Saturday 9 August at the clubhouse.
Tickets are $60.00 per head and include a 2-course dinner, beers & some wines & non-alcoholic drinks.... and of course, great entertainment from guest speakers Peter Daicos & Rodney Hogg.
Should you wish to ensure your tickets and / or table ( 6 - 10 people) are reserved, please forward your name and number of tickets required by email to grahammurrihy@bigpond.com
This function has limited seating.
Tickets are to be pre-paid by Saturday 2 August to confirm your booking.
Peter Daicos - Collingwood
Collingwood's Peter Daicos' phenomenal ability to kick goals from seemingly impossible angles or when under the most extreme pressure was arguably unequalled in the history of the game. Certainly this ability became Daicos' trademark, so much so that when players nowadays demonstrate a comparable knack, they are almost invariably said to be 'doing a Daicos'.
A highly skilled footballer, Daicos, who was known as 'The Macedonian Marvel' because of his parents' country of birth, was much more than just a goalsneak. He played much of his career on the ball or in the centre where his anticipation, balance and superlative ball handling ability made him a real force. Former Essendon rover John Birt paid Daicos a rare compliment by comparing his ball handling skill to that of Darrel Baldock and Alex Jesaulenko and it is doubtful if the sport has seen more than half a dozen or so comparably skilled individuals in its entire history.
Recruited from Preston RSL, Daicos made his VFL debut as a centreman in round 4 in 1979 against St Kilda racking up 28 possessions as the Magpies surged to a record 31.21 (207) to 3.11 (29) victory. Thereafter, apart from injury setbacks, which included a full knee reconstruction on one occasion, he never looked back. When he retired in 1993 he had played a total of precisely 250 league games and kicked 549 goals, besides winning Copeland Trophies in 1982 and 1988, and topping his club's goal kicking list on four occasions. He was also a regular Victorian state of origin representative. The highlight of Daicos' career came in 1990 when he was a member of Collingwood's first premiership team for thirty-two years. He was included in a forward pocket in the Magpies' official 'Team of the Twentieth Century'.
Source: Full Points Footy
Rodney Malcolm Hogg - Australia, South Australia, Victoria
Nickname: Hoggie
Test Debut: Australia v England (Brisbane) 1978/79
ODI Debut: Australia v England (Melbourne) 1978/79
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Holds the Ashes bowling record: 41 wickets at 12.85 during debut series in 1978/79
'Hoggie' was a genuinely quick bowler who destroyed the English batting line-up on his entrance to Test cricket. Playing for his country in the days of Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket, Rodney picked up an amazing 41 wickets at 12.85 in the Ashes series of 1978/79 – a record that must be near impossible to beat these days.
Although a back injury later restricted his number of Test appearances to 38 and ODIs to 71, Hoggie became a national favourite and the crowd in his adopted South Australia could always be heard chanting, “Hoggie, Hoggie, Hoggie!” when he was charging in.
More recently, Rodney has been commentating for C7 in Australia for a couple of years, and was Strategy and Fast Bowling Coach for Victorian Cricket. On top of this, Rodney has built up a great reputation as a guest speaker. In his own words: “I was there for the 500 to one, I was there for the 43 cans, I was there for the underarm, I was there for the aluminium bat...........”
Vice-captain to Allan Border for one year.
Selected in the South Australian Team of the Century.
Hoggie has some fascinating stories and a great sense of humour to match.
Source: Eventz
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