Barry Davis on Marngrook
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:56 am
Switching channels last night, I happened upon Channel 31 and their "Marngrook Footy Show." Their special guest for the night was Barry Davis.
He is looking very much the distinguished elder statesman these days, with silver hair. He spoke very well and had some interesting things to say about the culture at North under Barassi (desperate to win their first ever flag) as against Essendon (who were kind of resting on their laurels after premierships in 62 and 65). They showed some clips of his playing days. He was very classy, with a beautiful kicking action, and could take a pretty good mark for his size.
Unfortunately, I missed the beginning of the show. Did anyone catch it? I am guessing they might have asked him for his views on Knights and/or Sheedy, which would have been quite interesting to hear. As he quipped himself at one stage, Sheedy was around for so long that most people have forgotten who the coach was just before that!
He is looking very much the distinguished elder statesman these days, with silver hair. He spoke very well and had some interesting things to say about the culture at North under Barassi (desperate to win their first ever flag) as against Essendon (who were kind of resting on their laurels after premierships in 62 and 65). They showed some clips of his playing days. He was very classy, with a beautiful kicking action, and could take a pretty good mark for his size.
Unfortunately, I missed the beginning of the show. Did anyone catch it? I am guessing they might have asked him for his views on Knights and/or Sheedy, which would have been quite interesting to hear. As he quipped himself at one stage, Sheedy was around for so long that most people have forgotten who the coach was just before that!