John “olden days” Scarlett
Well, the break certainly has been enjoyable, hasn’t it? Feeling refreshed?
Here at The Terrace we’ve been working morning, night and day to bring you another blast from the past: one of our favourite son’s father, John Scarlett. We all love Scarlo Jnr, so what about his old cheese? Was he as anywhere near as good as the portait below would suggest?
It really is one of the weirdest portraits yet.
Well, it would appear so. Big John boasted a fierce reputation for being a hard man of the backline during the 60′s and 70′s. Wearing number 30, he played 183 games for the blue and white before heading across to the bloods at the lakeside for 29 games. Our research indicates big John was “Equally capable of taking a big mark or spoiling forcefully…Scarlett was not averse to taking a run on the ball or spending some time in the forward lines…frequently eye-catching in the extreme”. Sound familiar? Here’s an interesting article about Scarlo senior (published on that fateful day in September 2007) that is definitely worth a read.
Looking at his hair and mo’ combo in the card , we can’t help but thinking of the D-generation’s olden days. It’s a nice way to bring in the weekend (bring on the dockers)…
Happy Friday,
The Terrace
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