Sinn
21 Dec 2004, 16:32
From: Southernfootball.com.au (http://www.southernfootball.com.au)
HOBART has played in 17 grand finals in 60 years, 10 of which produced premierships.
On top of that its playing and coaching ranks have included nearly 30 with VFL-AFL experience, a number of them household names.
Names such as Ian Stewart, Peter and Paul Hudson, Paul Sproule, Mathew Armstrong, Jamie Shanahan, Scott Clayton and Alastair Lynch.
That's pretty impressive for a working man's club which never enjoyed the profile or the financial support of clubs like Glenorchy, North Hobart and Clarence.
But what Hobart has long had that other clubs haven't is its own pub to help generate income -- the Brisbane or, as it's now known, Ye Olde Commodore Inn.
And it was there yesterday that up to 300 past and present players, officials and fans celebrated the one-time Tigers' 60th anniversary.
Two of the the club's diehards, four-time premiership coach and player Mal Pascoe and Noel Gray, did an On the Couch-style overview of Hobart's most memorable days, which was filmed for posterity.
And they agreed that two premierships stood out, 1963 and 1973.
``Those grand finals gave us the most pleasure because they were both against Sandy Bay, who were at almost unbackable odds to beat us,'' Pascoe said.
The greatest upset was in '73 when Hobart, under Alan Appleton, scraped into the final four after getting no closer to the Seagulls than 60 points in their four previous meetings.
Despite Hobart's recent decision to wear the colours and use the nickname of the Brisbane Lions, he said there was enough dissent among supporters to say ``that isn't yet a done deal''.
By: DAVID STOCKDALE
HOBART has played in 17 grand finals in 60 years, 10 of which produced premierships.
On top of that its playing and coaching ranks have included nearly 30 with VFL-AFL experience, a number of them household names.
Names such as Ian Stewart, Peter and Paul Hudson, Paul Sproule, Mathew Armstrong, Jamie Shanahan, Scott Clayton and Alastair Lynch.
That's pretty impressive for a working man's club which never enjoyed the profile or the financial support of clubs like Glenorchy, North Hobart and Clarence.
But what Hobart has long had that other clubs haven't is its own pub to help generate income -- the Brisbane or, as it's now known, Ye Olde Commodore Inn.
And it was there yesterday that up to 300 past and present players, officials and fans celebrated the one-time Tigers' 60th anniversary.
Two of the the club's diehards, four-time premiership coach and player Mal Pascoe and Noel Gray, did an On the Couch-style overview of Hobart's most memorable days, which was filmed for posterity.
And they agreed that two premierships stood out, 1963 and 1973.
``Those grand finals gave us the most pleasure because they were both against Sandy Bay, who were at almost unbackable odds to beat us,'' Pascoe said.
The greatest upset was in '73 when Hobart, under Alan Appleton, scraped into the final four after getting no closer to the Seagulls than 60 points in their four previous meetings.
Despite Hobart's recent decision to wear the colours and use the nickname of the Brisbane Lions, he said there was enough dissent among supporters to say ``that isn't yet a done deal''.
By: DAVID STOCKDALE