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	Ron Barassi:
		RON BARASSI: Fortunately, I had a father who was good at football and he played in a premiership and when he was killed in the war my mother kept up her friendship with the club and she and I were welcome, me as a little kid.
		RON BARASSI: Role models, I think, are particularly important today because there's such pressure on players from the media point of view that, to have someone to go to for advice, someone wise, and who's been through the whole thing, uh, is, uh...
		RON BARASSI: Well, it might be a leveller, but, uh, I just appreciate these people as long as they're not on their case about themselves.
	www.abc.net.au /gnt/profiles/Transcripts/s1069371.htm (3608 words)

	Blight's premiership reprieve - realfooty.com.au
		Barassi and Joseph remain the closest of friends, and Joseph, now a prominent player manager, is heading up a group of the great man's associates which is organising a tribute dinner at the Docklands in February to mark Barassi's 50th consecutive year of involvement in football.
		How ironic that Barassi, the man who wanted North thrown out of the competition, and Joseph would become key figures together in the club's emergence in the mid-1970s; that they could be inducted into the Kangaroos' hall of fame on the same night, just a short time ago.
		Ron Evans, the AFL Commission chairman, told of his first close encounter with Barassi in the 1960s when, as a 20-year-old, he won his first Big V guernsey.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/08/06/1028157934638.html (823 words)

	Drawing on a great tradition - realfooty.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Ron Barassi and Demons coach Neale Daniher say the passion of the Essendon-Collingwood Anzac Day clash is something the Swans and Melbourne will strive to emulate in front of what is expected to be a large Sydney crowd tomorrow.
		Ron Barassi snr played 58 games for the Demons and featured in a premiership in 1940 before he was killed at Tobruk in 1942.
		Barassi is patron of the International Australian Football Confederation and was instrumental in reviving the Swans' fortunes in the mid-1990s.
	www.realfooty.theage.com.au /articles/2003/04/23/1050777305880.html (419 words)

	Ron Barassi
		Ronald Dale Barassi (born 27 February 1936) is one of the greatest Australian rules football players and coaches of all time.
		Ron also captained the premiership teams of 1959, 1960 and 1964.
		Switching clubs to Carlton, in a defection that shocked the football public, he took Carlton to two premierships in 1968 and 1970 as captain/coach.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/r/ro/ron_barassi.html (201 words)

	Sport Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Barassi’s move to the Carlton Football Club in 1965 shocked the football fraternity and supporters, but he continued to reap success, playing from 1965 - 1969, captaining the team until 1968 and coaching from 1965 - 1971.
		From Carlton to North Melbourne in 1973, Barassi’s prowess as a coach became fully apparent as he raised the team from the bottom of the ladder to sixth position in the league during his first season.
		Barassi continued to coach the team until 1980, after becoming the first Life Member of the AFL in 1979 for his outstanding contribution to football as a player and as a coach.
	www.sahof.org.au /hall_of_fame/membersDisplay.cfm?MemberID=7 (463 words)

	Ba-Be
		Aggressive, determined and dynamically robust, Ron Barassi was capable, almost single-handedly, of taking opposition teams apart, and while there were numerous reasons for the near consummate dominance of the Melbourne Football Club during the second half of the 1950s, arguably the single most important was the impact of the man in the number 31 jumper.
		Barassi though was determined to utilise his keen football brain in a coaching role, and realised that the opportunity to do this at Melbourne, where Norm Smith was presumed to have a job for life, would not arise for many years.
		As a coach, Ron Barassi was as demanding towards his players as he was towards himself, but in the complacent atmosphere prevailing at Princes Park this was the equivalent of a breath of fresh air.
	www.fullpointsfooty.net /b.htm (11227 words)

	Clarke's greatness lies in his decency: Barassi - Sport - www.theage.com.au
		Barassi said yesterday that Clarke, Landy and Boyle had all "overcome the glitch in their careers" represented by the absence of Olympic gold.
		Barassi also mentioned Clarke's heroic efforts in Mexico City at the 1968 Olympic Games, when he ran himself to exhaustion in the distance events, despite the knowledge that no athlete from a low-altitude nation had a chance in Mexico's rarefied atmosphere.
		Ron Clarke's account of a boyhood growing up in a stable family environment in Essendon, when kids were still free to roam and play without restriction, evokes an era when Australia needed do no more to produce champions than open the back door and let them out to play.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/03/18/1079199360884.html?from=storyrhs (619 words)

	Melbourne (3)
		Within 13 seconds of the opening bounce, Ron Barassi had a goal on the board, and thereafter it was virtually all one way traffic as Melbourne won by 61 points, 17.14 (116) to 7.13 (55).
		Ron Barassi partially erased the memory of a poor, by his standards, performance against Collingwood in the previous year's grand final with a best on ground performance, while Bob Johnson, Brian Dixon, Ian McLean and Dennis Jones were others to shine.
		Not even Ron Barassi's messianic return as club coach in 1981 succeeded in arresting the decline, although in retrospect it is possible to see how the many of the foundations of the club's subsequent improvement were laid during the great man's 5 season stint at the tiller.
	www.fullpointsfooty.net /melbourne_(3).htm (2910 words)

	Geoff Slattery Publishing GSP - The Coach
		This was Barassi at the height of his powers: he was the most daunting character of his era – fearsome, dominating, certain of his opinions, a legend of the game, the font of all football knowledge and experience.
		Barassi was immediately in full cry, urging speed and recovery – he’d already needled Sam about his lack of speed earlier in the session – and now he chose to make recovery of the ball difficult by blocking Kekovich’s run to the rolling ball.
		Tensely, Barassi announced the rules: only one ball would be used and the player with possession was to kick or handpass to the nearest teammate in the same colour guernsey while the opposition fought to break the chain of passes, gain possession of the ball, then create its own forward drive.
	www.australianfootball.com.au /TheCoach.html (2779 words)

	Herald Sun Footy Story Page
		Barassi is as fit as he has been for several years, thanks to a training regime and diet he has devised and followed.
		Barassi, whose father, Ron, died at Tobruk 65 years ago, says his trip to Kokoda is a personal challenge, but it also highlights the great service the Australian military has given the country.
		Barassi visited his father's grave in Libya in 1984 and is planning to take his family there in five years.
	www.heraldsun.news.com.au /footy/common/story_page/0,8033,18194847^20322,00.html (490 words)

	Barassi shows his true colours - AFL - www.smh.com.au
		Barassi expects Saturday night's match, for the aptly named Ron Barassi Cup, to evoke unusual emotions - for him and supporters of both clubs.
		To Melburnians, Barassi is remembered as the sublime ruck rover who led the Demons to three consecutive flags in the 1950s then returned as coach three decades later.
		Barassi was instrumental in recruiting Roos from Fitzroy, Tony Lockett from St Kilda and advancing the career of Paul Kelly during Sydney's transition in the mid-1990s.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/04/19/1082357118628.html (823 words)

	Forums - "Courage and the mastery of fear" (sport article)
		Ron Barassi might well have been the most courageous player in the history of Australian football, and he answers the question with a quote from his original coach and mentor at Melbourne, 50 years ago.
		Barassi insists that courage is a relative concept.
		Barassi says a little fear is not such a bad thing, a point he established over lunch many years ago with Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Everest 50 years ago.
	www.elitetrader.com /vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23484 (995 words)

	NMIT - History - An Old Boy Reflects - Ron Barassi
		When Ron Barassi started as a student at Preston Technical School in 1948, it was the beginning of a new era in his life.
		But Ron had certainly been no angel at Preston either, though his antics were out of class, beyond the glance of the teachers.
		Barassi played in the school football team during third and fourth form (Years 9 and 10) and also participated in Inter School Sports at Olympic Park where he competed in running, high jump and long jump.
	www.nmit.vic.edu.au /about/nmit_about_history_ronbarassi.html (1081 words)

	Heed lessons of '58 says Barassi - ColumnJakeNiall - www.realfooty.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Ron Barassi has some fatherly advice for the Brisbane Lions on Saturday, when the great northern machine attempts to become the first team since the Depression to complete the premiership four-play.
		With the benefit of 46 years of hindsight, Barassi thought the easy second semi-final victory was the worst-possible lead-in for a match against a club that was prepared, in Malcolm X's memorable phrase, to use any means necessary - including violence - to achieve its aim.
		Barassi and Rose thought there was little chance that Port would attempt to emulate the Collingwood approach of force first then football.
	www.realfooty.theage.com.au /realfooty/articles/2004/09/22/1095651394704.html (666 words)

	INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL COUNCIL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		In the space of four years in the mid-1960s, Ron Barassi found himself leading a Melbourne side to Honolulu and San Francisco, an Australian side to Bucharest, Romania, and a team that would become known as the Galahs to Ireland and New York.
		There are photographs of Barassi and his men about to embark on their tour into the unknown.
		Barassi has often told the story of how the Irish-bred detective belted him in the nose: "I caught up with him later in the casualty ward at the hospital.
	www.iafc.com.au /irfbf.html (2430 words)

	MCG - Article
		Barassi, whose father Ron Sr had played 54 games for Melbourne before dying in World War II, began his career in 1953 and went on to play 204 games for the Demons, including six premierships.
		Barassi played 50 games for the Blues in five seasons, including the 1968 premiership, and after retiring stayed on at Princes Park as coach until the end of 1971, delivering another premiership in 1970 when the team came from 44 points down at half-time to shock Collingwood.
		After a playing stint with Port Melbourne in the VFA in 1972, Barassi was lured back to the VFL as coach of North Melbourne in 1973, and took the Kangaroos from last in ¦72 to five successive Grand Finals from 1974-78, with the club winning its first two premierships in 1975 and ¦77.
	www.mcg.org.au /?pg=toursdisplay&articleid=652 (265 words)

	Sports Factor - 17/12/99: Yachting & Fishing
		Ron Barassi: Yes, there's no offside, no out of bounds, because you just bounce off the wall; that's one of the great things about ice hockey you know, there's no out of bounds, it's continuous play.
		Ron Barassi: And also another point about going back that far to the 19th century about the Aussie Rules game, is that in the Aussie Rules Game when it first started, way back in the 19th century, there were no umpires.
		Ron Barassi: Yes, you put files in there, it's like a bookcase shape in a way, but a bit deeper, front to back, and it usually has sliding doors.
	www.ausport.gov.au /fulltext/1999/sportsf/s74025.htm (4462 words)

	Sports : Memorabilia : Autographs : Photos : Sporting Heroes : Legends : Collectibles : Autographs : Items of Interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Ron Barassi spent a couple of years in the reserves at the Demons before cementing a place in the senior side.
		Barassi often helped Melbourne to victory off his own boot by his dominance and sheer determination.
		On the field, Barassi made a gradual transformation to the team.
	www.legendsandheroes.com.au /Celebrity_Profiles/barassi_profile.htm (389 words)

	Wing Dedications
		Ron Barassi is cheered on as he dedicates the Barassi
		Barassi Wing was originally so-named as a mark of derision, due to others' perception that the inhabitants were 'jocks'.
		Ron Barassi and Burgmann College Councillor, Albyn Gurnett-Smith reflect on the momentous occassion.
	www.anu.edu.au /res/burgmann/cophotos/wingdedication.htm (135 words)

	TISM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Their current status is perhaps best described as retirement; in an interview with Jay and the Doctor on Triple J Ron Hitler described TISM as 'too tired' to continue their wild pranks, and as most estimates put their ages in the 40s it is understandable that they have given up the go.
		A mask and pants are kept on stand-by but subsequent stage dives destroy these and he's usually left with a pair of shorts and a standard fl balaclava.
		Ron Hitler-Barassi: They've talked about the death of the novel and they've talked about the fact that art in Australia is spiralling downward and I think TISM on Review is confirming that fact.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/TISM (1719 words)

	Herald Sun: They shared a dream and became footy greats [18feb06] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Barassi will join former Collingwood captains Des Tuddenham and Wayne Richardson, and SANFL luminaries including Graham Cornes at the Weideman party.
		Barassi, who lives in St Kilda, is in training to walk the Kokoda Track this year.
		It was the greatest disappointment of Barassi's stellar playing career; his team denied a slice of history, he beaten by the modestly talented but relentless Barry Harrison.
	www.heraldsun.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5478,18183002^2862,00.html (628 words)

	Entertainment Store - Our Performers
		Ron Barassi is regarded by many people as the greatest ever Australian Rules Coach.
		Barassi was always noted for his incredible desire, determination and will to win, and throughout the 70's was the 'number one' coach of the VFL.
		Barassi never lost his desire to succeed and achieve, and as a result, in 1993 took on the arduous task of trying to revitalise the ailing Sydney Swans, which in turn he achieved.
	www.entertainmentstore.com.au /engine/SID/1000083/AID/100487.htm (236 words)

	the coach
		Barassi had a star-studded list to work with - Barry Cable, Malcolm Blight, Brent Crosswell, Wayne Schimmelbusch, David Dench and Stan Alves are among the best the game has ever seen.
		Icke said that while by today's standards Barassi's training methods could be seen as primitive there was still a lot those involved in the modern game could learn from the approach.
		The grand final was a draw and Barassi had to wait another week to achieve his dream with North winning the replay by 27 points after trailing at half time.
	www.australianrules.com.au /2005stories/booksthecoach.html (676 words)

	DEMONLAND - History
		Missing from the lineup were Ron Barassi (who had been lured to Carlton as its captain coach) and “Bluey” Adams (retired) as the Demons struggled to win by 6 points against co-tenants Richmond who had been mauled by 113 points when they met in round 10 of the previous season.
		Ron Barassi - Melbourne's greatest son — had been successful as a coach at Carlton and North Melbourne and supporters were clamouring for his return as coach.
		Barassi’s replacement was a low profile coach in John Northey who was disappointed after the team struggled to finish in eleventh position in 1986 — the same position it occupied in the previous season.
	www.demonland.com /History.htm (11731 words)

	ron barassi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Ron Barassi spent a couple of years in the reserves at the Demons before sementing a place in the senior side.
		He startedhis early footy career as a half-forward flanker but soon took on the roll as ruck-rover, using his great strength and leadership qualities.
		Barassi always urged the Demons on, with his voice and led by example.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~basiced3/footy/legends/barassi.html (118 words)

	Brent Crosswell - A Sixties Tasmanian Football Legend
		The great Ron Barassi visited him at his parents home after hearing about the 18 year old's exploits in local competitions.
		Barassi found himself interviewing a highly intelligent teenager who was dubbed "The Ornament" by his sharp witted parents, perhaps because he looked good but did nothing.
		Barassi and Crosswell had a strange relationship, with Crosswell ending up playing under Barassi at all three clubs although as he stated once "I was always seen as a ratbag - a Carlton bohemian with drug overtones and all that sort of scene.
	www.footballlegends.org /brent_crosswell.htm (642 words)

	Diplomacy 2000 - Barassi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Ron Barassi was the captain of the Melbourne Football Club throughout the mid to late 1950s, playing in a record six premierships, the last being in 1964.
		At the start of the 1965 season, Ron sensationally announced he was signing as captain-coach of Carlton for a then record $15,000 a year - a far cry from the 35 million quid paid to Messrs.
		Ron's father, Ron Sr, also played with Melbourne but was tragically killed in World War II.
	www31.brinkster.com /jasedb/pres01.asp?game=barassi (1395 words)

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