Great Performances in a Saints Gurnsey

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#51
He was a bloody legend Spida, he took over from Plugger as my favourite Saints player after he left.

That 1998 game at Subi I posted earlier he gave me a wink and a thumbs up when he kicked that point that got paid a goal, we both knew he'd got away with one . I'd been barracking for him all day and sledging the hell out of his opponents like Ryan Turnball and Ash McIntosh which he appreciated.

He was one of the last old school characters of football, a genuine rockstar.

He was a seriously talented footballer too, I also saw a game later that year at the WACA against Freo where he roved his own ruck tap then spun and sidestepped around a couple of Freo players before drilling a goal from the 50m line.

I don't think I've seen a better ruckman/forward when he was at his peak in 97/98, his broken collarbone in 97 probably cost us a flag.

Spida was the prototype ruck/forward. A killer weapon. Injuries to him and Lazar cost us dearly in 1997.

Laze would come on and Spida would go forward.
 

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Spida was the prototype ruck/forward. A killer weapon. Injuries to him and Lazar cost us dearly in 1997.

Laze would come on and Spida would go forward.
Cost us the ultimate IMO :(
Lazar was great cos he had some real mongrel and didnt mind thowing his weight around , just like the time he welcomed Freo to the AFL by trying to knock out half their team:p
 

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Ill never get tired of watching Lenny slam Dayne Swan into the ground here.
Brilliant tackle.

For a more new performance, watching Jack Steven in the final quarter vs Port this year was like watching a man possessed by the footy gods. Everything he did just blew everyone else out of the way and got him 100sc points for that final quarter alone.
As disappointing as the loss was, seeing the fight in the team coming back from that deficit was amazing to watch in person.
that tackle is equal to anything the best 120kg line backers pull out in the nfl
 
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