Every time I try on some new clothes, I always have the this would be fitting commentary in my head.2013 - ear drums burst when Juddy ripped out Richmond's hearts
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Every time I try on some new clothes, I always have the this would be fitting commentary in my head.2013 - ear drums burst when Juddy ripped out Richmond's hearts
Ok, here's a post GF story that will blow you to the shizenhouzen.
As I've posted before, I was best mates with Harmesy growing up - went to school and played all of our junior footy together before he headed to Princes Park in '75.
Our families headed to the grand final together with the tix that he'd organised beforehand. So after the game, we had a bbq at the Harmes household to celebrate the win, with many many beers and snags during the course of the night. So at around midnight, here was this larger than life figure staggering down the driveway with the premiership medal and Norm Smith Medal around his neck to join us briefly for the celebrations.
Of course he'd had a squillion beers at that stage - he'd only come back to the house for a change of clothes and inform his Mum he wouldn't be home for a 'few' days. So here I am with him having a quiet beer, and of course had to ask him the obvious question if it was in or was it out. And with so many beers under his belt, he wasn't likely to bullshit to his mate.
So the ol' Bamboo got it from the horse's mouth on the night of grand final, but have never passed it on to anyone.
The legend has to continue as far as I'm concerned....and Eddie can choke on it.
I’m not sure about this one. I still get a laugh when I think about it. In the aftermath of the 1972 GF. Me and a couple of mates are in the car park standing next to the family sedan waiting for my mum to take us home. We’re just watching the world go by and the Richmond players appear taking the short walk from the G to the Punt Rd Oval. You could hear the clip, clop of defeat. Well definitely the most naive of us spies a famous Richmond player and yells out “Flasher”. Me and my other mate look at each other. It was a WTF are you doing moment. Anyway said player drops his kit bag and starts heading in our direction at pace. My mate realising his mistake gathers pace at the same time as the Richmond player takes off with a menacing look on his face. There were still plenty of cars and the weaving in and around the cars reminded me of a Benny Hill sketch. My mate escaped unscathed but it was an important life lesson. Sometimes it’s best to keep thoughts to yourself.
15m back in ‘88 I reckon (though would have seemed like 50m), certainly was in ‘87 against Jimbo.
Edit: 50-metre penalty introduced in 1988!
Aaron freakin’ Lord in ‘94.
Went to the WACA the day we lost to MFC (McGuane/Worsfold incident), numbed out in the members back when the pass got footy access.
I've been to 3 finals, all Carlton vs * with my old man who's an * supporter.
99 prelim - far and away the best game I have been to. I was 8 at the time so I didn't really understand the magnitude of the victory but I still have vivid memories of that glorious day.
00 prelim - unfortunately no one was going to get close to * that year.
11 elimination final - Good day, highlight was juddys speccy in the third. My old man insisted we left pretty soon afterwards
Going to see my 4th final at the age of 32. I'd like to think I'll see more than 4 in the next 32.
Helen casually strolled around the boundary line accompanied by security and walked passed our seats. She was draped in a long cardigan which Starsky pioneered. She looked bemused to me. Maybe she’d had a few. Same look. The fans were booing. Not me. I was focused on the game and a naked lady was no distraction in that environment.I heard that Helen d'Amico was actually in that same car park, over heard the entire thing and was sitting on her plan for 10 years. Just waiting for the right opportunity.
I have a confession to make. I have never watched the 1999 PF.
This is all you need to watch
RPCB (dear friend),….this is an Intervention…I have a confession to make. I have never watched the 1999 PF.
RPCB (dear friend),….this is an Intervention…
We support & love you.
We can’t sit idle and watch you do this to yourself.
Make a commitment, to yourself and to us (your friends), that you will sit & watch Fraser Brown’s tackle, Lance Whitnall’s long bomb (“it’s coming back ….what a goal!”), Murphy’s celebration.
You must sit with it & let it in.
We believe in you!
Please… hush now.I didn’t say I haven’t watched them all 100 times before.
1972 was manna from heaven. Richmond had so many players with punchable heads. I think we finished top. The semi final against Richmond was at VFL Park and the match was drawn. Richmond won the replay easily. Cue a massive dickhead like Sheedy taunting Big Nick and there laid the seeds of what happened in the GF.
The very first game of AFL I ever watched live or on TV was the '99 prelim against Essendon - in an Essendon Corporate Box. I thought it was a funny game played by funny looking runts on both sides- but was quite amused as I watched the hard drinking Essendone supporting suits go from chest puffing confidence to depressed guzzling. Apparently Carlton was suppossed to lose the game or something. I had the window open and sat there enjoying the crowd noise. Never occurred to me to support Carlton let alone become a member - Elliott was a corporate crook.
I did like the Koutafides bloke - thought he had the build and speed of a decent inside centre - he looked like a real footballer. I can remeber laughing at the look of Fletcher and copping a bit of a telling off about from one bloke - don't mind me I said I'm from Sydney -oh he said- sorry mate. I laughed.
A few years later and living in Melbourne I was morally forced to choose a Club to support. Elliott had been axed - I tossed a coin to choose between the two worst teams in the competition at the time- Heads Carlton Tails Melbourne. It came up heads. I've always like the jumper and the colours - but have a soft spot for Melbourne I like their jumper too - very retro red and blue . Have hated Richmond purely because of their colours- in Sydney it was Balmain - famous for winning a grand final against my rabbitohs - by laying down and soaking up time on the clock when they used to keep the clock going even in injury time -fake or otherwise. My rugby Club was Randwick - the galloping greens played there as well - interestingly there is no Club in Melbourne that has red and green or just plain green jumpers. I would have supported any Club with those colours - colour is very important to me. I cant think of any worse combination than B&W prison stripes for example - but any team called 'bombers' well that is beyond sad.
I'm a total AFL nut these days - havent watched a game of either rugby code in years- booooooring.
If not, we can resort to slightly more forceful methods.RPCB (dear friend),….this is an Intervention…
We support & love you.
We can’t sit idle and watch you do this to yourself.
Make a commitment, to yourself and to us (your friends), that you will sit & watch Fraser Brown’s tackle, Lance Whitnall’s long bomb (“it’s coming back ….what a goal!”), Murphy’s celebration.
You must sit with it & let it in.
We believe in you!