That was a great walk down memory lane. Truly wonderful.
I was 11, it was my second grand final. ('79 the first).
Want a little bit of a tidbit from the day? I remember this so clearly... so here goes and no offence is meant, I'm just remembering something from the day.
In the crowd before the game there was quite a large number of vocal fans from both sides, but a chant broke out from a very large group of Carlton fans from behind where I was sitting. It must have been from the standing area behind the goals at the Punt road end, and to the tune of the Christmas carol whose exact name escapes me at this minute, but you'll recognise it when i type it, the chant started...
PETE BOSUSTOW WALKS ON WATER...FA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA
PETER DAICOS ***** HIS DAUGHTER...FA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA
It was so loud... And quite constant for a bit before the teams had even run out!
Yes, not in the best taste, but it is possibly one of the most enduring memories I had of that day.
Just randomly, before I had even seen this thread or watched the footage of the special, the other day I asked my older brother who I went to the game with if he remembered the chant that was being sung before the game at the '81 Grand Final. I hadn't spoken to him about this once since that very day, and to my astonishment he remembered it exactly as I had done 31 years ago! We had a bit of a laugh about it.
