Colin “Tiny” Nelson honoured

As I reported in my post on this website back on the 29 th April Colin “Tiny” Nelson was honoured today with the naming of the grandstand at Goodwood Oval.

 

A truly life time servant to Football in Goodwood Colin”Tiny”Nelson has been recognised by the City of Unley, the AFL and even with an AOM. Today the Grandstand at Goodwood Oval, as approved by Council back in April and reported by me, was named the Colin “Tiny”Nelson AOM Grandstand.

 

 

Today was a good day with the weather behaving as well as it has for a month or so. The Sainters had a good day too with both the A’s and the B’s winning. I trust the U18’s who will be playing under lights very shortly will fly the flag also.

As I indicated in my previous blog about Colin “Tiny” Nelson being recognised, he is absolutely the sort of person a grandstand should be named after. What I learnt today adds to what I have previously said about “Tiny”. Not content with the service he provided as a young man unable to play because of a bad injury, service that prompted life membership of the then Goodwood Football Club in his early twenties, he probably can be considered the saviour of the club during its darkest moment.

Colin Nelson had the foresight (guts if you will) to consider and encourage the amalgamation of the Goodwood Football Club with St Raphael’s Football Club at a time when the club was not succeeding at any level. This is the stuff of a true leader.

The story of the amalgamated club is one of ongoing and continuous success. Who knows the club may not existing in any form today if not for the bravery of one Colin”Tiny”Nelson. As it is however the Goodwood Saints Football Club is the most respected and revered club in the amateur league.

Mayor Lachlan Clyne was on hand to unveil a picture of the occasion which he presented to Tiny.