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This quote from Ken V. Wilson, who was the Honorary Secretary who wrote the report for the 1970 Annual Report, seems to sum up most of the 70’s for Chadstone Cardinals Lacrosse Club. Ken (Grassie) Wilson and his brothers, Alan and Robert were part of the original cohort of players in 1960. Ken played for many years, making the Victorian State Team in 1972.

The decade opened with the winning A3 men’s team promoted to A2 and they won the premiership that very first year! Most of the young men named in the Annual Report were boys who had been recruited in the early 60’s. 

Although there were probably more, Rick Cugley, Bill Gray, Wayne Ledwidge, Chris Milne and Rob Wilson had all come up through the ranks, coached, supported and encouraged by parents who, in the main, had very little previous knowledge of lacrosse.

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