Agree, very sad news. Untimely - he wouldn't have been that old, surely. Late 50's-60?
He was a freak on the field - probably would have excelled in today's game such were his skills and attributes.
Born in 1955.
Remember going to a sports shop he owned in the 80's. Great guy.
In Eastland, right? I was only a young kid, but I remember being fitted for runners by him and him being really nice.
I asked him why he didn't come across to Essendon and he turned his back to me and put out his hand for some cash. It was rather funny. My mum had no idea what was going on.
So sad that he has died this young and this suddenly. Condolences to his family.
Dad and Granddad barracked for Melbourne, and I saw a very little bit that I remember from when I was young, and heard a great deal more. Terrible loss for MFC and the footy world in general. Amazing player, whose skills were only matched by the number of times the opposition tried to take him out. Such a shame Stynes walked through the mark.
As a young fella in the seventies I would take notice of how all Essendon players performed but only noticed opposition players if they did something special. Robbie Flower was one opposition player I did notice. RIP Robbie.
He's gone, too young, patron saint of skinny footballers, Robbie Flower aka tulip. When he had the ball in his hands time slowed down. A pleasure to watch in full flight.
l am still in shock over this. Way too young to do like this. Like others l can only comment by saying he was an absolute gem of a player. All poise, all class all the time. Modest and also unassuming, he was sl slightly built that he looked like he would be broken in half but when it came to playing the game he was no light weight.
Dad and Granddad barracked for Melbourne, and I saw a very little bit that I remember from when I was young, and heard a great deal more. Terrible loss for MFC and the footy world in general. Amazing player, whose skills were only matched by the number of times the opposition tried to take him out. Such a shame Stynes walked through the mark. :(
Very doubtful Flower would have been fit enough to play the next week.
When he was talking about Stynes's blunder, he mentioned that he'd missed a sitter early on when he had a set shot touched on the mark. No player should take the blame for a blue right at the end. I do recall 3 or 4 horrible Melbourne misses in the last quarter...Yates and Eishold being two of them. Eishold was almost in the square.
With my Dad and brother barracking for Melbourne and growing up in the 70’s and 80’s I saw a bit of Flower. Always liked him.
Met him a couple of times and was lucky enough to spend Darby Day on the ■■■■ with him last year. By the end of the day he had his tie wrapped around his head singing Macho Man. I still have the photo.
It was that day he told me about Neale Daniher before it became public. Robbie was saying how Neale was far too young to die and now Robbie is gone. Very sad.