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Merv Neagle was killed today after his semi trailer rolled over.
Was one of my favourite Bomber players and is very sad news. Best wishes to his family in these difficult times

Well that comes as a shock

Very sad

From memory, I'm thinking he played for at least one other club, I'm thinking Carlton? perhaps Sydney too?

Regardless of that..

RIP Merv

geeezzz......

Merv coached my local team in Sunraysia to back to back flags in the early noughties. although i was only playing juniors there at the time and didn't have a lot to do with the man himself apart from joining in on the seniors training runs occasionally, when i read the title of the thread my stomach dropped. he turned my local club (Merbein) from a laughing stock to premiers, and the club will forever owe him for that. was a good bloke from what i'd heard, and quite the larrikin when he wanted to be.

GWW wrote:Well that comes as a shock

Very sad

From memory, I'm thinking he played for at least one other club, I'm thinking Carlton? perhaps Sydney too?

Regardless of that..

RIP Merv

yeah mate, pretty sure he finished off his last 3 or 4 years at Sydney

GWW wrote:Well that comes as a shock

Very sad

From memory, I'm thinking he played for at least one other club, I'm thinking Carlton? perhaps Sydney too?

Regardless of that..

RIP Merv

Went to the Swans in 86 and played 4 seasons up there

Merv played 147 games for Essendon and 56 for Sydney

RIP

That's very sad news to hear. I remember watching him play for both Essendon and Sydney. Many times for Sydney as I watched most of Sydney's Sunday games in 86 and 87. Time goes so quickly.

Jeez ...

Runner up in a brownlow, could play:(

GWW wrote:From memory, I'm thinking he played for at least one other club, I'm thinking Carlton? perhaps Sydney too?

I realise now it was Glenn Hawker who I was thinking of that played for Essendon, then Carlton.

Was he any relation to Jay Neagle who played at the Bombers also?

I'm pretty sure they were father/son.

GWW wrote:I'm pretty sure they were father/son.

Could play, injury messed him up!

Footy Smart wrote:Was he any relation to Jay Neagle who played at the Bombers also?

Yes, father/son.
Another son Jydon is currently in the James Hird Youth Academy at Essendon and plays for the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup. Turns 18 next week

Coached Kingston in the south east.
Very sad.