Russell Ebert is being remembered as “Port Adelaide’s greatest hero” after the SA footy icon passed away on Friday at 72 following a battle with leukaemia.
LISTEN: Conversations with Cornesy – Russell Ebert (2 Parts)
KG and Cornesy paid tribute to Ebert on their FIVEAA Saturday Sports Show – broadcasting tributes from Port CEO Matthew Richardson, Premier Steven Marshall and Malcolm Blight.
LISTEN HERE:
In a written tribute on the Port Adelaide website, Ebert is remembered as Port Adelaide’s “greatest-ever player”.
Ebert’s resume in Australian football reads like no other at Port Adelaide: The record four Magarey Medals, the record six best-and-fairest titles, the record for games played (392) and the pivotal role as centreman in Port Adelaide’s greatest team.
To the Port Adelaide faithful, he was the player who could do – with ease – on a football field the remarkable feats other could not even imagine let alone contemplate while under pressure. Nothing seemed beyond Ebert’s capacity. So they called him “God”.
PLAY VIDEO – FIVEAA tribute here:
