Great Roys commentaries VIII: Tigers eaten alive

[Mr Ripper]

Date: 25.7.81
Venue: MCG
Opponent: Richmond
Time: 27 mins; final quarter

Peter: "16.18 to 16.14; 114 plays 110 on Seven's Big League...the difference 4 points as the ball comes back into play; time running out for Fitzroy...high flyer at the back, not paid the mark, that was Tempany...taken by Raines...long shot for goal...in towards the square...at the back is Roach again...once more it's through for a behind...to take the Tigers now to 16.19.115; Fitzroy 16.14.110...27 minutes have gone in the final quarter...Carlson in front; waits for the crumbs; doesn't come his way; it goes to Parish...Serafini...Serafini at centre field...handball over the top to McMahon...can he make it another one for Rich...for the Ti...for er the Lions? He's done it! Oh, the goal umpire's been flattened! Did he see it? Yes, a goal! Five goals to David McMahon!"

Lou: "I tell ya what, if he hadda put up a point there, they hadda slaughtered 'im! heh heh heh!"

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[IAMDASH]

Was this the game where Ron Alexander kept belting the ball out of bounds as time ran out on the great suothern side stand of the ground. I can also remember a game against the termites in the early eighties when Gary Wilson poleaxed Jimmy Jess. My memory also tells me that Mick Conlan was knocked out by Malthouse in this era? Any ideas?

 

[Olmy]

hah! The "termites"! That's a bloody ripper!

 

[Fat Pizza]

Wilson's bump on the Ghost was a classic. It was a real role reversal.

Conlan wasn't knocked out, but did have his jaw broken by Mad Micky Malthouse.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Yeah, the Wilson/Jess and Malthouse/Conlan incidents were on the Queen's Birthday, 1982. I think the evil BT may have had something of a field day that game.

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