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Have a look at this, a bit of nostalgia and some great players featured. A great sight to see the ovals all full. Certainly sent a tingle down my spine

Good stuff. Enjoyed it.. Its when men were men and boys were boys
Its when passion and endeavor were a part of the WAFL..Sadly with recent events they are becoming a thing of the past.

Yes some great memories there.

Good stuff Mike.

In my opinion 1981 was close to the pinnacle of WAFL football (even tho SD didnt win the flag that year) as the calibre of players in the competition that year was the some of the best in Australia for example across the teams were-
C- Jim Krakouer, Phil Krakouer, Graham Moss, Warren Ralph, Wayne Blackwell, Steve Malaxos, Gary Shaw, Darrell Panizza, Allen Daniels...
SF- Stephen Michael, Maurice Rioli, Brad Hardie, Bruce Monteath, Noel Carter, Basil Campbell, Benny Vigona, Rod Barrett, Phil Cronan...
SD- Simon Beasley, Phil Narkle, Leon Baker, Gerard Neesham, Graham Melrose, Daryl Sutton, Craig Holden, Keith Narkle, Mike Richardson...
EP- Peter Spencer, Steve Curtis, Wayne Otway, John Hayes, George Michalczyk, Dean Turner, John Ironmonger, Larry Kickett, Michael Christian...
WP- Les Fong, Peter Menaglio, Ross Gibbs, John Duckworth, Bill Duckworth, David Palm, Corry Bewick, Chris Stasinowsky, Brian Adamson...
S- Gary Buckenara, Bill Valli, Neil Taylor, Brian Taylor, Dwayne Lamb, Laurie Keene, Brian Douge, Tim Gepp...
EF- Brian Peake, Jim Sewell, Kevin Taylor, Andrew Purser, Rod Lester-Smith, Ken Judge, Jeff Cassidy...
P- Bryan Cousins, Alan Johnson, Brian Cook, Mick Rea, Wayne Simms, Doug Simms, Allan Montgomery...

Great post!! Some great names there BH!! On Saturday I will have the pleasure of chatting to Kevin Taylor for a few hours at Gosnells oval and from that I will compile an article for ozfooty, cant wait to here all his stories, printable and unprintable haha

Beasley Hutton wrote: In my opinion 1981 was close to the pinnacle of WAFL football (even tho SD didnt win the flag that year) as the calibre of players in the competition that year was the some of the best in Australia for example across the teams were-
C- Jim Krakouer, Phil Krakouer, Graham Moss, Warren Ralph, Wayne Blackwell, Steve Malaxos, Gary Shaw, Darrell Panizza, Allen Daniels...
SF- Stephen Michael, Maurice Rioli, Brad Hardie, Bruce Monteath, Noel Carter, Basil Campbell, Benny Vigona, Rod Barrett, Phil Cronan...
SD- Simon Beasley, Phil Narkle, Leon Baker, Gerard Neesham, Graham Melrose, Daryl Sutton, Craig Holden, Keith Narkle, Mike Richardson...
EP- Peter Spencer, Steve Curtis, Wayne Otway, John Hayes, George Michalczyk, Dean Turner, John Ironmonger, Larry Kickett, Michael Christian...
WP- Les Fong, Peter Menaglio, Ross Gibbs, John Duckworth, Bill Duckworth, David Palm, Corry Bewick, Chris Stasinowsky, Brian Adamson...
S- Gary Buckenara, Bill Valli, Neil Taylor, Brian Taylor, Dwayne Lamb, Laurie Keene, Brian Douge, Tim Gepp...
EF- Brian Peake, Jim Sewell, Kevin Taylor, Andrew Purser, Rod Lester-Smith, Ken Judge, Jeff Cassidy...
P- Bryan Cousins, Alan Johnson, Brian Cook, Mick Rea, Wayne Simms, Doug Simms, Allan Montgomery...

Shit how good is that all Legends

Yeah what a ripper! Never see the Wafl promoted like that nowadays. Most of the media seem to avoid the WA footy league which is most dissapointing, including mentioned tv broadcaster!

Remarkably all the players going for their marks didn't need to put their hands in the back of the opposition players as they knew if they did it would be a free kick to their opposition player.

Great to waltz down memory lane and see the players of yesteryear and the crowds at the WAFL back then.

Fantastic players - a great time for wa footy. Though 81 was pretty wretched, now 79 the 150th anniversary of European settlement in W.A. was a hard act to follow. Freo derby G.F with 50000 plus crowd, record crowds and scores throughout the season and W.A winning the interstate championship in perth.

joan trieste wrote: Fantastic players - a great time for wa footy. Though 81 was pretty wretched, now 79 the 150th anniversary of European settlement in W.A. was a hard act to follow. Freo derby G.F with 50000 plus crowd, record crowds and scores throughout the season and W.A winning the interstate championship in perth.

Yep, fantastic day joan. 52000 plus I think it was. I was on night shift that day, but hey, who would sleep when such an event was on - I just HAD to be there. Memories change, but I reckon the atmosphere that day was unlike anything I have ever experienced.