You might be right actually.....because now that i think about it more it might have been in a reserves game with Turner. There was a season where he did get dropped, perhaps '82 or '83 when we weren't playing that well. It could have been the match in 1980 where Ronnie kicked it. I guess old age catches up with the memories a bit.
Do you remember Glen Middlemiss - boy did he have some dirt in him
Middlemiss was like Ablett Snr in one aspect - in that he would the grab the ball and with one hand/arm hold it to his chest - and with the other free arm crunch some poor bloke with an elbow
A game at Coll - Middlemiss was playing FF for the Cats - got the ball - held it to his chest with his left arm - and with his right elbow absolutely crunched Wearmouth
Poor old Ronnie - he did get the free kick - plus a blood nose .