Blues and Pie meet

“The Black Bull Golf Course is beautiful. The Murray Course is fantastic with the river and the red gums.” The trio played Black Bull on Tuesday last week followed by YMGCR’s Murray Course on Wednesday.

Armstrong played 204 games with the Blues. Trevor Keogh donned the senior jumper 208 times and Peter Kerr played 39 games.

Armstrong and Keogh starred in premierships for the Blues in 1972 and 1979 and with Kerr, make a terrific trio of golfers. 

Armstrong, who subsequently served on the Carlton board and match committee for 10 years, plays at Kew and Victoria Golf Clubs off a handicap of nine (six being his lowest), Keogh frequents Yering Meadows with his 11 handicap and Kerr has gone from eight to nine handicap.

The three star footballers were also excellent junior cricketers who would have gone on to bigger and better things in the all-white gear.

But a man called Ron Barassi informed them their cricket career was over – it was football. Armstrong and former Collingwood footballer Paul Walker have been great mates since their junior cricket and football days at Bundoora.

Walker, a Bundoora Cricket Team of the Century member, catches up with old mates at various reunions and that includes every year in the first week in December in Yarrawonga Mulwala.

“He was a great junior cricketer and footballer at Bundoora and did make Collingwood seniors – we always keep in touch,” the highly respected player, coach and committeeman Armstrong said. “And we love coming up here.”

Whilst the visiting Carlton stars wouldn’t make a firm prediction about their old side’s chances for 2020, they all agreed it’s a great club. “We’re a good chance to making the finals next year,” Armstrong said.