Let's talk Ports! Part 3

[Portology]

This was weird because later in the 1978 season Faletic joined Port.

Did he play for us against Torrens in the 1978 elimination final? I recall us belting them in front of a big crowd, that would have added spice to the mix.


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[Ford Fairlane]

Did he play for us against Torrens in the 1978 elimination final? I recall us belting them in front of a big crowd, that would have added spice to the mix.


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He would have. We belted them by 90 odd as I recall.

Matt Rendell was the young ruck tyro for Torrens.

Ian Jackman who had been at Port for a few seasons after joining from South shifted to Torrens that year. Had a really good season but Bruce Light might have rendered him a non-factor in the final.

 

[edgie]

Amon 77 and duursma 79!!! Ripped off

Amon ripped off, X about right so far

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[VineValerian]

Bit of a random Port/SANFL question from 80s..

..just been reading on a Facebook page some comments from some South Adelaide people (including ex South players), re the Andrew Obst/Brenton Honor incident from circa late 80s.

I was a teenager in 80s and I do recall it happening, but wasn't at the game, nor can I recall seeing footage (although I probably did see it).

What I'm wondering about is, does anyone have any further info to put the incident into perspective?

Eg. Was it a case of Obst reacting to being tagged all day? (similar to Aish retaliating to Bradley Ryan a few years earlier)...was it payback for an earlier incident?...was it simply a brain-snap?

My reason for asking is, that Obst was one of my favourite players, and it just seemed (to me) to be so out of character.

Was at that game.
Honor tangled with Obst after a centre clearance.
Gave Obst a whack across the face, but nothing to vicious.
Obst just went "bang" and probably overdid it, and poor Honor suffered horribly because of it.
Was it an over reaction by Andrew? Most probably.
Should Honor have expected retribution for being a pain in the arse? Without doubt.

End result was I think Obst got some games for it. Honor brought a court case against Obst. That petered out from memory.

 

[longdonkey]

Bomber made his debut for the league team that same week...





...didn't go that well

I went to that game and from memory an old lady with an umbrella hit me for swearing - I was 12.

 

[GremioPower]

Koch, CD and others pissed off with the SANFL starting to make waves.

Bye-bye Magpies? Port boss issues SANFL ultimatum - InDaily

Port Adelaide chairman David Koch says the expanding VFL will be “the best second tier competition in the country” for player development as he intensified his club’s threat to secede from the SANFL – a move that could threaten the 151-year-old Magpies brand.

indaily.com.au

Why would we need to change our brand?

VFL has two Lions, two Tigers, two brown-gold clubs, and three black-yellow clubs.

Why there couldn’t be two black-white Magpies?

 

[edgie]

Why would we need to change our brand?

VFL has two Lions, two Tigers, two brown-gold clubs, and three black-yellow clubs.

Why there couldn’t be two black-white Magpies?

Collingwood.

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[GremioPower]

Collingwood.

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I get that, but what would be the ground: "we don't like it"?

That would look even more childish then their push against the PB's.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

He would have. We belted them by 90 odd as I recall.

Matt Rendell was the young ruck tyro for Torrens.

Ian Jackman who had been at Port for a few seasons after joining from South shifted to Torrens that year. Had a really good season but Bruce Light might have rendered him a non-factor in the final.

My mates dad who followed Torrens christened him Mild and Pathetic the moment he left.

Which was hilarious to him until the premierships.

 

[bomberclifford]

How did he get the nickname spoof??

I was told by Timmy G himself the reason but it’s not for public consumption.

All I can say is...
Footy trip. Spa. Alone time. Floaters.

 

[Winestoppable]

My mates dad who followed Torrens christened him Mild and Pathetic the moment he left.

Which was hilarious to him until the premierships.

I met him at the start of this year when he came into my work. I was happy to hear he was a huge Port fan in the AFL and was extremely upset and disappointed we blew our chance at a flag in 2020.


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[Us against the rest]

The good old days when Port would kick a cricket score, Saturday's are not the same any more.

 

[RossFC]

 

[Marsh1870]

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The shade of blue in the current State guernsey is so wrong. It's supposed to by royal blue, not Camry Navy farken.

 

[tribey]

The shade of blue in the current State guernsey is so wrong. It's supposed to by royal blue, not Camry Navy farken.

To the SANFL, reverting to the colour sported by your biggest rival makes all the sense.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

I was told by Timmy G himself the reason but it’s not for public consumption.

All I can say is...
Footy trip. Spa. Alone time. Floaters.

He in fact got it at Torrens and it’s related to the top of his head looking like spoof when he started balding.

 

[bomberclifford]

He in fact got it at Torrens and it’s related to the top of his head looking like spoof when he started balding.

Timmy G lied to me. My whole world view is shattered.

 

[Harlott]

Timmy G lied to me. My whole world view is shattered.

He’s a performer. Sounds like he embellished this one a bit.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Timmy G lied to me. My whole world view is shattered.

He could be a result of spoofs spoof.

Now there’s a story.

 

[bomberclifford]

He’s a performer. Sounds like he embellished this one a bit.

It was a pretty colourful story, as you could imagine.

 

[bomberclifford]

He could be a result of spoofs spoof.

Now there’s a story.

Spoofy G!

 

[Steve Dore]

The shade of blue in the current State guernsey is so wrong. It's supposed to by royal blue, not Camry Navy farken.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Timmy G lied to me. My whole world view is shattered.

Unless Eddie is lying.

Maybe both stories are untrue and everyone is lying to you!

 

[Ford Fairlane]

A few names here that went onto bigger and better things, including a former Port CE.

 

[Marsh1870]

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