VFL great John Burns $1.79m sale after auction heartache

North Melbourne Football Club legend and premiership player John Burns has scored a $1.79m early Christmas present a day after his second auction fail in as many months.

Burns played 95 games for the Kangaroos, including in three straight VFL grand finals from 1973 to 1975, clinching a win in the final appearance after he booted four goals himself.

He also had a 17 game stint with the Geelong Cats.

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Last weekend the former footballer and his wife Beverly were hoping for a slick disposal when his family home at 24 Lochinvar St, Pascoe Vale South, went under the hammer on Saturday.

Jellis Craig Northern auctioneer Adrian Petrucelli said while there were people in the crowd who had been expected to bid, the home passed in without an offer.

An open for inspection was arranged for 9.30am the next morning with a $1.65m-$1.8m price guide and a buyer who hadn’t been in the crowd the day before made an offer by lunch time.

“The buyer had missed out on one on the Saturday nearby, and their motivation was pretty strong to buy,” Mr Petrucelli said.

“They’d seen it on the market, but had their eye on others.”

The deal was finalised later in the day, with the former footballer and his wife “rapt” with the $1.79m sale.

The pair had owned the four-bedroom California bungalow with plenty of period charm since 2002, when records show they paid just $320,000 for it.

Mr Petrucelli said the result just a day after the home had failed at auction had proven the importance of “old school” sales methods, such as getting straight back into the market.

“Good quality homes in great locations are selling, whether it’s on the day or shortly after — and they are selling well,” Mr Petrucelli said.

The home had previously been listed for auction with another agency for October 11, but failed to lock in a result and the listing moved to Jellis Craig.

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