother was coached by him and my dad was friendly with him. The under 19 premiership probably got him the job but he wasn't a success. Norm Smith got us to finals a couple of year's later in 1970. Lot of 'hotgospelling' around in those days.
    No, he never won an U/19s premiership. Best result was fourth in 1966, the year before he was appointed senior coach.

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    • aardvark
      Veterans List
      • Mar 2010
      • 5685

      #47
      Originally posted by Bloods05
      No, he never won an U/19s premiership. Best result was fourth in 1966, the year before he was appointed senior coach.
      In Miller's seven years as coach, from 1955 to 1961, South Melbourne finished in the top five every season and won a premiership in 1956. This was also Souths only U/19 Premiership.

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      • Danzar
        I'm doing ok right now, thanks
        • Jun 2006
        • 2027

        #48
        Originally posted by Bloods05
        Not completely different. The same stocky build, the same balance, the same intense competitiveness.
        Originally posted by aardvark
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        Reposting this for aardvark as the pics didn't show up. This is in reply to this post from bloods
        Captain, I am detecting large quantities of win in this sector

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        • RogueSwan
          McVeigh for Brownlow
          • Apr 2003
          • 4602

          #49
          Originally posted by ROK Lobster
          He's good, but he's no Nick Davis
          Is that you Stella?
          "Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017

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          • Bloods05
            Senior Player
            • Oct 2008
            • 1641

            #50
            Originally posted by aardvark
            In Miller's seven years as coach, from 1955 to 1961, South Melbourne finished in the top five every season and won a premiership in 1956. This was also Souths only U/19 Premiership.
            I stand corrected about 1956 - except that I know for sure that Miller was coaching the U/19s in 1966 when they finished fourth. I was at the first semi-final and he was the coach all right. So he must have had two separate stints.
            Last edited by Bloods05; 20 June 2017, 11:06 AM.

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            • RogueSwan
              McVeigh for Brownlow
              • Apr 2003
              • 4602

              #51
              Originally posted by GongSwan
              Our midfield 3 to 5 years from now, Heeney, Mills, Parker, Jones, Papley, Hayward. Why do I feel so secure????
              No Hewett, Lloyd or Dawson?
              "Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017

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              • aardvark
                Veterans List
                • Mar 2010
                • 5685

                #52
                Originally posted by Bloods05
                I stand corrected about 1956 - except that I know for sure that Miller was coaching the U/19s in 1966 when they finished fourth. I was at the fist semi-final and he was the coach all right. So he must have had two separate stints.
                Yes. 1966 was a "one off" before he took on the Senior job in 67 and 68. Between 62 and 66 he was coaching co-ordinator and served on many committees.

                Full story here...Alan Miller (football coach) - Wikipedia

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                • Blood Fever
                  Veterans List
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 4043

                  #53
                  Originally posted by Bloods05
                  I stand corrected about 1956 - except that I know for sure that Miller was coaching the U/19s in 1966 when they finished fourth. I was at the first semi-final and he was the coach all right. So he must have had two separate stints.

                  I was at that game as well B05, my brother played in it and they painfully lost narrowly to Collingwood .South only got in because Richmond were kicked out of the Finals for playing ineligible players. Slug Jordan was the Tigers U/19 coach.

                  By the way, and this is off topic, do you remember the cockatoo that was kept outside the cricket club bar at the old lake oval? Fascinating for me as a kid at the time when I used to go and watch the thirds(under 19s). It's language was very 'colourful ' at the time!

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                  • bloodspirit
                    Clubman
                    • Apr 2015
                    • 4448

                    #54
                    Originally posted by RogueSwan
                    No Hewett, Lloyd or Dawson?
                    Or Hannebery or even JPK (who turns 29 today - Happy Birthday Joey!)
                    All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)

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                    • GongSwan
                      Senior Player
                      • Jan 2009
                      • 1362

                      #55
                      Originally posted by RogueSwan
                      No Hewett, Lloyd or Dawson?
                      whoops
                      You can't argue with a sick mind - Joe Walsh

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                      • RogueSwan
                        McVeigh for Brownlow
                        • Apr 2003
                        • 4602

                        #56
                        Originally posted by GongSwan
                        whoops
                        Understandable as Hewett is now a tagger, Lloyd a quarter back and Dawson has moved onto country music.
                        smoky300.jpg
                        "Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017

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                        • GongSwan
                          Senior Player
                          • Jan 2009
                          • 1362

                          #57
                          Originally posted by RogueSwan
                          Understandable as Hewett is now a tagger, Lloyd a quarter back and Dawson has moved onto country music.
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                          Haha, you win the internet
                          You can't argue with a sick mind - Joe Walsh

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                          • dimelb
                            pr. dim-melb; m not f
                            • Jun 2003
                            • 6889

                            #58
                            Originally posted by RogueSwan
                            Understandable as Hewett is now a tagger, Lloyd a quarter back and Dawson has moved onto country music.
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                            I've heard of players described as a smokey but that's ridiculous!
                            He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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                            • Sandridge
                              Outer wing, Lake Oval
                              • Apr 2010
                              • 2065

                              #59
                              Have just watched the highlights of last Saturday for the umpteenth time and noticed something I didn't pick up before.

                              When Sam Reid kicks a goal after the half time siren, Tom Papley (I think!) starts sprinting towards Reid to congratulate him but is waving for teammates to come along with him.

                              You just get the feeling that playing for the Swans, like his grandfathers did, means so much to him.

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                              • aardvark
                                Veterans List
                                • Mar 2010
                                • 5685

                                #60
                                Tom Papley: From Bunyip to the Sydney Swans - YouTube


                                and this one is well worth a look too...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib4h8LpO-ng
                                Last edited by aardvark; 22 June 2017, 11:23 AM.

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