Julian Vise

Recruited from Tocumwal in the Murray River region, Julian Vise was a talented teenage midfielder and forward whose brief VFL career is remembered primarily for its abrupt and colourful conclusion. After breaking into the Collingwood side in Round 3, 1964, Vise showed immediate promise across five consecutive matches, booting three goals and contributing to four wins as a lively ball-winner. However, the youngster struggled to settle in Melbourne, a sentiment solidified during a match against North Melbourne where he famously ignored a demand to handball from fiery skipper Des Tuddenham. Despite Vise slotting the goal himself, he received a withering spray from the captain for his refusal to pass; deciding the high-pressure environment was not for him, Vise walked away from the club immediately after the game. He returned to Tocumwal to become a premiership-winning local legend, leaving Magpie fans to wonder what might have developed had he endured the ruthless Collingwood culture a little longer.