Old Man Rooey
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I remember the game fondly. The 80s were a horrible horrible time for the club, and this was one of two games that gave me cause for real optimism that maybe finally we were going places. Rod Owen was sensational - 7 goals.Cheers dct66!
Nice to be recognised for my useless talent!
That 1 point loss in 87 was at princess park with Tom Alvin kicking the
Winning goal after the siren!
I think the frenetic last quarter with Rocket Rod Owen going berserk he kicked 7 or 8
Went for about 5 hours!
The other game might have been Rnd 1 of the same year vs Geelong in which we also lost narrowly, but if my memory serves me right we were up by 41 points during the game. We played out of our skins. Was this Doc's first year ad coach?