Universal Love Down Memory Lane

[Robbo's my hero]

I feel a little embarrassed that I failed to mention Jezza in my rebirth of the Blues post. A clear case of post post syndrome

I've heard a number of stories about Jezza. One involved his name change as a result of our immigration staff. A not totally unbelievable occurrence in Australian migration history. There was no J when he arrived in Australia. Imagine shouting "Esualenko you bewdy". What is Jezza's ethnic background? Most would say Ukranian. Could he be of Belarus descent? Hmmmm The one I like the best is that we pinched him from under the noses of the North Melbourne footy club. North arranged it but we got to the airport first

I think of Jezza as an earlier version of Gary Ablett Snr with a defensive side to his game. It was a joy to see him hover over the turf picking up the loose ball spill and then climb as high as a skyscraper to take a screamer. How many first year players finish third in the Brownlow? It would have been great to have the umpires view of his mercurial feats. 4 premierships, one as playing coach, Carlton's only century goal kicker in 1970 and a B and F playing as a permanent defender.

Jesaulenko you bewdy

 

[ESKIE]

Jezza my all time favourite

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Think Rene Kink may have played in 5!

My wife's cousin married his sister. I can't remember Rene being there. Must have still been sooking about the Grand Final losses

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Think Rene Kink may have played in 5!

Count the Essendon one, it's 6.

'77, '77 replay, '79, '80, '81 and '83.

 

[Blues177]

Count the Essendon one, it's 6.

'77, '77 replay, '79, '80, '81 and '83.

Then he missed the bombers premiership in '84 due to a knee injury !

 

[thylacine60]

Was I dreaming or did he cop a 6 week ban for spitting at/on Jezza?

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Was I dreaming or did he cop a 6 week ban for spitting at/on Jezza?

Indeed.

First 2 minutes, he hocked a golly on Jezza.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Was I dreaming or did he cop a 6 week ban for spitting at/on Jezza?

That's absolutely disgusting.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Couple of minutes later, Ray Shaw marched up, in his long sleeved jumper, and Jezza had him by the throat, and R. Shaw utterly shit his undies.

 

[thylacine60]

That's absolutely disgusting.

 

[Blues177]

I feel a little embarrassed that I failed to mention Jezza in my rebirth of the Blues post. A clear case of post post syndrome

I've heard a number of stories about Jezza. One involved his name change as a result of our immigration staff. A not totally unbelievable occurrence in Australian migration history. There was no J when he arrived in Australia. Imagine shouting "Esualenko you bewdy". What is Jezza's ethnic background? Most would say Ukranian. Could he be of Belarus descent? Hmmmm The one I like the best is that we pinched him from under the noses of the North Melbourne footy club. North arranged it but we got to the airport first

I think of Jezza as an earlier version of Gary Ablett Snr with a defensive side to his game. It was a joy to see him hover over the turf picking up the loose ball spill and then climb as high as a skyscraper to take a screamer. How many first year players finish third in the Brownlow? It would have been great to have the umpires view of his mercurial feats. 4 premierships, one as playing coach, Carlton's only century goal kicker in 1970 and a B and F playing as a permanent defender.

Jesaulenko you bewdy

The great Jezza kicked 6 goals in 11 minutes in one game against Essendon at Princes Park.

The Herald's main footy writer of the 1970's Alf Brown once reported Jezza as having more balance than Brown's cat who could fight 2 cats simultaneously on a swaying paling fence

 

[FootyGeek]

I feel a little embarrassed that I failed to mention Jezza in my rebirth of the Blues post. A clear case of post post syndrome

I've heard a number of stories about Jezza. One involved his name change as a result of our immigration staff. A not totally unbelievable occurrence in Australian migration history. There was no J when he arrived in Australia. Imagine shouting "Esualenko you bewdy". What is Jezza's ethnic background? Most would say Ukranian. Could he be of Belarus descent? Hmmmm The one I like the best is that we pinched him from under the noses of the North Melbourne footy club. North arranged it but we got to the airport first

I think of Jezza as an earlier version of Gary Ablett Snr with a defensive side to his game. It was a joy to see him hover over the turf picking up the loose ball spill and then climb as high as a skyscraper to take a screamer. How many first year players finish third in the Brownlow? It would have been great to have the umpires view of his mercurial feats. 4 premierships, one as playing coach, Carlton's only century goal kicker in 1970 and a B and F playing as a permanent defender.

Jesaulenko you bewdy

Ablett was a forward freak, no-one even close.

But there are two paths to football forward and back.

Ablett could never have done what Jezza did in the back half.

Jezza was given the 'worm' nickname fairly early on by commentators which he was not happy with and it faded away. But in reality it was a good description because he would literally wriggle through congestion with the greatest of ease. Only other player with comparable ground skills was Baldock.

 

[Dramoth]

That's absolutely disgusting.

Filth player... what do you expect

 

[Dramoth]

I feel a little embarrassed that I failed to mention Jezza in my rebirth of the Blues post. A clear case of post post syndrome

I've heard a number of stories about Jezza. One involved his name change as a result of our immigration staff. A not totally unbelievable occurrence in Australian migration history. There was no J when he arrived in Australia. Imagine shouting "Esualenko you bewdy". What is Jezza's ethnic background? Most would say Ukranian. Could he be of Belarus descent? Hmmmm The one I like the best is that we pinched him from under the noses of the North Melbourne footy club. North arranged it but we got to the airport first

I think of Jezza as an earlier version of Gary Ablett Snr with a defensive side to his game. It was a joy to see him hover over the turf picking up the loose ball spill and then climb as high as a skyscraper to take a screamer. How many first year players finish third in the Brownlow? It would have been great to have the umpires view of his mercurial feats. 4 premierships, one as playing coach, Carlton's only century goal kicker in 1970 and a B and F playing as a permanent defender.

Jesaulenko you bewdy

I seem the remember one time he collected the ball as it was in mid ball drop onto an opposition player boot... when I say that Jeppy shark a couple of years back that had a couple of the GC17 guys going "what the" reminded me of that incident.

While a lot of people compare him to gablett 1... I would say that he was a very good utility player and was a precursor to Kouta as the perfect AFL/VFL player. The stuff he could do to take a game by the throat and rip it out was awe inspiring.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

My formative years were spent deep in enemy territory. The influence of Windy Hill hung over Glenroy like a pair of unwashed footy socks. They were your neighbours, your schoolmates, strangers in the street. They were everywhere!

The people who knew nothing about football barracked for the Bombers. It was like Dante's Inferno.

But things started to turn.

Flags in 62 and 65 and then a miserable two decades followed

I knew it was coming as sales of the 'Sporting Globe' plummeted. We shared success together for a few brief seasons and Saturday nights were spent reading the 'Sporting Globe'. For those not familiar, it was printed on pink paper and covered every sport under the sun (not 'The Sun', a morning paper in Melbourne at this time, which later combined with the evening Melbourne daily 'The Herald' to form 'The Herald Sun. Enough of the history lesson). When the Bombers won you had to dash to the newsagent to fight for a copy of 'The Sporting Globe'. When they lost you could take your time. Stop for fish and chip takeaway, meander across Wheatsheaf Road to the newsagent and pick up your copy of the paper as the stack was still three feet high.

I'm not sure how long the Globe survived. I can still see the front page of the 1972 Grand Final edition with the photo of Big Nick marking in front of a hapless Ray Boyanich. In enormous font the headline read 'ROYAL BLUES'

 

[thylacine60]

Loved the pink Sporting Globe. Match reports actually described the play leading up to each goal. Amazing stuff.

 

[ESKIE]

Robbo you just keep walking me down memory lane...

I love it...thank you

Your stories are wonderful

 

[AceAndy]

I knew it was coming as sales of the 'Sporting Globe' plummeted. We shared success together for a few brief seasons and Saturday nights were spent reading the 'Sporting Globe'. For those not familiar, it was printed on pink paper and covered every sport under the sun (not 'The Sun', a morning paper in Melbourne at this time, which later combined with the evening Melbourne daily 'The Herald' to form 'The Herald Sun. Enough of the history lesson). When the Bombers won you had to dash to the newsagent to fight for a copy of 'The Sporting Globe'. When they lost you could take your time. Stop for fish and chip takeaway, meander across Wheatsheaf Road to the newsagent and pick up your copy of the paper as the stack was still three feet high.

I'm not sure how long the Globe survived. I can still see the front page of the 1972 Grand Final edition with the photo of Big Nick marking in front of a hapless Ray Boyanich. In enormous font the headline read 'ROYAL BLUES'

Great memories of The Sporting Globe here Robbo's my hero , I recall religiously going to the newsagent every Sunday morning to pick up my copy. The lift out with the match coverage was fantastic, I recall there was description for each quarter of every match. Of course this was in the days where there were six Saturday matches.

Not sure how long The Sporting Globe survived and it may have been around till the late seventies?? Perhaps some posters of my vintage may be able to recall how long the pink paper survived.

 

[ESKIE]

 

[mediumsizered]

Great memories of The Sporting Globe here Robbo's my hero , I recall religiously going to the newsagent every Sunday morning to pick up my copy. The lift out with the match coverage was fantastic, I recall there was description for each quarter of every match. Of course this was in the days where there were six Saturday matches.

Not sure how long The Sporting Globe survived and it may have been around till the late seventies?? Perhaps some posters of my vintage may be able to recall how long the pink paper survived.

I was buying it in the late '70s, but I think it wasn't long after this it was merged into the Sunday Press.

I must admit I used to also buy it during the cricket season to get all the District Cricket scores.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

I was buying it in the late '70s, but I think it wasn't long after this it was merged into the Sunday Press.

I must admit I used to also buy it during the cricket season to get all the District Cricket scores.

I love the reference to the cricket season. Life was simpler then. Test cricket, Sheffield Shield and District cricket. If you followed the Blues it was natural to take an interest in the Carlton Cricket Club. I remember Barney Jones, father of Dean, played for and coached Carlton. John Scholes, a legend of District cricket, played for Carlton. I know at one stage there was an honour board in the bar of the Gardiner Stand and I'm pretty sure Bill Woodfull, a legend of Australian cricket, played for Carlton. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[mediumsizered]

I love the reference to the cricket season. Life was simpler then. Test cricket, Sheffield Shield and District cricket. If you followed the Blues it was natural to take an interest in the Carlton Cricket Club. I remember Barney Jones, father of Dean, played for and coached Carlton. John Scholes, a legend of District cricket, played for Carlton. I know at one stage there was an honour board in the bar of the Gardiner Stand and I'm pretty sure Bill Woodfull, a legend of Australian cricket, played for Carlton. Thanks for reminding me.

Stacky came across to Captain-Coach Carlton at one stage, John Snow had a season with the club as well. Unfortunately the Carlton Cricket Club didn't enjoy the same success in the '70s as its football counterpart.

 

[thylacine60]

Scholes must have some sort of runs record somewhere. Played forever for Carlton.

 

[Sharks On A Plane]

My formative years were spent deep in enemy territory. The influence of Windy Hill hung over Glenroy like a pair of unwashed footy socks. They were your neighbours, your schoolmates, strangers in the street. They were everywhere!

The people who knew nothing about football barracked for the Bombers. It was like Dante's Inferno.

But things started to turn.

Flags in 62 and 65 and then a miserable two decades followed

I knew it was coming as sales of the 'Sporting Globe' plummeted. We shared success together for a few brief seasons and Saturday nights were spent reading the 'Sporting Globe'. For those not familiar, it was printed on pink paper and covered every sport under the sun (not 'The Sun', a morning paper in Melbourne at this time, which later combined with the evening Melbourne daily 'The Herald' to form 'The Herald Sun. Enough of the history lesson). When the Bombers won you had to dash to the newsagent to fight for a copy of 'The Sporting Globe'. When they lost you could take your time. Stop for fish and chip takeaway, meander across Wheatsheaf Road to the newsagent and pick up your copy of the paper as the stack was still three feet high.

I'm not sure how long the Globe survived. I can still see the front page of the 1972 Grand Final edition with the photo of Big Nick marking in front of a hapless Ray Boyanich. In enormous font the headline read 'ROYAL BLUES'

I love your writing style. Off-beat and conversational, yet so evocative of another time (even if I wasn't around to see any of it).

Nostalgia FTW.

Thank you!

 

[Blues177]

Robbo you just keep walking me down memory lane...

I love it...thank you

Your stories are wonderful

I agree. Robbo's posts makes the offseason enjoyable in the bigfooty world !