Noel Mugavin
15 Jul 2001, 06:08
my best fitzroy home and away game ever was against collingwood in 1993. (even more enjoyable than record score day)
7 goals to 1 in the first quarter. heaps of magpie supporters about, so once we were fully lubed up by about the 15 min mark of the first quarter, the spray they received was truly the most enjoyable tirade that has been produced. we were rolling around in the rain laughing as dunstan slotted through the seventh for the quarter. (listen to mckenna's commentary as he gives the boy a wrap on his kicking, and dunstan proceeds to do pete's commentary justice and slot a tight one through, right over our heads. delightful....) lynchberg at full forward was a powerhouse, sending a chill down my spine like i hadn't felt since days at the junction when you wondered just how many bernard francis was going to kick each saturday against the opposition that day..
anyway, the pies supporters were ropable, hence as the game progressed, to their credit, the maggies clawed their way back and got within a kick or so in the last. this even despite the one fisted salutes from dundas (nara). pies supporters were all over us like a rash, as they now merely needed a goal to get in front in the dying, minutes of the last quarter.
i remember it vividly to this day, the pies came out of half back line, handball towards a running mark fraser however it dropped short, pounced on by gunga, and he slotted it down a leading lynchberg's throat. 45 out on the angle, and she sailed through post height.
collingwood beanie covered mullets headed for the gates, as we gave them a bit of final curry on the way out.
what a game. all aboard the dennis commetti emotional rollercoaster.
7 goals to 1 in the first quarter. heaps of magpie supporters about, so once we were fully lubed up by about the 15 min mark of the first quarter, the spray they received was truly the most enjoyable tirade that has been produced. we were rolling around in the rain laughing as dunstan slotted through the seventh for the quarter. (listen to mckenna's commentary as he gives the boy a wrap on his kicking, and dunstan proceeds to do pete's commentary justice and slot a tight one through, right over our heads. delightful....) lynchberg at full forward was a powerhouse, sending a chill down my spine like i hadn't felt since days at the junction when you wondered just how many bernard francis was going to kick each saturday against the opposition that day..
anyway, the pies supporters were ropable, hence as the game progressed, to their credit, the maggies clawed their way back and got within a kick or so in the last. this even despite the one fisted salutes from dundas (nara). pies supporters were all over us like a rash, as they now merely needed a goal to get in front in the dying, minutes of the last quarter.
i remember it vividly to this day, the pies came out of half back line, handball towards a running mark fraser however it dropped short, pounced on by gunga, and he slotted it down a leading lynchberg's throat. 45 out on the angle, and she sailed through post height.
collingwood beanie covered mullets headed for the gates, as we gave them a bit of final curry on the way out.
what a game. all aboard the dennis commetti emotional rollercoaster.