Mark Komp..was he any good?

[dancingdoggie17]

Mark Komp's the sport teacher at my school and i had him for science in year 9. good bloke, any good as a footy player?

I'm not old enough to have seen him play.

 

[jim440]

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Mark Komp, good?

Stop it, you're cracking me up.

Komp was right up there with Sedat Sir!

 

[Chops]

Originally posted by dancingdoggie17
Mark Komp's the sport teacher at my school and i had him for science in year 9. good bloke, any good as a footy player?

I'm not old enough to have seen him play.

There's a story on westernbulldogs.com.au right now!

 

[Bulldogsroar]

had a shocking kicking style,played 23 games 9 goals , 23 more than me , a lot better than Sedat

 

[dancingdoggie17]

Originally posted by jboyar
had a shocking kicking style

come to think of it, he has a terrible teaching style. well for science, anyway.

His dad was some #1 martial arts person in australia or sumthing at one stage.

He took us for martial arts a few yrs ago. he was bloody nuts!

 

[Captain Sensible]

His dad-Matthew?-has a gym in Barkly street West Footscray.

 

[Mr. Walker]

Originally posted by localyokel
His dad-Matthew?-has a gym in Barkly street West Footscray.

I used to go to that gym over 30 years ago. I did Ju-jitsu (sp?) and judo there. I was so talented I got my white belt almost straight away. Matthew Komp used to chuck me around all over the place. He showed me some way to break my fall by hitting the mat with my arm - trouble was i kept using my head (probably explains quite a bit). So I stopped going, took up meditation and the headaches ceased. Before I quit he paired me up with another guy who also chucked me round a bit. About 15 years ago that guy got done for murder (true story)

Nothing to do with his son playing for footscray but the fact that the gym is still there bought back memories

 

[dancingdoggie17]

it was so gross having martial arts with im cos he was always really sweaty! and in his accent he'd go "now shop me in the nick!" (chop me in the neck) lol.

at the end of the term he told my friend she was a "bad apple" and me i had no balance. but it was heaps of fun neways.

 

[Chops]

Originally posted by Mr. Walker
I used to go to that gym over 30 years ago. I did Ju-jitsu (sp?) and judo there. I was so talented I got my white belt almost straight away. Matthew Komp used to chuck me around all over the place. He showed me some way to break my fall by hitting the mat with my arm - trouble was i kept using my head (probably explains quite a bit). So I stopped going, took up meditation and the headaches ceased. Before I quit he paired me up with another guy who also chucked me round a bit. About 15 years ago that guy got done for murder (true story)

Nothing to do with his son playing for footscray but the fact that the gym is still there bought back memories

You should write a book on this stuff!

 

[Bulldogsroar]

Where are they now? Mark Komp
Kevin Hillier
westernbulldogs.com.au
10:13:27 AM Tue 25 February, 2003
Name: Mark Komp

Age: 44


Nickname: Klippity (something to do with my kicking style!)

Football details : Parkside in WRFL, Footscray in the VFL.
Now: Footscray Superules

Games & Years at club: 23 Senior games from 1981-83

Goals: 9

Playing weight: 90 kg Weight now: around 100 kg

Married: Terri -Lyn

Children: Madeleine 10, Alexandra 8, Zoe 6.

Occupation: Secondary Teacher at Footscray City College

Most memorable game : 1st AFL game v Collingwood at Victoria Park in front of about 30,000 of the black and white army and about 200 diehard red, white and blue supporters.

Three best players you played with: Doug Hawkins, Kelvin Templeton and Michael McLean

Three best players you played against : Malcolm Blight, Ross Glendinning and Leigh Matthews

Best Footy Mates: Ian “Chops” Rickman, Steven “Pretty Boy” Knight, Arthur McAllester & Peter “Fozzie” Foster.

Favourite Commentator and why: The Hawk, he is always entertaining!

Players you like to watch today: Chris Grant, Brad Johnson and Wayne Carey

Do you like today’s footy: Absolutely !

Would you get a game in todays footy: No way . I struggled enough 20 years ago, but at 44 I’d have no chance.

Any regrets on your footy career: None at all, happy to still be playing.

Anything you would like to see changed in footy today: A little more physicality

Any footy involvement today: Watching Bulldogs and Parkside and playing Superules

Funniest memory of being at the Club: Footy trips to Manila, Bangkok & Noumea and Sunday sips

What if anything do you miss about footy: Standing on the Barkly St hill at the Western oval.

 

[Derek Zoolander]

Originally posted by jboyar
Would you get a game in todays footy:

No way . I struggled enough 20 years ago, but at 44 I’d have no chance.

Obviously not a very smart man!!

 

[Captain Sensible]

Originally posted by jboyar

Most memorable game : 1st AFL game v Collingwood at Victoria Park in front of about 30,000 of the black and white army and about 200 diehard red, white and blue supporters.

Is that the game we kicked 3.15 and lost by 122 points?

 

[SCRAY72]

Kompy is a terrific fella and often jokes about his limitations as a player, but he gave everything he had.
As jboyar says, 23 games and 23 more than me as well.
More importantly he still follows the Dogs passionately and naturally he is a member.

 

[Bulldogsroar]

Originally posted by localyokel
Is that the game we kicked 3.15 and lost by 122 points?

this was 1979 , Komps first game in 1981 was better
only lost this one by 94 pts , 26.22 to 13.6, I would of been one of the red white and blue army forming a circle in that outer forward pocket, never had much trouble at Vic Park they usually gave us a shellacking.

I still have bad memories if my first visit to Vic park in 1968 we lost by 104 points and only kicked 3 goals? I remeber going home and went straight to bed , i must of been in shock, it was a horrible experience for a young bulldog , little was i to know what the future held.
i think John Jillard got a severe injury or there was a incident with him ??

 

[Chops]

Originally posted by jboyar
this was 1979 , Komps first game in 1981 was better
only lost this one by 94 pts , 26.22 to 13.6, I would of been one of the red white and blue army forming a circle in that outer forward pocket, never had much trouble at Vic Park they usually gave us a shellacking.

I still have bad memories if my first visit to Vic park in 1968 we lost by 104 points and only kicked 3 goals? I remeber going home and went straight to bed , i must of been in shock, it was a horrible experience for a young bulldog , little was i to know what the future held.
i think John Jillard got a severe injury or there was a incident with him ??

I went to the Vic park game in the early 80s we got done by heaps it was Alstair Ford first or one of his first games