Damian Hale (Solomon, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

We were going to get an early mark, but I thought it would be remiss of me not to mention that we buried an AFL legend in Brisbane this morning: Michael Francis Nolan—Mick Nolan—who was known as the ‘galloping gasometer’ by the fans of the North Melbourne Football Club. Mick played in the 1975 premiership—the inaugural premiership—for North Melbourne. I took leave from the House today to attend his funeral. It was a fantastic occasion reflecting on a real gentleman and family man. He was a fantastic individual. I had the pleasure of coaching his sons up in Darwin at St Mary’s Football Club. I will be making a further comment on Mick’s life in an adjournment speech at a later date. I just thought I would mention this on the day that an AFL legend was buried.

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