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Collingwood in the Magpies' greatest era before coaching St Kilda's reserves and seniors in the 1940s. In 1955 Brian was Best and Fairest for the Under-19s, and was runner-up in the competition best and fairest – the Morrish Medal. He lost by just two votes and if not for broken fingers keeping him sidelined for six games he would have, in all likelihood, won the award.
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Jeans took over as reserves coach for the latter part of the season. A picture of the reserves team taken before the final round at
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Ditterich, Jeff Moran, Dennis Bartley and Jim Read and gave them their entry to senior suburban footy. Read and Moran were wingers in the 1966 premiership, and Ditterich famously missed that game through suspension. An East Brighton team picture from 1962 includes the young Ditterich and Bartley in Muir's team.
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That mateship extended across decades and the pair enjoyed many great times together on the rinks at
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He had 15 senior games in that first year and ended with 42 to his name. His greatest asset was his superb high marking, but he was the first to admit that his awkward kicking style did not always produce the best results. He did not play a senior game in 1960 and his good friend and teammate Allan
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Brian made his senior debut in 1956 in an atmosphere of wholesale huge change at the club under new coach Alan
Killigrew. Brian would later write: "He started recruiting young blokes and getting rid of a few he didn’t think were up to it. He created a magnificent feel about the place and you wanted
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He had already made a telling contribution to the club across a wide spectrum, but he then entered upon another phase with the past players group. Working with Brian Milnes he resurrected this vital part of the club and subsequently became president of the past players for 14 years. It is fair to
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Malvern Grammar boy began his involvement with the Saints as a 17 year old in the 1954 season. He would play for our under-19s on a Saturday, and front up again the next day for Balaclava in the Sunday competition. In later years Brian would muse about how fit he and his mates must have
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