Tom Hafey

Tom Hafey the A F L football legend and four times Richmond Premiership coach has passed away On his eighty second year of life he lived his last night and day He exercised every day for most of his life span But he lost his battle for life with cancer the legendary man He did not drink alcohol or smoke tobacco and of his health took good care But even supremely fit and health conscious people cancer does not spare And some things in life does come at a huge cost And Tom Hafey who had won many great battles his greatest battle the battle for his life lost Tom Hafey who had inspired in his honor many a poem, story and song A man who had known huge success as a coach with Richmond, Collingwood and Geelong By thousands of fans of the Australian Football League is mourned today On the life of the great man the Reaper has had the last say And though his greatest gift the gift of life from him may be gone The legend of Tom Hafey in death will live on.