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anchorman wrote: BH, I might be getting old and decrepit, but I don't remember those Souths players you mentioned getting reamed very often by the Black ducks.Maybe once or twice at the cow paddock, but never at the home of WA football Fremantle oval.

A/man I had the distinct pleasure of watching the South's players train at half-time of their league match against Swans at Freo Oval. Do you remember the game?

Don't forget Rod Barrett Freez!

swan42 wrote:

anchorman wrote: BH, I might be getting old and decrepit, but I don't remember those Souths players you mentioned getting reamed very often by the Black ducks.Maybe once or twice at the cow paddock, but never at the home of WA football Fremantle oval.

A/man I had the distinct pleasure of watching the South's players train at half-time of their league match against Swans at Freo Oval. Do you remember the game?

You seem obsessed with that Mal Brown like theatrical stunt swan42, you also seem to think it has some sort of prominence over the SDFC performance in the 1980 WAFL GF, which of course is pure bumkin.

swan42 wrote:

anchorman wrote: BH, I might be getting old and decrepit, but I don't remember those Souths players you mentioned getting reamed very often by the Black ducks.Maybe once or twice at the cow paddock, but never at the home of WA football Fremantle oval.

A/man I had the distinct pleasure of watching the South's players train at half-time of their league match against Swans at Freo Oval. Do you remember the game?

The half time training session didnt help them much at all 42 they still got a pantsing in the 2nd half!

Was Maurice a one sided player when it came to his foot skills like many left footers or was he an exception to this common denominator amongst the majority of lefties. I'm interested because he was so good at being evasive is this where he developed his deadliest skill.

DW Mr Magic had sensational balance and skills on both sides of the body. You are right his evasive skills are unmatched by anyone that I have seen play. He looked at times to be invisible and unable to be tackled.

Bazza wrote: The late great Mr Magic inducted, wonderful to see.

Without doubt the best player I have seen in my time...among many greats.

Thoroughly deserved - just a pity it comes with the AFL shit tag next to it

Along with the one & only Benny Vigona - we were pretty blessed with natural born brilliance

Then there was Stephen Michael

I've never seen a sidestep like his since & I've never seen quicker hands than Maurice had since

Southerner wrote:

Bazza wrote: The late great Mr Magic inducted, wonderful to see.

Without doubt the best player I have seen in my time...among many greats.

Thoroughly deserved - just a pity it comes with the AFL shit tag next to it

Along with the one & only Benny Vigona - we were pretty blessed with natural born brilliance

Then there was Stephen Michael

I've never seen a sidestep like his since & I've never seen quicker hands than Maurice had since

I think Maurice would be the only player to be B.O.G. in 3 Grand Finals in a row or 3 Grand Finals period 80/81 (Simpsons)/82 (Norm Smith) along with Barry Cable 3 Simpsons in 66/67/68. Cant think of any others off the top at this time of night in the VFL/AFL, WAFL or SANFL

Yeah mate there wouldn't be too many instances of it occurring - Maurice just lifted to another level in the big ones

You'll probably hate me saying it again brother but that 2nd quarter of his in the 1980 GF was just something out of this world

A footy masterclass

Mr Magic Rioli was the only player except maybe Jimmy Krakouer that we could not stop in that era Southy ...absolute champion!