Toast The Birth of the Adelaide Crows (video)

[Dixie Normous]

Just came across this on YouTube - anyone seen it? Very interesting documentary - brought back a lot of memories

 

[Dc9798]

Just came across this on YouTube - anyone seen it? Very interesting documentary - brought back a lot of memories

First viewed years ago on the old Fox Footy channel, a good watch.


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[Morning_Fog]

Just came across this on YouTube - anyone seen it? Very interesting documentary - brought back a lot of memories

Can not believe it’s been 30 years.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

the picture suggest they were born as the result of a having a sleazy father (Norwood) and a slutty mother (port). The pair did not want to merge.

 

[Coopers]

the picture suggest they were born as the result of a having a sleazy father (Norwood) and a slutty mother (port). The pair did not want to merge.

Dunno, Sleazy and Slutty merge a lot in my experience.

 

[crows dude]

No sound

 

[Morning_Fog]

No sound

Worked fine for me.

 

[Dixie Normous]

What I found most interesting was the fall in crowds that the SANFL had experienced between 1974 and 1990. I was 15 in 1991 and at the time I could never understand why an SA team wasn't in the VFL/AFL sooner and on one hand I could understand why Basheer/Whicker were protective of the SANFL's long-term prosperity. I admire Bruce Weber though for having the balls and foresight to do what he felt was in the PAFC's best interests

 

[Morning_Fog]

What I found most interesting was the fall in crowds that the SANFL had experienced between 1974 and 1990. I was 15 in 1991 and at the time I could never understand why an SA team wasn't in the VFL/AFL sooner and on one hand I could understand why Basheer/Whicker were protective of the SANFL's long-term prosperity. I admire Bruce Weber though for having the balls and foresight to do what he felt was in the PAFC's best interests

Bruce Webber was the fall guy. The board of the Port Adelaide Football club had already decided to advance with talks with the AFL/VFL well before the SANFL commission voted to stay united.

 

[Dixie Normous]

Bruce Webber was the fall guy. The board of the Port Adelaide Football club had already decided to advance with talks with the AFL/VFL well before the SANFL commission voted to stay united.

Yeah the internal politics of this whole period is fascinating to me. I suspect a similar set of circumstances occurred in the WAFL before the West Coast Eagles went in, although I believe that they didn't own the WCE's licence?

I remember South and Sturt were close to merging in the late 80s - I wonder how much this influenced the presidents of both clubs (and the other clubs) to vote no initially to entering a composite site in the AFL.

A Port/Norwood merger proposition rightfully died in the arse as soon as it was put forward. What a mutant club this would have been if it went ahead

 

[SaltPeter]

I remember South and Sturt were close to merging in the late 80s - I wonder how much this influenced the presidents of both clubs (and the other clubs) to vote no initially to entering a composite site in the AFL.

Probably should have happened. Irrelevant now

Port/Norwood merger proposition rightfully died in the arse as soon as it was put forward. What a mutant club this would have been if it went ahead

Cannot believe this was ever discussed seriously. Massive flogs

 

[Dixie Normous]

Cannot believe this was ever discussed seriously. Massive flogs

Worst idea since Crystal Pepsi and Coffee-flavoured Coke

 

[Morning_Fog]

A Port / Norwood merge would never have worked. That would have become a football disaster.

I think had the SANFL allowed the Port Adelaide Football club to entre a club in the AFL in 1991, they would have been relatively sucessful. Without the negative public relations (all justified) from the SANFL and media, they would have seen 25,000-30,000 turn up. On par with the big Victorian club at the time.

However, the creation of the composite SA side was the correct decision and that brought the entire football state together.

 

[Dixie Normous]

A Port / Norwood merge would never have worked. That would have become a football disaster.

I think had the SANFL allowed the Port Adelaide Football club to entre a club in the AFL in 1991, they would have been relatively sucessful. Without the negative public relations (all justified) from the SANFL and media, they would have seen 25,000-30,000 turn up. On par with the big Victorian club at the time.

However, the creation of the composite SA side was the correct decision and that brought the entire football state together.

Apart from the disenfranchisement from both sets of supporters and the geographical mismatch, what would the colours or nickname have even been? Port Adelaide Paraders? Port Redlegs? Ugh.

 

[Iron]

Did this loop or did I have a few too many

 

[GROTTO]

Apart from the disenfranchisement from both sets of supporters and the geographical mismatch, what would the colours or nickname have even been? Port Adelaide Paraders? Port Redlegs? Ugh.

Adelaide Crows.

 

[flashcrow]

Adelaide Crows.

A parallel universe would be the ultimate trolling of port,

 

[Rabman]

I'm pretty sure the SANFL put forward the Adelaide Football club as early as 1982, Max Basheer got a standing ovation from the VFL board members for his proposal, however the Victorian's shat the bed at the fear of a super club and preferred pillage the SANFL of its best players so in future the Adelaide Football club would have a thinner field of players to choose from. Graham Cornes in a recent interview was scathing of the AFL limitation of our ability to recruit players when we were being put together.

 

[BrissyCrow]

Worst idea since Crystal Pepsi and Coffee-flavoured Coke

cant agree with you on that. I actually enjoyed the Coffee Coke. Now its gone but there is a RC Cola on the shelf that is coffee flavoured.

 

[crows dude]

Worked fine for me.

Yeh working ok on my computer just not my phone

 

[GreyCrow]

Worst idea since Crystal Pepsi and Coffee-flavoured Coke

I hear Crystal Meth Pepsi did better

 

[Morning_Fog]

I hear Crystal Meth Pepsi did better

I will give it 3 years before a parent names their child ‘Crystal Meth’ to be the cool, hip parent.

Only in Elizabeth.

 

[Dixie Normous]

I will give it 3 years before a parent names their child ‘Crystal Meth’ to be the cool, hip parent.

Only in Elizabeth.

Elizameth

 

[Morning_Fog]

Elizameth

Well played sir, well played.

 

[mistylake]

Yeah the internal politics of this whole period is fascinating to me. I suspect a similar set of circumstances occurred in the WAFL before the West Coast Eagles went in, although I believe that they didn't own the WCE's licence?

I remember South and Sturt were close to merging in the late 80s - I wonder how much this influenced the presidents of both clubs (and the other clubs) to vote no initially to entering a composite site in the AFL.

A Port/Norwood merger proposition rightfully died in the arse as soon as it was put forward. What a mutant club this would have been if it went ahead

The black n’ white and red all over legs.