I don't follow rugby league any more mainly because it's not played like this any more. The 10 metre rule wasn't necessary, scrum changes weren't needed and the rules have constantly been watered and dumbed down to the point that rugby league these days is just an aggressive form of touch football. Love watching these old replays though. Except the 89 Grand Final, hate that one.
Surprised boyd didnt go for using an elbow on hughes in the opening minutes. Even more surprising to see Dorahy do something dirty. Nowadays those sendoffs would just go on report.
My elder brother was in same year of medicine at Uni with George Peponis. I asked my bro how he managed to get through medicine while playing first grade, bro said he was very very bright.
Darn, I don’t know how the algorithm put this in my feed, but I was glued to watching this match, every name of every player brought back such great times and memories….I played that field (Belmore Oval) so many times as a junior and watched so many games there…thanks for posting, that was awesome
Good old Geoff Robinson. He played for Halifax in the Championship winning side of 1985. He’d get pissed at the Plumbet Line on Monday night, train Tuesday nights and get pissed at Crossleys bar, train on Thursdays and get pissed again at the Upper George, get pissed on Saturday night at The Plumbet line again. Then on Sundays he’d knock seven bells out of the Wigan, Warrington or Hull KR packs and then get pissed again at Crossleys bar after the game. What a legend.
Classic game, in the true sense of the word, one of those matches that bordered on near-anarchy. Wests had a lot of trouble with Canterbury that year, they lost to them all three times they met, including most importantly in a sudden-death semi-final.
i was at that game i was only 18 showed my kids how footy should be played they just looked at me and said dad that was back in your day yes the best years lolololololol real men playing real footy
I don't follow rugby league any more mainly because it's not played like this any more. The 10 metre rule wasn't necessary, scrum changes weren't needed and the rules have constantly been watered and dumbed down to the point that rugby league these days is just an aggressive form of touch football. Love watching these old replays though. Except the 89 Grand Final, hate that one.
That Wests Victa Jersey is the greatest club jersey of all time.
I met Clive Churchill and had a Magpies jersey...Yes im old...
Born at Ashfield in '46. The Maggies was my team until it wasn't.
AHHH the days when they played football. 👍
You forget. This is what footy was like for 80 years...
Did I just see the ref give a try without the bunker, 50/50 and phone a friend???
Bring back the suburban grounds and the hard men of footy. I miss those days.
Surprised boyd didnt go for using an elbow on hughes in the opening minutes. Even more surprising to see Dorahy do something dirty. Nowadays those sendoffs would just go on report.
What a great Canterbury Bankstown team
My elder brother was in same year of medicine at Uni with George Peponis. I asked my bro how he managed to get through medicine while playing first grade, bro said he was very very bright.
Darn, I don’t know how the algorithm put this in my feed, but I was glued to watching this match, every name of every player brought back such great times and memories….I played that field (Belmore Oval) so many times as a junior and watched so many games there…thanks for posting, that was awesome
Good old Geoff Robinson. He played for Halifax in the Championship winning side of 1985. He’d get pissed at the Plumbet Line on Monday night, train Tuesday nights and get pissed at Crossleys bar, train on Thursdays and get pissed again at the Upper George, get pissed on Saturday night at The Plumbet line again. Then on Sundays he’d knock seven bells out of the Wigan, Warrington or Hull KR packs and then get pissed again at Crossleys bar after the game. What a legend.
Classic game, in the true sense of the word, one of those matches that bordered on near-anarchy. Wests had a lot of trouble with Canterbury that year, they lost to them all three times they met, including most importantly in a sudden-death semi-final.
Thank Channel 9 for all the changes
The great John O'Reilly commentating with Reg Gasnier...
Even the socks look better in the 70s.
I was at this game. The standard of refereeing was atrocious. Braybrook should never have been allowed to control any future games.
i was at that game i was only 18 showed my kids how footy should be played they just looked at me and said dad that was back in your day yes the best years lolololololol real men playing real footy
By jingoes my Magpies could defend!