dedja wrote:CK wrote:dedja wrote:There was a rumour in the late '70s or early '80s that Darrell Cahill wanted to transfer from Port to Glenelg. Jack was coach at the time and Darrell was (probably still is) a very good golfer at the Glenelg golf club.
Anyway, the story goes that Cahill's Mum rang the club and said don't be stupid, he's playing for Port.
I doubt whether there's any truth in it at all but it was funny at the time.
By the way, has anyone ever heard Darrell speak in public ... he was the SANFL version of the Flying Doormat!
That one is absolutely correct. He applied for a clearance and the club was unsure why he wanted to leave.
ta ... can you remember the year?
In 1980 Darrell who was good mates with Billy Neil ( fitness coach ) who he played alot of golf with aswell as Paul Weston, David Holst & Kym Hodgeman who all played for the Glenelg Football Club.
Darrell who worked at the Glenelg golf club also had alot of other mates that were tied up with the golf & Football clubs of Glenelg which tempted him to make the switch down the Bay, he did venture out there for 6 weeks ( training ) with his mates when an application was made to the SANFL for a clearance, they came back with a $35,000 transfer fee which was placed on his head.
Darrell who at the time was 33 years of age had always had people believing he was 5 years younger & 28 yrs old as he was playing like a young 28 year old & in his prime thought the price was over the top & didn't want Glenelg to pay that sort of money so he went back to Port & signed a 3 year deal & finished off with another 2 premierships ( 80-81 ) to add to his 77 & 79 flags & retired at the ripe young age of 36 in 1982.
