Quote Originally Posted by Gary View Post
Thanks Nico for that input on Max ... hadn't heard it before but it ties in with the mix of great and ordinary games. Still think Jeff needs equal billing in the reminiscing references.
Jeff Bray is well remembered by older footy followers in Adelaide, from his days starring for West Adelaide in the SANFL. There is a bit about him in the following two references.

Jeff Bray (footballer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

SA FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME: Jeff Bray

Apparently Max Papley and Jeff Bray became great friends when they both played for South Melbourne - which is how Tom Papley's parents met. Great story.

�Jeff and I (Max Papley) became best mates at South and stayed best mates to the point that when we had a son, he told me as the father of four daughters he could account for one of them just so long as I shared the wedding costs.

�When David and Susie married it was like a fairytale � and now Tom is part of that.�

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The bit about Tom's father (David Papley) coaching Shane Mumford (told by Tom in his media conference this week) is yet another great addition to the story. And this is why Tom chose number 41 for his guernsey.

Now we need to know a bit about David Papley. Clearly he also knew his away around a footy field.