#15, #20, #40 Wes Fellowes

Woods Of Ypres · Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Yugoslavia

Nicksters,

I was too young to see/remember this bloke play for Collingwood back in the mid 80's. He sounded like a somewhat enigmatic figure from what my old man used to tell me. All I know is that he was a big unit and he won a Copeland one year (86?).

Was hoping some of you older folk could speak a little about this bloke.

Cheers

rand corp · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: south east asia

Wes spent most of his early years as a skinny rake type ruckman who failed to live up to the legacy.

He somewhat mysteriously (see Brian Taylor's book) turned up for the first game one year looking like someone straight off the American pro-wrestling circuit. He had a stellar season that one year only to be followed up with subsequent year's of weight issues and injury problems.

WhyPhilWhy? · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:41 am

Built like Josh Fraser one year, like, ahem, Alistair Lynch the next.

skaman · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:13 pm

Didnt like getting hit in the back of his mullet!

Damien · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:27 pm

built like Tarzan played like Jane...however he won one more Copeland than I did Rolling Eyes

nomadjack · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Location: Essendon

Most enduring memory is off him always trying to take overhead marks with his head down. One of the most frustrating Pies players to watch in my time of watching football.

raymond35 · Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne/Gold Coast

http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=32192

Woods Of Ypres · Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Yugoslavia

Cool thanks guys,

Anyone got a pic?

loch · Joined: 13 Mar 2001 Location: Nummi, Finland

At best a decent ruck. Always looked as if he had been manufactured, not born a footballer. Very predictable game.

skaman · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:07 pm

Unconfirmed pic of the great Wesmeister...I think that is Graeme in the foreground. Wink

stui magpie · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:39 pm

Quite a good tap ruckman, reasonably mobile but couldn't catch a beachball overhead if thrown gently by a 5 year old.

As some of the others said, he showed up one season and had gone from a stick figure to a massive MOFO. Unfortunately, he still played like Jane.

Giving credit where it's due, he did play a lot more games and win more copelands than I did. It's fair to say he was no Peter Moore but then again, neither was craig stewart or derek shaw.

Lou Richards did a piece in the Sun with Wes all pumped up, comparing him to Lou Ferrigno who played "the Incredible Hulk" on TV. He did a similar piece not long before with Rene Kink.

westernpie · Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Location: Perth

Was handy at boundry throw ins and would take a few good marks,but was a 80s footballer.
Probaby today would find it hard to crack into Williamstown,nothing against the guy but he played a different style of football.

joffa corfe · PREMIERS 2010 Joined: 13 Nov 2003

Won a copeland for the pies had all the ability under the sun, injured his ankle one day at windy hill when playing the bombers..never really got going again after that!

LaurieHolden · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:38 pm

Coodabeen Champions - You've Been Dropped Again Wes Fellowes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNBm5ZrU85g&ab_channel=aussie80s