She told me she had a soft spot for the Saints. Then she mentioned how it would be difficult for us without Carlisle and then rattled off most of our injured players. I said you have got a handle on the Saints. Then she told me her brother used to play for the Saints. I asked who it was, she said I possibly wouldn’t have seen him as it was years ago and he’s now in his 70’s.
When I told her I would be 74 this year and had been following the Saints since the early 1950’s. She told me it was George Young.
The minute she mention his name I could see the resemblance. She is a very tall, fair headed, handsome extremely fit looking woman, would be in her mid 60’s, but had the stature and fitness like a person in their 40’s. She has a fantastic racing bike, which no doubt would have set her back thousands of dollars, I was rather envious of it.
I asked after George’s health as I read on this site he had been unwell. She told me he has regained his health, tho it was rather serious for some time. He’d had problems with a faulty heart valve, some complications with operations.
She was chatting to George recently and he’s conflicted on who to support this match, Saints or Eagles. She says their whole extended family has a very ‘soft spots’ for the Saints. However, George’s years of official involvement with the Eagles has him still very tied to them and most family members are Eagles supporters.
I mentioned how George was once at a Western Saints function with his son and it’s a pity he didn’t take after George & play for the Saints as he looked a very tall, strapping young lad. She 5old me George had 2 boys that were very good junior footballers. The better of the two ended up with very bad leg injuries just when all the scouts were sniffing around him, and the injuries halted his promising career. The other lad didn’t continue on with senior football much to George’s disappointment.
She was amazed when I told her that George wore number 27 and other things about him. we chatted about a few games her mother & father took her to Melbourne to see. Plus we reminisced about many of the players in George’s day.
She was going to ring George today & let him know she met a loyal Sainter who remembers his first game for the Saints. She jokingly thought that might sway him to lean to the Saints this weekend.
I know there are a few George Young fans like me on this site. Her name is Marg, a very pleasant woman, who really knows her football. I wish I could afford a bike like she had
plus a Range Rover to cart it around!,,,
