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God I miss those days..... Sniff..., heads for more red

Singha wrote: God I miss those days..... Sniff..., heads for more red

+1 Singha ...how on earth did we let a couple of Eastern states snake oil salesmen sell our great comp up the river whilst also propping up those bankrupt Victorian clubs still has me shaking my head 30 years later!!

Funny that the eventual premiers of 1975 ( West Perth) were beaten by 10 goals at Lathlain Park that day.

Beasley Hutton wrote:

Singha wrote: God I miss those days..... Sniff..., heads for more red

+1 Singha ...how on earth did we let a couple of Eastern states snake oil salesmen sell our great comp up the river whilst also propping up those bankrupt Victorian clubs still has me shaking my head 30 years later!!

Dunno mate, I'm over it. I lived in Victoria in 1985 when Subi smacked St Kilda by 60 points in a pre-season and loved giving it to everyone. Fond memories.
To think we have come from Subi almost beating Hawthorn in the 1986 battle of the premiers to not even being recognised as the state where Maurice Rioli weaved his magic.

Now we have all the money being pumped into women's "AFL" and the media circus that goes with it. vomit

Like I've said elsewhere. I survive on just shutting out the whole AFL thing. I don't follow mainstream media. I don't watch commercial tv. I'm on twitter and I only follow what I'm interested in. The news comes to me. I'm not exposed to cooking shows or instant singing stars, or anything AFL. I'm pretty happy with how that goes so far.
I follow for better or worse, John Townsend, Ross Lewis, Jacob landsmeer, Daniel Scamozzi, Jonathon Beal, Jack Crawshaw, Blake kagi, Ben Cameron, Glenn Mitchell, Chris Pike, Sean Cowan, Brett Raponi, WAFL etc etc etc
Its pretty cool. Thanks to my mate Hondo Gratton for exposing me to it. I am now officially in my little cocoon...

mikeh wrote: Funny that the eventual premiers of 1975 ( West Perth) were beaten by 10 goals at Lathlain Park that day.

Mike,

Im fairly confident that Swans beat us by over 100p in the last qualifying game of 75 too

Singha wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote:

Singha wrote: God I miss those days..... Sniff..., heads for more red

+1 Singha ...how on earth did we let a couple of Eastern states snake oil salesmen sell our great comp up the river whilst also propping up those bankrupt Victorian clubs still has me shaking my head 30 years later!!

Dunno mate, I'm over it. I lived in Victoria in 1985 when Subi smacked St Kilda by 60 points in a pre-season and loved giving it to everyone. Fond memories.
To think we have come from Subi almost beating Hawthorn in the 1986 battle of the premiers to not even being recognised as the state where Maurice Rioli weaved his magic.

Now we have all the money being pumped into women's "AFL" and the media circus that goes with it. vomit

Like I've said elsewhere. I survive on just shutting out the whole AFL thing. I don't follow mainstream media. I don't watch commercial tv. I'm on twitter and I only follow what I'm interested in. The news comes to me. I'm not exposed to cooking shows or instant singing stars, or anything AFL. I'm pretty happy with how that goes so far.
I follow for better or worse, John Townsend, Ross Lewis, Jacob landsmeer, Daniel Scamozzi, Jonathon Beal, Jack Crawshaw, Blake kagi, Ben Cameron, Glenn Mitchell, Chris Pike, Sean Cowan, Brett Raponi, WAFL etc etc etc
Its pretty cool. Thanks to my mate Hondo Gratton for exposing me to it. I am now officially in my little cocoon...

Yeah mate I might have to do the same I think. I have already long stopped reading the 2 local rags, I also dont watch free to air television thankfully.
I can also remember SD beating Collingwood easily in an Escort Cup game in 1982 at VFL Park where we wore OUR jumper and Collingwood wore a predominately white guernsey I just wish I could have seen a young Edward McGuire's red face that night!!

Leedy wrote:

mikeh wrote: Funny that the eventual premiers of 1975 ( West Perth) were beaten by 10 goals at Lathlain Park that day.

Mike,

Im fairly confident that Swans beat us by over 100p in the last qualifying game of 75 too

I was there Leedy, I think it was the second last qualifying game. Bassendean was a mud heap that day and the bigger Swans bodies revelled in it and the smaller faster West Perth players had no chance. However as we know the tables were turned on the drier faster track at Subiaco in the finals where the Cardies ran everybody ragged!

Beasley Hutton wrote:

Swandog wrote:

The great man Billy Walker was still amongst the goals in what would have been his 2nd last season, I would love to have seen him play in his prime!

BH I was fortunate enough to have seen Bill play in his prime, he was a genius, not quite as flashy as Cable but every bit as effective and utterly fearless at the contest, had one of the best stab passes I've ever seen, why is he not in the hall of fame after 4 Sandovers numerous outstanding state games? Would have been a star had he decided to go east and play.

Would of been the first Kiwi to of played elite football most probably to SS....I'll pop in to Huntly next time I wander up State Highway one....lovely little spot just by the Waikato River....I wonder if Mikeh dropped in there to see Billy's statue on his NZ contiki tour this year?

Senior Seagull wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote:

Swandog wrote:

The great man Billy Walker was still amongst the goals in what would have been his 2nd last season, I would love to have seen him play in his prime!

BH I was fortunate enough to have seen Bill play in his prime, he was a genius, not quite as flashy as Cable but every bit as effective and utterly fearless at the contest, had one of the best stab passes I've ever seen, why is he not in the hall of fame after 4 Sandovers numerous outstanding state games? Would have been a star had he decided to go east and play.

SS Billy was an inaugural Australian Football Hall Of Fame inductee back in 1996 although I am still dumbfounded how he has not been inaugurated as one of the 26 Legends as yet!
I agree with you in regards to Austin Robertson how it took 19 years for him to be inducted into the AFHOF is astounding and yet a handy plodder like Mark Bickley went in many years before him!!