Universal Love Down Memory Lane

[thylacine60]

Think Fraser Murphy was from Geelong West. Pretty sure.......

 

[mediumsizered]

Old Man Goss ruled with an Iron Pipe.

That would explain why his sons were thugs, particularly Paul & Kevin.

 

[mediumsizered]

Enjoy this BigCountryBlue....Who was the number 35 in the first clip, Lenaghan??

Looks like Denis Lenaghan.

 

[gab213]

Tim Rienets, Adrian Bassett, and Mark Porter all came from Coburg, the first two in the early 90's( pretty sure they played in Coburg's back to back flags in 88/89) and Porter was after 95 i think.

 

[gab213]

Is that Box Hill?

yep

 

[thylacine60]

that's no fun

 

[gab213]

that's no fun

lol sorry but it got my interest, remember looking at this years ago and being amazed at how many clubs had been involved along the way.

Deleted the post so as to not spoil your fun Might put it back up when everyone's done trying to remember

 

[thylacine60]

seems every second suburb had a team at one time or another

 

[Stig O'Hara]

seems every second suburb had a team at one time or another

You didn't have a Sunday Side?????

 

[thylacine60]

Maybe Dandy for Frosty, Port for Cooky, Coburg for that little thug Cleary.

 

[Neese]

Tim Rienets, Adrian Bassett, and Mark Porter all came from Coburg, the first two in the early 90's( pretty sure they played in Coburg's back to back flags in 88/89) and Porter was after 95 i think.

I am still pissed off that we traded Porter for McKernan

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Tim Rienets, Adrian Bassett, and Mark Porter all came from Coburg, the first two in the early 90's( pretty sure they played in Coburg's back to back flags in 88/89) and Porter was after 95 i think.

did we also pick up Mark Majersak (???) from the VFA??

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

I reckon Tim Reinerts and Simon Verbeek may have come straight from the VFA to Carlton in the mid to late 80's..

Yep and also Bassett.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

You didn't have a Sunday Side?????

Coburg in division one and Prahran in division two. I probably have that wrong but I am sure Prahran were division two??

 

[Just Kreuzing]

did we also pick up Mark Majersak (???) from the VFA??

St Marks/Fawkner according to Blueseum.

Also states he was part of our little league team 1979.

 

[AceAndy]

Coburg in division one and Prahran in division two. I probably have that wrong but I am sure Prahran were division two??

Did we get Wayne Johnston from Prahran ? I have a recollection that whoever he played for in the VFA he won a flag in 78 before crossing to Carlton in 79 so in five years had played in 4 premierships. Pretty good strike rate.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Yes Johnno played for the Two Blues.

 

[Ellas Ellas]

Tim Rienets, Adrian Bassett, and Mark Porter all came from Coburg, the first two in the early 90's( pretty sure they played in Coburg's back to back flags in 88/89) and Porter was after 95 i think.

Rienets #36 had thighs the size of tree trunks! Bassett was unlucky with injury but could play IMO.

 

[Blues177]

Used to love the games on 10 on Sundays during the 70's.

My lot was Dandenong, Frosty Miller at FF, big Eddie Melai in the ruck, Ray Orchard on the ball, and David Droscher running FB. They used to have wars against Port, with Freddy Cook, any one of those Goss arseholes, and Boby Profitt at full back.

Here are highlights of the 1971 VFA grand final between Dandenong and Preston played at the Junction oval. Dandenong won.
David Dickson played for Preston in this game and then played in Carlton's grand final win the following year in '72.
Bert Thornley who was replaced at half time by Ted Hopkins in the '70 grand final also played for Preston in this game.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

VFA on Channel 0 after World of Sport. Phil Gibbs headed the commentary team and the football was wild and very fast. Best of all it was live so the thrill of uncertainty was evident. I'd be in front of the black and white TV glued to the action while the smell of the Sunday roast chicken and veggies wafted into the loungeroom. I miss the good old days when Saturday and Sunday knew there place.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Frosty............starts games.



Classic VFA.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Rienets #36 had thighs the size of tree trunks! Bassett was unlucky with injury but could play IMO.

I gotta say, I do not recall Reinerts having thighs like tree trunks, from memory he was a lightly framed Kenny Hunter type build??

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Frosty............starts games.



Classic VFA.

Wow there is a name from the past, Harold Martin. When I was around 20 years old some mates of mine were pretty handy footballers and were on AFL lists. None of them made it but they made their way to Reservoir Lakeside to play in the Diamond Valley League. Harold Martin came across as coach for a couple of years and he was a real man's man. Tough as nails and really liked his football played that way. I remember him telling the boys after a big away win against Lalor to go out and party hard, have a few beers and if you are lucky you may even get a root! Classy stuff from the super coach!

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

VFA on Channel 0 after World of Sport. Phil Gibbs headed the commentary team and the football was wild and very fast. Best of all it was live so the thrill of uncertainty was evident. I'd be in front of the black and white TV glued to the action while the smell of the Sunday roast chicken and veggies wafted into the loungeroom. I miss the good old days when Saturday and Sunday knew there place.

I still vaguely remember the theme song for it on the Sunday coverage....

'It's Sunday, it's Sunday, it's Sunday for the VFA!!!!'

 

[Keyza]

Here are highlights of the 1971 VFA grand final between Dandenong and Preston played at the Junction oval. Dandenong won.
David Dickson played for Preston in this game and then played in Carlton's grand final win the following year in '72.
Bert Thornley who was replaced at half time by Ted Hopkins in the '70 grand final also played for Preston in this game.

I remember that game well. I am/was a Preston supporter, my dad played for them in the 1950's. From memory Dandenong got a BS free kick in front of goal before the game had even started and they won by a goal. Preston appealed the result which of course they dismissed.