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Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
Voss, Ackermanis, Ashcroft, Hart, the Norm Smith medalist, Keating, Lappin, Lepich, McRae, Chris Scott,
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
And he was like a father figure to them all.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
You know, he knew when to give people a kick in the butt and he knew when to give them a cuddle.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
He did both often and he left a legacy that was just enormous.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
There's only ever been, well, there were previously only two people in history of the game that have been a Hall of Fame legend at two clubs.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
They were Parkin at Hawthorne and Carlton and Jeans at St Kilda and Hawthorne and now there's three.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
And I think it just sort of
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
The legacy of Robert Walls in football is massive, but in Brisbane and Queensland, it's even bigger.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
Yeah, well, he was the 25th person in history
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
to play and or coach 500 games in total.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
So, you know, it's very, very, very special.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
It's a big milestone when you think it's a lot of games, but Bossy's only just halfway to the leader.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
I mean, that's just a ridiculous thing, isn't it?
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
He's now played and coached 500.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
Kevin Chudy's total is just a snappy 929 games.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
It's ridiculous, isn't it?
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
But, yeah, a long, slow process.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
Only 14 in the first 100 years of footy got to 100.
Whateley
Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
I guess we should name them.
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Peter Blucher | 500 Gamers - Footy Nerd Central (06.05.26)
McHale in order.