Doveton Eagles reserves player Tony Mertis was hoisted on the shoulders of teammates as he reached the rare milestone of 500 games on Saturday. The diminutive 55-year-old was interviewed by a TV news reporter and given a royal reception with a run-through banner, a TV news interview and being chaired off the ground after the game. He’d started his remarkably long playing career in 1990.
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