Universal Love Down Memory Lane

[BigFrizz36]

I was born in Corryong. We lived on a share farm in Cudgewa.

My wife's family have a farm at biggara which is out the other side of corryong. I'm in wodonga but do a bit of work up there on a regular basis. Beautiful but remote.

 

[thylacine60]

It's God's own country no doubt, Frizzer......

 

[footyfan1978]

Hunt down a copy of the book 'The Bloodbath'. It gives a very good background of that season (& prior seasons), culminating in a detailed narrative of the Grand Final.

Excelklent. Thanks heaps for the suggestion. Will do that in coming week. Might try the State Library on Friday.

 

[BigFrizz36]

It's God's own country no doubt, Frizzer......

Way off topic but the local footy is struggling big time up there. No reserves or juniors this year and the feeling is that this is probably the last year coming up and from there it's either merge and go into tallangatta league or fold. However corryong and federals are in the process of getting brand new rooms.

 

[thylacine60]

Excelklent. Thanks heaps for the suggestion. Will do that in coming week. Might try the State Library on Friday.

looked at a couple of depositories, no copies available........

 

[footyfan1978]

looked at a couple of depositories, no copies available........

Rub it in my face, why don't you...

 

[thylacine60]

thought I was helping ya pillock........now you at least know what to look for..........

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Was doing some spring cleaning recently and found some things I forgot I had.

1. David Rhys Jones boots from the 1987 GF.
2. Signed footy from all of the 1995 team.
3. The 'You Be The Judge' framed image of Harmes knocking the ball back in the 1979 GF. It is signed, I won it in the Social Club many years ago.

Off to eBay!

 

[thylacine60]

beats me why you'd be selling that stuff.........

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

beats me why you'd be selling that stuff.........

Just distant memories now. I have also thought of donating the boots to the club for that museum thing they have near the cafe.

 

[footyfan1978]

thought I was helping ya pillock........now you at least know what to look for..........

This pillock did enjoy seeing the elusive book. 500 to 1 odds of actually seeing it and reading it ?...lol

 

[8inmylife]

I do like your username. Same for me.
Lets get excited about 2020. Bounce the ball FFS.

Hoping to have to change my user name soon.


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[thylacine60]

Hoping to have to change my user name soon.


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you disgust me........so jealous.........

 

[BigFrizz36]

It's God's own country no doubt, Frizzer......

Seems to be under threat from a fire as we speak. Walwa, cudgewa etc.

 

[thylacine60]

the bush around there...........you're in a giant gas-ring...........

 

[footyfan1978]

Hoping to have to change my user name soon.


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it will be 11inmylife b4 u know it

 

[8inmylife]

you disgust me........so jealous.........

Easy does it. I’m old and vulnerable.


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[BigFrizz36]

the bush around there...........you're in a giant gas-ring...........

Hearing bad things about the fires up there. Cudgewa badly impacted and corryong under thteat. Fingers crossed for all involved.

 

[Coona Blues]

Hearing bad things about the fires up there. Cudgewa badly impacted and corryong under thteat. Fingers crossed for all involved.

Family from Walwa forced to evac last night. Certainly under serious threat.

 

[ferrisb]

Bob Chitty was the sort of bloke that could play Ned Kelly in a feature film and play a game the week after chopping off a finger at work.

If I got a paper cut, I wouldn't post on here for an hour!

Well, I would probably download some kind of dictation software, but you get my point....

 

[thylacine60]

anyone else worried our most recent ultimate success pretty much qualifies for this thread now?

 

[footyfan1978]

It has for some time already Thy... sadly..
Still, man are we going to savour the next one so much more because none of us experienced ultimate success this far apart.

 

[thylacine60]

has to be the longest drought in the club's history..........inb4 msr gives me months and weeks............

 

[footyfan1978]

has to be the longest drought in the club's history..........inb4 msr gives me months and weeks............

1887 to 1906... 19 years..
1915 to 1938.. 23 years...
1947 to 1968...21 years...
1995 to 2022.. 27 years...
Yep!!!

 

[thylacine60]

**** - that's borderline richmond ineptness..........