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The RIP thread
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Oh no....RIP Bacchus. I suppose I shouldn't take heart attacks easily. Terrible news.
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Sad News to hear Rod what a player he was watching as a kid through the 70s RIP Bacchus 
One of the greats
Began as “Iron Gloves” and an unlikely build for a bloke behind the stumps.
Became a champion keeper - truly magnificent - especially during that era with Lille, Thomson, the Chappels etc
Wonderful attacking batsman too.
Great contribution to the sport after his playing career ended.
Just so grateful to have enjoyed watching him - sometimes live - mainly on TV of course
Just assumed he was indestructible
Very sad to have him gone at such a relatively early age.
Thanks for the memories
Vale Marshy
Began as “Iron Gloves” and an unlikely build for a bloke behind the stumps.
Became a champion keeper - truly magnificent - especially during that era with Lille, Thomson, the Chappels etc
Wonderful attacking batsman too.
Great contribution to the sport after his playing career ended.
Just so grateful to have enjoyed watching him - sometimes live - mainly on TV of course
Just assumed he was indestructible
Very sad to have him gone at such a relatively early age.
Thanks for the memories
Vale Marshy
Rip Bacchus. An absolute legend of Australian cricket.
Your '77 Centenary Test 100 - will always be one of the greatest knocks to me. Without your innings - no way would we have won the game.
Every kid who grew up and played/watched cricket in the '70's idealised you - dreamt of being you behind the stumps.
Thanks for making Australian Cricket what it is today.
Your '77 Centenary Test 100 - will always be one of the greatest knocks to me. Without your innings - no way would we have won the game.
Every kid who grew up and played/watched cricket in the '70's idealised you - dreamt of being you behind the stumps.
Thanks for making Australian Cricket what it is today.
When I was growing up all of my friends listed him as their favourite player. Only my opinion, but I see him as the best keeper Australia has ever had. A part of my childhood has been lost today.
Yep Carn, a part of our youth gone, bloody sad.
Always thought he was indestructible too Tenacious, blokes like him don't die.
RIP Marshy.
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Sucks getting old. Seems like every time you turn around another of your legends n heroes falls off the perch. Vale Rod Marsh.
Same feelings Maso. I suppose I have to realise I'm not a kid/young adult watching 20-30 year old football players or cricketers or actors/singers etc... anymore.
Just on Rod Marsh, he was a Richmond supporter.
He told me so himself.
I was at the WACA ground in the late 80s for an Eagles Bulldogs night game. Yep pretty weird, but a teacher from my school had organised a student trip to go and had a spare ticket.
I think all the kids were Eagles fans, so I wore my Tigers gurnsey to be a smart arse.
Anyway, Rod Marsh at the time was working for Channel 9 but for some reason was doing a live cross from the WACA before the game. For another reason I will never understand, the crowd were giving it to him too.
Turns out our teacher knew Rod from their younger days and they were pretty good mates. So the next thing Rod has come up to our group and is chatting to the teacher. He then offers to get us a chance to go up and see inside the old scoreboard at WACA, which was right behind where we were sitting. While we are up there, he sees my Tigers gurnsey and we have a chat about it.
The upshot of the conversation was that he was a Tigers supporter too. At the time, he was the only other person in the state that I knew followed the Tigers!
He told me so himself.
I was at the WACA ground in the late 80s for an Eagles Bulldogs night game. Yep pretty weird, but a teacher from my school had organised a student trip to go and had a spare ticket.
I think all the kids were Eagles fans, so I wore my Tigers gurnsey to be a smart arse.
Anyway, Rod Marsh at the time was working for Channel 9 but for some reason was doing a live cross from the WACA before the game. For another reason I will never understand, the crowd were giving it to him too.
Turns out our teacher knew Rod from their younger days and they were pretty good mates. So the next thing Rod has come up to our group and is chatting to the teacher. He then offers to get us a chance to go up and see inside the old scoreboard at WACA, which was right behind where we were sitting. While we are up there, he sees my Tigers gurnsey and we have a chat about it.
The upshot of the conversation was that he was a Tigers supporter too. At the time, he was the only other person in the state that I knew followed the Tigers!
I actually just read an article on the Richmond official website about how Lillee and Marsh were Tigers supporters and actually went to Punt Road on their break day during the Centenary Test to talk to the Tigers at the invitation of Barry Richardson.
The greatest Australian cricketer in most of our lifetimes has died at 52. I can scarcely believe it.
RIP Warney.
RIP Warney.
Warne, Marsh. Vale to them both.
Someone form a guard around Lillee and AB.
That's two to the guts right there.
I hope their families are OK.
Someone form a guard around Lillee and AB.
That's two to the guts right there.
I hope their families are OK.
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Couldn't Sleep & Turn on my phone to see This News Absolutely Gobsmacked RIP KIng Shane
