Universal Love Down Memory Lane

[Just Kreuzing]

Saw him one day kicking out - went straight into the player on the mark who kicked it back over his head. Might have been Waverley. I said (screamed) to dad we had to play him forward, his mistakes were less costly there.

Thats how I remember it also Thy.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Funny how much things have changes. I remember when I was a kid we would sit in the Pratt Stand and the around the groundsmen all sat in seats at the back of the stands and gave the score updates. Funny stuff!

Tells ya' one thing at PP, we had the quickest scoreboard operators in the land, pre electric age.

Jimmy Buckley, Sellars and Co. probably had them teed up to see how they were doing on the quaddy.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Tells ya' one thing at PP, we had the quickest scoreboard operators in the land, pre electric age.

Jimmy Buckley, Sellars and Co. probably had them teed up to see how they were doing on the quaddy.

They were that quick sometimes the board had changed before the goal went through particularly in some of those 10 goal premiership 3rd quarters in the 80's!

 

[BlueBelle]

I was a huge Beasy fan!!

Same! I thought he was cute lol

 

[BlueBelle]

Adam Pickering

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Same! I thought he was cute lol

I still have a Callan Beasey fridge magnet if you would like it??

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Tells ya' one thing at PP, we had the quickest scoreboard operators in the land, pre electric age.

Jimmy Buckley, Sellars and Co. probably had them teed up to see how they were doing on the quaddy.

Remember the 'whistler' during those big third quarters, he would start as the ball came off the boot right until it sailed through for a major! Magic days.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

They were that quick sometimes the board had changed before the goal went through particularly in some of those 10 goal premiership 3rd quarters in the 80's!

Premiership quarters.......

That bloke on the Press Box wing would start whistling, and you knew we were on!!!!

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Rhys absolutely owned Dermie in the 87 grand final (even after Dermie changed his boots at half time).

Was instrumental in our victory that day winning the Norm Smith medal, always seemed to have more time then most.

 

[thylacine60]

They were that quick sometimes the board had changed before the goal went through particularly in some of those 10 goal premiership 3rd quarters in the 80's!

Then that black and sepia monstrosity went up and you couldn't read a thing. I never understood a word over the PA in 20 years either.

 

[BlueBelle]

Not Longmuire. The fella who was traded to Richmond so walked in front of a tram. Can't remember his name though.

Pickering looks like a regular bloke who just happened to have a voucher for a glamour shoot that was just about to expire and thought 'f*ck it', I'm gonna use this... but in a tasteful way'.

Graham Polak?

Looks like Longmuir's brother too!

 

[thylacine60]

Rhys absolutely owned Dermie in the 87 grand final (even after Dermie changed his boots at half time).

Was instrumental in our victory that day winning the Norm Smith medal, always seemed to have more time then most.

Smashed Derm and won the Norm. Walls said that day when he heard it was going to be 30 degrees he knew we had it won.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Smashed Derm and won the Norm. Walls said that day when he heard it was going to be 30 degrees he knew we had it won.

Yep, Tuck wore short sleeves and maybe Naley did as well instead of his long sleeves rolled up half way.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Remember the 'whistler' during those big third quarters, he would start as the ball came off the boot right until it sailed through for a major! Magic days.

There's an old story about Greg Wells, the gun we pinched from Melbourne, anyhoo he's only been there for 10 minutes it's half time, we're 6 goals down, and he's shitting himself.

Apparently, 19 year old Kenny Sheldon, says something like We'll be right, then out we go, smash on 10 before 3qt, and have it sewn up.

The self-belief those blokes had.............

 

[BlueBelle]

Thats how I remember it also Thy.

He did it on the 50 going for goal too!

 

[BlueBelle]

I still have a Callan Beasey fridge magnet if you would like it??

Haha, I'll survive but thanks anyway!

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Had to have the Fro in here.....

 

[thylacine60]

Yep, Tuck wore short sleeves and maybe Naley did as well instead of his long sleeves rolled up half way.

Still no need for Harry to break his nose.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

New Best Thread Ever!

A bit of Stan Gilday Sparkle Dust..............

 

[Just Kreuzing]

He did it on the 50 going for goal too!

That doesn't surprise BG, seem to remember it happening more then once for some reason.

 

[mediumsizered]

Premiership quarters.......

I remember a 3rd quarter against Hawthorn in '82 at Princes Park. 8 goals in the first 11 minutes of the quarter put the game to bed (Ashman got 3 of them). Of course later in the year we followed this up with an 11 goal 3rd quarter against the Hawks in the QF (Harmes kicked 4 of them, including an absolute gem from the right hand forward pocket at the Punt Rd end of the MCG).

 

[mediumsizered]

New Best Thread Ever!

A bit of Stan Gilday Sparkle Dust..............

Good old Stan Gilday. He went to Williamstown after failing to make it at Carlton & kicked 6 goals on debut.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Still no need for Harry to break his nose.

But there was certainly a need for the Dom to give Dipper a little tickle across the beak.....

 

[thylacine60]

Why didn't Frosty Miller ever get a VFL gig? Did he try out with anyone?

 

[Stig O'Hara]

I remember a 3rd quarter against Hawthorn in '82 at Princes Park. 8 goals in the first 11 minutes of the quarter put the game to bed (Ashman got 3 of them). Of course later in the year we followed this up with an 11 goal 3rd quarter against the Hawks in the QF (Harmes kicked 4 of them, including an absolute gem from the right hand forward pocket at the Punt Rd end of the MCG).

That million dollar year, '82, pretty sure we put on 12 in the first quarter v Sydney, was the game when Carter leant against the post.