Nick's Collingwood Bulletin Board

The #42 should be back on the field.

Thanks Joffa, hard to believe it was 25 years ago. Whenever I hear or read anything that mentions Noble Park my brain goes straight to Darren Millane. Hope his Mum Denise and the rest of the Millane family are well.

Great player. Probably in the top 5 in that 1990 team.

Culprit wrote:The #42 should be back on the field.

absolutely. it's time.

Happy it being indefinitely retired but if u were going to give it to a kid probably not many better timely opportunities than Callum Brown ?

Perhaps Brown could have his father's number? He was one of the greatest players ever to take the field for Collingwood and the number really should be vacant next year.

John Wren wrote:

Culprit wrote:The #42 should be back on the field.

absolutely. it's time.

Two options if it's to be returned. Make it the captains number, (how good would it be seeing the number 42 accepting the premiership cup) or alternatively hand the honour to the Darren Millane Perpetual Memorial Trophy winner each season.

John Wren wrote:

Culprit wrote:The #42 should be back on the field.

absolutely. it's time.

Those that saw him will never forget, but if his number ain't out there many will never know...

Culprit wrote:The #42 should be back on the field.

I agree, its up to his family, but I think its time to bring back No. 42. Hawthorn lost peter crimmins tragically, rested his number for about ten years, now Mitchell wears it. If I was one of his family I would love to see his number back on the field in black and white, and if there is some form of an afterlife, I reckon Pants would want it back on the field too.

Retiring numbers forever or doing what we currently do giving no 35 to the first draft pick for a year is bullshit.

Put them both back, choose kids who can live up to the number and let them make their own history in it.

Pies4shaw wrote:Great player. Probably in the top 5 in that 1990 team.

Lol! He was the architect that intimidated and put the shits through most of the teams we played that year. Make no mistake, he was the key, and Daicos and co simply iced the cake.
The only blokes who even remotely gave him a decent contest were Dipper and Greg Anderson.

stui magpie wrote:Retiring numbers forever or doing what we currently do giving no 35 to the first draft pick for a year is bullshit.

Put them both back, choose kids who can live up to the number and let them make their own history in it.

the sentiment was admirable but agree that the application of it is rubbish.

John Wren wrote:

stui magpie wrote:Retiring numbers forever or doing what we currently do giving no 35 to the first draft pick for a year is bullshit.

Put them both back, choose kids who can live up to the number and let them make their own history in it.

the sentiment was admirable but agree that the application of it is rubbish.

Okay, let's just give #42 to one of our plethora of elite ball slaughterers and be done with it then?

OK I will put it there.

piedys wrote:

John Wren wrote:

stui magpie wrote:Retiring numbers forever or doing what we currently do giving no 35 to the first draft pick for a year is bullshit.

Put them both back, choose kids who can live up to the number and let them make their own history in it.

the sentiment was admirable but agree that the application of it is rubbish.

Okay, let's just give #42 to one of our plethora of elite ball slaughterers and be done with it then?

we're talking about the #35. besides, your premise is stupid.

on the #42, it's been 25 years. time to bring the number back into circulation.