Straight shooter, the reason Pagan and Mathew's liked him was because he was the sort of guy that stabilised teams, dependable, loyal and thrived in the trenches when the chips were down.
pikey was my favourite player as a Brisbane lions supporter.. only reinforced by meeting him at the casino. on the black jack table. I was shocked that he was there. and was just a normal person. I left my cigarettes on the table when I lost my money. mister martin pike found me 40 minutes later and gave my smokes back. what a legend for no other reason... a real man and a real human while absolute superstar on field... wish more sportsmen more like him..
I remember a function in 1996 I was at, it was an after game event at the FFC Hotel, and Pikey was drunk, wearing a wig and singing karaoke. He was in no way offensive and had a singing style reminiscent of Lee Marvin's Wand'rin' Star, so made me smile :)
I didn’t know about the controversies of his career mainly because I remember him at Brisbane Lions and there was no major controversies. He was a brilliant player.
In the first Grand Final with Brisbane, straight after leaving North Melbourne, I would have awarded Martin Pike the Norm Smith Medal. He was impenetrable and impeccable. But the Norm Smith Medal always gets awarded to midfielders, same with the Brownlow Medal.
He left North at the perfect time. It was a blessing in disguise really from a football sense anyway. 2001 North missed the finals for the first time since 1992 and then at the end of that year was the affair scandal and the club didn’t challenge again for another decade. Instead he went to Brisbane and won 3 straight premierships and a 4th grand final.
Fantastic Player and Top bloke
This is the best open mike. Pike is awesome. A real footballer.
When the average AFL career is 3 years, it's an incredible effort to get picked in 6 grand final sides.
Straight shooter, the reason Pagan and Mathew's liked him was because he was the sort of guy that stabilised teams, dependable, loyal and thrived in the trenches when the chips were down.
Super nice bloke. Offered me a spliff at the Grandview.
pikey was my favourite player as a Brisbane lions supporter.. only reinforced by meeting him at the casino. on the black jack table. I was shocked that he was there. and was just a normal person. I left my cigarettes on the table when I lost my money. mister martin pike found me 40 minutes later and gave my smokes back. what a legend for no other reason... a real man and a real human while absolute superstar on field... wish more sportsmen more like him..
I remember a function in 1996 I was at, it was an after game event at the FFC Hotel, and Pikey was drunk, wearing a wig and singing karaoke. He was in no way offensive and had a singing style reminiscent of Lee Marvin's Wand'rin' Star, so made me smile :)
Pikey had such a cheeky grin on his face when mike read out what he said about the wakelins 😂 😂 😂
love him. straight shooter. doesnt hide behind a mask... authentic.
I used to love watching Pike mop up in defense. His and David King's runs off half-back flank were a hallmark of North's game during that period.
One of the most underrated champions to ever play the game!! A true Aussie battler. Old school hard nut.
Coming from a Fitzroy fc family and now passionate Brissy lions fans we always loved Pikey!
Pike was the sort of player you'd just love to have on the ground with you as a teammate.
Legend. Always got the job done on & off the field! CARN THE LIONS!!!
Great interview. Knock about guy who won 4 flags and last B&F at Fitzroy. Great career.
I didn’t know about the controversies of his career mainly because I remember him at Brisbane Lions and there was no major controversies. He was a brilliant player.
In the first Grand Final with Brisbane, straight after leaving North Melbourne, I would have awarded Martin Pike the Norm Smith Medal. He was impenetrable and impeccable. But the Norm Smith Medal always gets awarded to midfielders, same with the Brownlow Medal.
He left North at the perfect time. It was a blessing in disguise really from a football sense anyway. 2001 North missed the finals for the first time since 1992 and then at the end of that year was the affair scandal and the club didn’t challenge again for another decade. Instead he went to Brisbane and won 3 straight premierships and a 4th grand final.
likeable and intelligent guy. very impressive football career.
nice video thanks for posting