Official Match Thread Season 29 Round 9 - Sin City Swamprats vs Coney Island Warriors at Underground Stadium

[zackah]

Funny you should say that. This arrived today...

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[jackster83]

It's not actually West End. We did a "brew your own beer" day there a few weeks ago.

 

[Tonga Bob]

It's not actually West End. We did a "brew your own beer" day there a few weeks ago.

What did you brew?

 

[Freofalcon]

AFL players get 50% of their pay for being stood down. To bad about everyone else who get to burn their annual leave or simply get fu** all. Maybe they can play in empty stadiums from now on.......

Yep. * em all in the arse.

I'm done with the AFL. Will be attending more WAFL games if there is even a WAFL after all this.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Yep. fu** em all in the arse.

I'm done with the AFL. Will be attending more WAFL games if there is even a WAFL after all this.

I miss going to watch Souths.

 

[Freofalcon]

I miss going to watch Souths.

I never miss a West Perth v East Perth game and always go if we are playing Swans at Bassendean as I'm only down the road.

If I had to pick my "second" team, it would be South. Grew up idolising Stephen Michael.

 

[Dav]

******* love local footy, watch the Magpies at Alberton whenever I can and I practically lived at TIO Stadium in Darwin from age 15-19, between NTFL in the summer and NEAFL in the winter I was there nearly every week in the commentary or Champion Data team.

 

[Papa Juggs]

Impeccable timing jackster83 good luck with the home made cold beers.

 

[Tonga Bob]

I never miss a West Perth v East Perth game and always go if we are playing Swans at Bassendean as I'm only down the road.

If I had to pick my "second" team, it would be South. Grew up idolising Stephen Michael.

Same. TI was the greatest player I’ve ever seen live. He’s why I chose number 25 for the Wazzas.

 

[philreich]

******* love local footy, watch the Magpies at Alberton whenever I can and I practically lived at TIO Stadium in Darwin from age 15-19, between NTFL in the summer and NEAFL in the winter I was there nearly every week in the commentary or Champion Data team.

I remember going to Alberton one day - we were playing West Adelaide, and Scott Hodges got off the chain in the third quarter, kicking 8 for the term. He finished with a lazy 14 for the day.

 

[BEEG]

Swamprats have gone downhill fast

We're they ever uphill?

 

[Freofalcon]

Same. TI was the greatest player I’ve ever seen live. He’s why I chose number 25 for the Wazzas.

Souths in the late 70's early 80's were a bloody scary footy team. Could of beaten any side in the country if they were on.

 

[philreich]

Might as well choose my 28000th post to tell this story, so you can laugh at me. Live footy has a strange effect on me - especially when the game is close. Port Magpies were playing our traditional rivals Norwood at Alberton: it's normally a classic contest, and this was no exception. Midway through the last quarter, and there's only a few points between the two teams. Someone walks past, selling cornettos, so I think to myself, "Why not - something to break the tension for a moment."

So I purchase an ice cream, and then my attention instantly returns to the game. However in my haste, I proceeded to stick the cornetto in my ear, and take a bite out of my radio!!!!!! My mate was sitting next to me, and was simply shaking his head in disbelief.

To prevent a repeat, I now only buy Mars bars when I go to the footy........

By the way - Port won by a goal .

 

[jackster83]

What did you brew?

A premium lager, approx 5.1% alcohol. Supposed to be a bit like the old Southwark premium (which is before my time). Now I need to not drink them all at once.

 

[philreich]

Souths in the late 70's early 80's were a bloody scary footy team. Could of beaten any side in the country if they were on.

I remember reading about East Fremantle's great escape one year (against Claremont???). On grand final day, they were 53 points down at 3/4 time, but ended up winning by 4 points. Incredible!!!!!!

 

[zackah]

Might as well choose my 28000th post to tell this story, so you can laugh at me. Live footy has a strange effect on me - especially when the game is close. Port Magpies were playing our traditional rivals Norwood at Alberton: it's normally a classic contest, and this was no exception. Midway through the last quarter, and there's only a few points between the two teams. Someone walks past, selling cornettos, so I think to myself, "Why not - something to break the tension for a moment."

So I purchase an ice cream, and then my attention instantly returns to the game. However in my haste, I proceeded to stick the cornetto in my ear, and take a bite out of my radio!!!!!! My mate was sitting next to me, and was simply shaking his head in disbelief.

To prevent a repeat, I now only buy Mars bars when I go to the footy........

By the way - Port won by a goal .

#est1997

 

[philreich]

#est1997

Which was approximately when Essendon last won a final .

 

[Tonga Bob]

I remember reading about East Fremantle's great escape one year (against Claremont???). On grand final day, they were 53 points down at 3/4 time, but ended up winning by 4 points. Incredible!!!!!!

Don’t remember that game, but my favourite game of all time was the 1997 WAFL grand final between South Freo & East Freo. Easts led all day but Souths came back to win by 6 points for their first premiership in 17 years. Went back to the club rooms at Fremantle Oval & drank with the faithful.

 

[philreich]

Don’t remember that game, but my favourite game of all time was the 1997 WAFL grand final between South Freo & East Freo. Easts led all day but Souths came back to win by 6 points for their first premiership in 17 years. Went back to the club rooms at Fremantle Oval & drank with the faithful.

Yeah premierships that defy the odds are the sweetest of all. My favourite is 1994: the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles had smashed Port by 12 goals in the second semi final, and in the grand final they jumped us in the first half, and led by 6 goals. But we worked our way back into the game, and then went bang in the last quarter, and won by 6 goals.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

I miss going to watch Souths.

Souths

 

[Freofalcon]

Souths

*Sowfs

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

So have these muppets named a team or what?

 

[Tonga Bob]

So have these muppets named a team or what?

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

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Too busy defending the Upper Murray from immigrants.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Too busy defending the Upper Murray from immigrants.

They’re spending way too much time Upper Murray (poor Murray).