Sautner - Our Baton Hero!

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Herald Sun, Tuesday 14th March, p.49, one Nicholas Alexander Sautner, carrying the Queens Baton on it's way to the MCG. He was no.014 carrier on Monday. He does look trim, as was pointed out in Inside Footy a few weeks ago. How'd he get a Baton gig, anyway? 'Cause he works down at the Dome? Oh well, pointless, but more interesting than the actual Games.
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babcock1853 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 - 10:31
What a fantastic achievement for a VFL player. Was he the only player in the competition who ran ? Commonwealth Games website indicated he was nominated and selected as a baton runner for his contribution to society including community sport, tertiary education and charitable / philanthropic involvements. Just another accolade to add to his 4 Premierships and 6 Frosty Miller Medals. Clearly jealousy is a curse!!!! How many goals did he kick on the weekend ?
zebra Mon, 27 Mar 2006 - 13:39
:D Akiberg, sorry you cannot apreaciate a VFA/VFL champion. Nick Sautner has a terrific record of premierships and goal kicking scores and if you stir him up enough he may also kick that winning goal against your side. We recognised old Fred as one of your best but not as good as Bonnett and I don't think your remarks about our champ Sautner were necessary or warranted as you will find out this season. go zebs :D zebra
zebraman Mon, 27 Mar 2006 - 18:41
Looking forward to round 1...against Port Melbourne... Nick might get another 2 goal grand final effort!..didn't that get up the Borough's nose in the GF Go Zebs
AkiBerg Tue, 28 Mar 2006 - 00:47
And I bet you LOVED him at Frankston and Preston. More clubs than Captain Spalding. I'm entitled to like who I do n don't, and it goes way beyond a GF or two. Ho hum you're only play your club party line. I'd take Gilpin over Sautner any day.
vfa Tue, 28 Mar 2006 - 02:04

Imagine a whimp like Sautner lining up on a full back from yesteryear like ex borough tough Bob Proffitt or ex zebra legend Alfie Beus. Or maybe a rugged backman like Ray Brain from Northcote. Ryan Gilpin ex Coburg psycho belted the crap out of him a couple of times. Sautner has done well kicking all those goals and winning a string of goalkicking awards but he is no Fred Cook, Frosty Miller, Jamie Shaw or Ian 'Chops' Rickman. Podsiadly looks like topping the goalkicking again this year unless a smoky forward appears from nowhere.
zebra Tue, 28 Mar 2006 - 09:14
:D Podsiadly is a very good forward footballer but I don't think he has played in 4 winning grand finals yet a Sautner has done besides his total goals and has won many games off his own boot for the Zebras and don't think he any worse than previous years as he is certainly lot fitter. Let's hope for a good season for all forwards as they make our great game special. go zebs :) zebra
billythekid Tue, 28 Mar 2006 - 10:56
zebra wrote::D Akiberg, sorry you cannot apreaciate a VFA/VFL champion. Nick Sautner has a terrific record of premierships and goal kicking scores and if you stir him up enough he may also kick that winning goal against your side. We recognised old Fred as one of your best but not as good as Bonnett and I don't think your remarks about our champ Sautner were necessary or warranted as you will find out this season. go zebs :D zebra
Sorry to disagree about Bob Bonnett but he was a wimp who luckily played in a very rough and dirty team at the time and they protected him and he only got kicks because he was fed easy marks from the likes of Bob Withers most of his marks came from leads . Bonnetts record playing for the VFA against other State teams was woefull when he came up against the top FBs in the game in the 1950 and 60s. Fred Cook was a far far better player and would have beaten Bonnet with one hand tied behind his back. Cookie is up there with the best ever VFA players that I have seen like Max Papley, Len Gilder,John Coglan, Jim Whiley, Ted Henrys, Bert Deacon ,Eric Guy ,Bob Murray Jim Miller to name a few that would get a game before Bob Bonnett. BTW Nick would have been lucky to get a kick in those days.
zebra Tue, 28 Mar 2006 - 11:58
:D Babcock1853, just a lazy 6and 6 the week before, getting ready for the start of season. But beware we have another couple of upcoming forwards to take the pressure off Sautner. go zebs. zebra 8)
lum Tue, 28 Mar 2006 - 12:46

[quote="babcock1853"]What a fantastic achievement for a VFL player. Was he the only player in the competition who ran ? Commonwealth Games website indicated he was nominated and selected as a baton runner for his contribution to society including community sport, tertiary education and charitable / philanthropic involvements. A man of many talents! I hear he was also nominated for an Academy Award for his dive in the Port-Sandy grand final! Hope Port fixes him up this year. I'd accept another 2 goaler for the joy of seeing it!