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Re: Barrie Robran

Postby Mr66 » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:27 pm

Leaping Lindner wrote:
ORDoubleBlues wrote:
Mr66 wrote:
John Elliot was the only one I heard bitching about it. :evil:
That twit doesn't speak for his own club.


No worries. Elliott was probably the only one that said it publicly but there were certainly rumblings from other people.


Tim "God's gift to broadcasting" Lane for one. Although he wasn't exactly quiet about it.


That's news to me. :shock:
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Re: Barrie Robran

Postby kingrooster » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:33 pm

I recently bought a North jumper from him to get autographed by this year's team. When Barrie gave it to me, I asked if he would sign it for me to get it started. He obliged and upon thanking him for signing it, he turned it back around and thanked me for asking him to.

That sums up the greatness of the man.
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Re: Barrie Robran

Postby Aerie » Sat Oct 23, 2021 7:55 am

How tall was/is Barrie Robran?
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Re: Barrie Robran

Postby Corona Man » Sat Oct 23, 2021 7:59 am

Aerie wrote:How tall was/is Barrie Robran?

Fairly certain he was 6ft, or thereabouts. Could play on ball, or CHF with ease. Even chop out in the ruck if needed.

Very different times of course, but in some ways, maybe he was the first “big bodied” mid fielder?
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Re: Barrie Robran

Postby robranisgod » Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:20 am

Corona Man wrote:
Aerie wrote:How tall was/is Barrie Robran?

Fairly certain he was 6ft, or thereabouts. Could play on ball, or CHF with ease. Even chop out in the ruck if needed.

Very different times of course, but in some ways, maybe he was the first “big bodied” mid fielder?

He has probably shrunk with age, but Barrie was 6 foot 3 inches tall when he was playing.
That gave rise to Fos Williams' comments that as great a players Ebert and Blight were, Robran being 3 inches taller just had the edge on those two other champions of the era. Ebert was exactly 6 foot and incredibly Blighty was a Collingwood 6 footer (5 foot 11 1/2 inches).
Prior to Barrie, Peter Obst was probably the tallest midfielder.
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