Banjo Pattison on why he only ever reported one player in more than 1600 matches

Brent Godde
May 11 2019 - 4:00am
RELAXING: Banjo relaxing at home this week. He still loves following the Western Bulldogs and also keeps a keen eye on the local football results.
Picture: MARK JESSER
RELAXING: Banjo relaxing at home this week. He still loves following the Western Bulldogs and also keeps a keen eye on the local football results. Picture: MARK JESSER

HIS birth certificate reads Noel Joseph Layton Pattison but to most people on the Border he is simply known as "Banjo". And if you have played footy over the past four decades there is a fair chance you would have been umpired by Banjo on the odd occasion. The 77-year-old sat down during the week to reflect on his career with The Border Mail's BRENT GODDE.

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Brent Godde

Brent Godde

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