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Vale Ron Barassi — our film's spiritual captain

The great Ronald Dale Barassi has died aged 87. He played in six premierships, coached four. He was also in our documentary film 'The Galahs'. RIP to one of the greatest.

When Harry Beitzel attempted to put together an ‘all Australian’ team to tour Ireland, the UK and USA in 1967, the first person he approached was Ron Barassi. If the ex umpire and footy media entrepreneur could recruit football’s biggest name, players and sponsors would follow in his wake.

It was similar when we were making ‘The Galahs’, our 2016 doco a…

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