AFL Corridor of Fame Legend Tony Lockett made a uncommon public look to have fun St Kilda’s 150-year anniversary.
The 57-year-old has stored a low-profile since retiring in 2002, however was more than pleased to step out and be a part of the celebrations for the membership the place he made his title.
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Lockett performed 183 video games for the Saints and kicked 898 objectives earlier than shifting to Sydney the place he booted one other 462 to be the AFL’s all-time main goalkicker with 1360 to his title.
Lockett jetted in from interstate to attend the pre-match perform on the MCG forward of Saturday night time’s conflict towards Essendon.
He was noticed chatting to Saints assistant coach and former teammate Robert Harvey, in addition to present captain Jack Steele.
“It simply exhibits what it means to everybody. He is traveled down from the interstate to be right here, as others have. Finest participant I’ve ever performed with. To see what he used to do and the way he used to mild up Moorabbin, I do not assume we’ll ever see something like that once more,” Harvey instructed 7NEWS.
And Lockett wasn’t the one large title on the occasion with loads of membership greats and celebrities attending.
Nicky Winmar was among the many former gamers there and spoke to 7NEWS about his delight for younger Bulldog Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.
Ugle-Hagan on Thursday night recreated Winmar’s iconic stand towards racism by lifting his jumper and pointing to his pores and skin.
“I am very happy with him that he did keep and did not go anyplace else,” Winmar instructed 7NEWS.
“(After) my incident 30 years in the past, I went away for about 4 or 5 weeks.
“I did not need to come again. I used to be damage fairly unhealthy.
“However with the assistance of the Western Bulldogs and Luke Beveridge – a superb good friend of mine, an in depth mate – and the help they gave him (he stayed).
“We have nonetheless obtained a struggle that we have now and I am not going to inform everyone what to do or inform them to close up, they’ve simply obtained to regulate what they are saying.”
Hollywood celebrity Eric Bana was there, in addition to fellow Saints tragic Molly Meldrum.
In the meantime, Leigh Montagna and Nick Dal Santo had been each inducted into the membership’s Corridor of Fame, whereas Invoice Mohr was elevated to the Saints’ 10th legend.
