Universal Love Classic Carlton Games

[Stefchook]

I know it was mentioned earlier in the thread. But just watched the 2011 Elimination Final against Essendon. Very, very enjoyable belting. Man, we had some pace on our list back then. 3 amigos (Betts, Garlett, Yarran), Walker, Murphy, Judd, Russell, Armfield, Joseph, Lucas. Plus some pretty nimble talls in Jamison, Waite and Setanta.

And I'd forgotten about Essendon's diabolically irritating small forwards of More-frees, Alwyn Davey, Reimers and Leroy Jetta.

 

[Stefchook]

Also enjoyed watching the Round 15 belting against Richmond from the same year.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

live Recall or just replay ?

Just replay I hope.

 

[footyfan1978]

Just replay I hope.

It is. Got fox footy on kayo now and seen it is just a replay. The Dogs and tiggies game is only live recall today.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Round 12 1995. Carlton v Geelong on Foxtel tomorrow starting at 3.30pm.

Grouse.

 

[ESKIE]

The Buzz in microscopic shorts

 

[ESKIE]

Doull and Fitzy killing it

 

[ESKIE]

Dominator !

 

[ESKIE]

The veins in Parkins neck are starting to Balloon

 

[ESKIE]

Cool Doull

 

[Love the Drake]

Carlton v Geelong Round 12, 1995. Foxtel this afternoon. Observations:

• Geelong were an extremely talented team
• Ablett - GOAT
• Umpire Goldspink loved to antagonise wherever possible. Seemed to thrive on crowd/player reactions when not paying obvious frees. Gave way too many lectures to players
• Ratten- tough. Gun
• Fraser Brown - tough. Gun
• Bradley - jet
• Harry madden - underrated. Brilliant ruckman
• Peter Dean - tough. Uncompromising
• Diesel - amazing footy smarts and skills (both sides)
• Sticks - great mark. Jekyll & Hyde kicking.
  Mil Hanna - lacked footy smarts

 

[thylacine60]

Fact 1: Umpires continually criticised even a generation later
Fact 2: Best team wins premiership
Fact 3: Umpires must improve so that..........oh wait...........

 

[agro]

Goldspink was (is) an idiot.

 

[thylacine60]

you are

 

[norway blue]

With the cost cutting how many umpires will there be. ? Make them a kick behind play I reckon and pay the obvious . Too many rules and tiggy touch woods. Can’t wait to see The Navy Blues run out .


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[Accidental genius]

With the cost cutting how many umpires will there be. ? Make them a kick behind play I reckon and pay the obvious . Too many rules and tiggy touch woods. Can’t wait to see The Navy Blues run out .


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NRL trying to reduce down 1 umpire but they are challenging via unions.

AFL can’t reduce imo, the pitch is just too large and too many players.

 

[Love the Drake]

Fact 1: Umpires continually criticised even a generation later
Fact 2: Best team wins premiership
Fact 3: Umpires must improve so that..........oh wait...........

I don’t have an issue with umpires in general Thy. Just those that love the limelight like Razor Ray (early days) and Goldspink. His lecturing of players were infuriating to the the point I was “losing it!!!” Every time he did it.
You don’t notice the good umpires..

 

[norway blue]

NRL trying to reduce down 1 umpire but they are challenging via unions.

AFL can’t reduce imo, the pitch is just too large and too many players.

Fair enough.


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[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Just on Whitehead a rippling young player who could have been a top line player, apparently he hurt his foot pretty badly in 96/97 and was given ongoing injections by the medicos in his foot to keep playing which caused ruptured tendons nerve damage and bone fragments that ultimately ended a very promising career, a real shame..

 

[Accidental genius]

Fair enough.


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I think afl games have 8 (edit 9) umpires... 1 behind each goal line, 1 on each quarter of the boundary and 2 (edit: 3) field umpires?

 

[Port Adel Proud]

Carlton v Geelong Round 12, 1995. Foxtel this afternoon. Observations:

• Geelong were an extremely talented team
• Ablett - GOAT
• Umpire Goldspink loved to antagonise wherever possible. Seemed to thrive on crowd/player reactions when not paying obvious frees. Gave way too many lectures to players
• Ratten- tough. Gun
• Fraser Brown - tough. Gun
• Bradley - jet
• Harry madden - underrated. Brilliant ruckman
• Peter Dean - tough. Uncompromising
• Diesel - amazing footy smarts and skills (both sides)
• Sticks - great mark. Jekyll & Hyde kicking.
  Mil Hanna - lacked footy smarts

One more observation if I may: what a pleasure to see football played at a packed suburban ground. Atmosphere not reproduceable.

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

re diesel, legend has it wes lofts gave him the tiptoe........

In the words of Cher..
‘If i could turn back time’
Like hawthorn not holding on to Ablett, what could have been...
Actually glad they didn’t they would have been more unbearable winning everything

 

[Accidental genius]

In the words of Cher..
‘If i could turn back time’
Like hawthorn not holding on to Ablett, what could have been...
Actually glad they didn’t they would have been more unbearable winning everything

Did not know that. Would be interesting to know why they let go of Ablett.

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Did not know that. Would be interesting to know why they let go of Ablett.

Hawthorn recruited him in 1982 but couldn’t adjust to the city life so went back to Myrtleford then Geelong recruited him in 1984...

 

[footyfan1978]

So they got Greg Williams on a platter from us, Ablett from Hawks and still got nowhere in the 80's..
Incredible.