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The man who recruited Nicky Winmar...

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STUART TROTT played 159 games for the St Kilda Football Club between 1967-1974, including the 1971 GF loss to Hawthorn, and winning the 1972 B&F, before being inducted into the St Kilda FC Hall of Fame in 2016.

But his biggest legacy might just be off the footy field, identifying & recruiting a future Saints legend while on a WA scouting trip who he then convinced to wear the same number - #7.

This is his story: https://unpluggered.captivate.fm/episod ... uart-trott

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Re: The man who recruited Nicky Winmar...

Post: # 1913587Post B.M »

Incredible luck that he even went to the game early and saw the ressies and Nicky just happened to be playing and obviously dominating!


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Stuart Trott was absolutely blitzing the Hawks in the '71 GF.

If that thug Matthews had not ironed him out with an elbow, that year would have been flag #2.


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Re: The man who recruited Nicky Winmar...

Post: # 1913633Post Trev from the Bush »

sendmehomehappy wrote: Tue 13 Jul 2021 12:11am Stuart Trott was absolutely blitzing the Hawks in the '71 GF.

If that thug Matthews had not ironed him out with an elbow, that year would have been flag #2.
You mean had Lethal missed Trott and wiped out Bob Keddie instead!


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sendmehomehappy wrote: Tue 13 Jul 2021 12:11am Stuart Trott was absolutely blitzing the Hawks in the '71 GF.

If that thug Matthews had not ironed him out with an elbow, that year would have been flag #2.
Meh. Had Cowboy not rattled Peter Hudson's brain, Hudson might have kicked ten goals.


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