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  • goswannies
    Senior Player
    • Sep 2007
    • 3052

    Swans chat South Melbourne reserves coach 1980

    Does anyone know who the Swans reserves coach was in 1980?

    Or assistant coaches (seniors/reserves) or runners in 1980?

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    goswannies
  • stevoswan
    Veterans List
    • Sep 2014
    • 8570

    #2
    In researching this I came across this Wiki page, every Swans player in history: List of Sydney Swans players - Wikipedia

    .....and this, re: coaches: List of South Melbourne Football Club/Sydney Swans coaches - Wikipedia

    Unfortunately, nothing on former reserves and assistant coaches/runners.

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    • 111431
      Regular in the Side
      • Sep 2010
      • 699

      #3
      Maybe Tony Franklin

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      • goswannies
        Senior Player
        • Sep 2007
        • 3052

        #4
        Originally posted by stevoswan
        In researching this I came across this Wiki page, every Swans player in history: List of Sydney Swans players - Wikipedia

        .....and this, re: coaches: List of South Melbourne Football Club/Sydney Swans coaches - Wikipedia

        Unfortunately, nothing on former reserves and assistant coaches/runners.
        Thanks stevo - yes I use those resources regularly.

        Originally posted by 111431
        Maybe Tony Franklin
        You might be right there 111431 as he retired mid 70s and, if I recall correctly, he served in a variety of roles including assistant coach, ressies coach (not sure what year though), selector, runner. Not sure specifically about 1980 though.

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        • chuckie
          Warming the Bench
          • Jan 2003
          • 301

          #5
          Possibly Ken McCormack he coached the reserves for a few years.

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          • Bloods05
            Senior Player
            • Oct 2008
            • 1641

            #6
            Originally posted by chuckie
            Possibly Ken McCormack he coached the reserves for a few years.
            Ken was coaching in the mid-60s. I doubt he was still there in 1980.

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            • Blood Fever
              Veterans List
              • Apr 2007
              • 4051

              #7
              Originally posted by Bloods05
              Ken was coaching in the mid-60s. I doubt he was still there in 1980.
              Franklin rings a bell. Reserves may have made finals around that time IIRC

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              • Velour&Ruffles
                Regular in the Side
                • Jun 2006
                • 903

                #8
                Originally posted by chuckie
                Possibly Ken McCormack he coached the reserves for a few years.
                Oh my God, they killed Kenny! You bastards!
                My opinion is objective truth in its purest form

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                • Aprilbr
                  Senior Player
                  • Oct 2016
                  • 1803

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Blood Fever
                  Franklin rings a bell. Reserves may have made finals around that time IIRC
                  Franklin, Greg Miller and Ricky Quade relocated to Sydney with much of the team when South Melbourne moved up there at the end of the 1981 season. Hence, it makes sense he was probably Reserves coach in 1980. Ian Stewart was our final coach as South Melbourne.

                  P.S. I do not think there is any known video footage of our last game at the Lake Oval in 1981. Apparently, the team ran onto the ground to be confronted with an all black banner. It must have been an emotional day for all of those players and fans that day. Screenshot_20220721-191807_Samsung Internet.jpg

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                  • Nico
                    Veterans List
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 11342

                    #10
                    I have a recollection that Franklin is one of those who have coached 1 VFL/AFL game. Fair chance he was reserves coach.
                    http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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                    • Nico
                      Veterans List
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 11342

                      #11
                      Just googled Swans coaches. Couldn't find the Reserves Coach but looking at the list of coaches in the history of the club, the worst by far on win/loss was.....drum roll....the one and only Gary Buckerina. We went downhill when they sacked Tom Hafey and appointed Col Kinnear in 1989. Turned a very good team into a crap team then when he went back to Carlton took Greg "show me the money" Williams with him. Buckerina had 3 wins and a draw from 21 games.

                      My brother suggested Neville Stibbard as the 1980 Reserves Coach.
                      http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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                      • Aprilbr
                        Senior Player
                        • Oct 2016
                        • 1803

                        #12
                        I think I have the answer thanks to Dr. WIKIPEDIA. this is an extract about Tony Franklin below.

                        Tony Franklin (Australian footballer) - Wikipedia

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                        • Nico
                          Veterans List
                          • Jan 2003
                          • 11342

                          #13
                          Well done Br.
                          http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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                          • stevoswan
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                            • Sep 2014
                            • 8570

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Velour&Ruffles
                            Oh my God, they killed Kenny! You bastards!

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                            • Aprilbr
                              Senior Player
                              • Oct 2016
                              • 1803

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Nico
                              Well done Br.
                              My pleasure to help out, Nico.

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