“Kick it to me Rags.” Above: Our Russell’s favourite footy player from the good old days of West Torrens – Lindsay Head. When I was 16, the Government Printer boys played another Printing Shop (possibly E. S. Wigg and Son) at Aussie Footy. The match was held at National Park, Belair. I didn’t have a car or driver’s licence back then, so Russell Wight was kind enough to give me a lift to the game. When we arrived John Buckby was picking the Team. His Star Player was John Elsdon in the Centre. Russell was in the forward lines wearing the magical number 17 Lindsay Head jersey. I was up forward too ,just wandering around. During the game Elsdon burst out of the centre bouncing the ball on a run up to the forward lines. Russell was on his own up in the Goal Square. He was screaming out for the Ball. I yelled out, “Kick it to Russell, Rags!” “Fuck Him”, shouted Elsdon and with that he kicked a goal from about 50 metres out! In the car, all the Way home, Russell kept repeating “That Goal Hungry Bastard.” “He should have passed it to me!” “He should have passed it to me!” On the Monday at work he was still mumbling, “He should have passed it to me!’ “He should have passed it to me!” Warren Share this:Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related
derwombat 03/05/2017 at 11:19 He should have been a team man and passed it to you Russell and yes he was a goal hungry Raggsy. Rod LikeLike Reply
Stolen Biro 03/05/2017 at 15:15 I think Rags did the right thing in not passing off to Wussell – have you seen Wussell bowl a cricket ball?! LikeLike Reply
He should have been a team man and passed it to you Russell and yes he was a goal hungry Raggsy.
Rod
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I think Rags did the right thing in not passing off to Wussell – have you seen Wussell bowl a cricket ball?!
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Russell was good at all things cricket.
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