The Coodabeen Champions Competition
Round Fourteen
We've heard of nothing this week just gone except Jonathan Hay's tackle. Like Earl Spaulding's smother, Jezza's screamer over Jerker, and Leigh Colbert's disallowed mark, it's become enshrined as a defining moment of football. For this week's competition, we want your nomination for the defining football moment.
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 16:39:17 +1000
From: Julian Toohey
gday, thanks for reading an entry out, i was watching the marcellin old
boys at melb high on sat and i gota few people commenting on the obvious
that i was read out, but thanks again.
this weeks comp in relation to defining moments, none is more tragic and
defining than the lights going out at waverley park. after remaining in
the family area at waverley park for an hour and a bit and numerous spot
fires, the group which consisted of some of my cousins elected to leave.
when departing, i overheard something that i believe strongly was the
case at the time.
there would have been no coach sackings and we would be the todays
essendon.....instead we lost momentum and had to front up again on
tuesday night to lose, which was defining of 1996.
i also like to think that Craig Devonports goal versus Collingwood circa
early 1990's was the defining reason as to why stkilda made the finals in
those two years, ken sheldons outburst was perfectly executed and well
timed, hence we made the finals.
go saints and marcellin old boys, top of A grade!!!!!!!!!!!!
Julian Toohey
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 15:50:37 +1000
From: Tim Goddard
What a delight it was to hear your dulcet tones emanate from the Sanyo Saturday
last. The roses awoke from their winter slumber with each and every syllable
and were dazzling all in their magnificence by midday.
It was as the kookaburra's sang their merry song that I thought of the '89
Grand final and the player who single handedly lost it for the Mighty Cats,
Andrew Bews.
The game was tight, a goal in it, with a minute or so to go. The ruck duel in
Geelong's half fell into the waiting paws of Mr Bews. He was clear, though it
was tight. He had time to roost the pill Ablettwards, a smart move in any
one's language. Bewsy played dumb. In a moment of haste, he saw his chance
to barge through a pack of Hawthorn players desperate to hold onto their
narrowing lead, take 3 bounces and thread the ball between the big sticks and
lead the Cats to victory.
Horatio Hornblower would have struggled with such an ambitious plan. Bewsy had
little hope.
The ball went under the arm, two and a half steps were taken, then - Bang.
He was gang tacked and a ball up ensured. The game was over. A chance missed.
A Grand final lost.
I, and all Geelong fans still wonder what may have happened if The Rat had
thrown the aggot onto the Puma's and hoisted it towards Gary. A contest? A
mark? A goal? We will never know, but what we know is this. The greatest
player was in the greatest form and could do no wrong. All he needed was a
chance, and Anderw Bews denied him that chance.
So here's to you Mr Bews, the man who whose headstone will read:
Andrew Bews - Single handedly lost the 1989 Grand final for Geelong.
It may be a wee bit harsh to blame The Rat for the loss, but then again, he did
lose it for us.
In closing, may I wish Simon Whelan all the best and I look forward to watching
spring burst into life for two hours this and every Saturday morn.
Kindest Regards
T Goddard Esq.
PS Is censorship a policy of the Coodabeens?
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 15:58:55 +1000
From: Keith Payne
YOU ARE ALL WRONG!!!! The defining moment in Hawthorn v Kangaroos was not
the boy Hay's tackle.
The defining moment came after that and.....
After David King's extraordinary handball, executed in the act of being
thrown to the ground.
The defining moment came when the ball spilled to Shane Clayton. All
Kangaroos supporters knew then that the "gig was up".
What cruel quirk of fate was this that now required the said Clayton to win
the FIRST CONTESTED POSSESSION of his extraordinarily long AFL career. Of
course, he failed. Not only that, but his desperation in keeping the ball
in play and "locked up" (rather than out of bounds with time on being
called) so confused the timekeepers that when the umpire eventually called
time on, they missed it!
Sorry, but for Kangaroos supporters it will never be the "Hay tackle", but
forever the "Clayton cock up"
Keith Payne
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 19:26:56 +1000
From: mitchy babe skelly
Dear Coodabeens,
This weeks question was a bit easy, even a novice like
my self knows that the most important moment ever was when Dean Wallis
got tackled by frasier brown. Everyone knows that the Dons have the
next 8 years in the bag, and if you add 2000, plus what should have
been in 1999 we would have 10 in a row!
Also up there is the 2000 premiership victory by Research under 17's.
It got the mighty Search into Diamond Valley division two, which is a
huge achievment for a small club.
from Mitch
mitchell skelly
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 23:26:01 +1000
From: Greg & Sue Hoysted
Dear Simon,
Speaking of defining moments, your excellent categorisation of my name
as Greg not Sue has been a defining moment in allowing me to have this
email profile changed (as you will have noticed the address didn't
change as well though!).
On to the comp. Darren Hulme's effort against Blakey and Clayton on the
southern wing at the "G" this year was cited by Wayne Brittain as the
defining moment in that game, but on to less serious matters. Here is a
team of REAL turning points.
BACKS
Tobruk Stalingrad Battle of Britain
(Three tough defenders who would pay any price to stop the enemy.
HALF BACKS
Coral Sea El Alamein Midway
(Able to turn defence into attack)
CENTRES
Burma Kokoda Trail The Atlantic
(Good in the wet and muddy centre square area)
HALF FORWARDS
Dresden Hiroshima Nagasaki
(High fliers who are also great at the long bomb) (boom boom!)
FORWARDS
Salerno D Day Kursk
(Powerful attackers)
FOLLOWERS
Phillipines Guadalcanal Marianas
(They will keep on returning)
INTERCHANGE
Bismark Graf Spee Tirpitz
(Benched after struggling in the wet.)
The big problem with this side would be containing the egos of the
coaches (MacArthur, Stalin, Churchill, Eisenhower etc.). How would you
tell some of them to be assistants and one to be the head coach? Even
Parko would have trouble.
Greg Hoysted
Benalla
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 12:48:36 +1000
From: Shane
Hello Coodabeens,
As a Collingwood supporter I actually have
twodefining moments which came in the year of 1990. Obviously! It was
the drawn finals game against West Coast. The first moment belongs with
Brian Taylor's backside. Leigh Matthews' masterstroke move to bring the
big man on in the last quarter when we were losing and should have got
beaten. The ball was sent down and BT shoved hismassive backside into
his opponent to take the mark.He turned around and duly slotted it
through. I was wondering if the football Gods we going to make a mockery
of us that day. But then Peter Daicos kicked a banana from the boundary
late in the last quarter that even left Peter McKenna speechless. So
there it is, without the brilliance of one man's skills and the other's
wide girth the Colliwobbles would still be alive today!
Regards!
Shane Alabacos
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 14:38:22 +1000
From: "Magennis, Joshua"
1982 - Grand Final: Helen D'Amico
Joshua Magennis
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 13:16:20
From: Damien Joyce
My entry is much like that Simpons episode where Homer appears on All Star
Squares, and when asked a question Homer J comes up with the doozy, "do I
read the real answer or the funny one" (Simon, some paraphrasing has gone on
here.)
Anyway to get to the point, the serious answer is that the defining moment
was Mark Mercuri chipping backwards on the Southern Stand Wing in Round 1
1997 ( the day Diesel "decked" Coatesy, Dons won by 7pts), thus being the
first real time a side had wasted time by chipping the ball every which way
but forward. But can you blame them after losing two finals by a point in
the previous year? Still, it started an ugly trend.
"Funny"-depending on your interpretation- Answer
The day John Harvey first stepped foot on an AFL ground as an umpire.
Football, and the interpretations of it's rules has never been the same.
Long live the "bewilderer", No.25
And Simon, whilst I miss the competition on air each week as I'm preparing
to go into battle for the North Old Boys Reserves in the Ammos B-Grade, I
was informed that last week my entry was mentioned, hope you enjoyed it.
Damien Joyce, NORTH OLD BOYS
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 21:14:10 +1000
From: Jonathan P Hall
Those who are familiar with Chaos Theory will have heard how the breeze
created by the flapping of the wings of a butterfly in Kenya can become a
monsoon in the South China Sea. In much the same way...
AN ALBATROSS FART COST ST KILDA A FLAG !!!!
On 18th September 1997, approximately 2000 metres above the serene Indian
Ocean and 120 kilometreseast of Mahe, the southernmost of the Seychelles
group, a lone albatross soared effortlessly through a cloudless sky. It
was a content albatross, having recently feasted on a rotting mackerel it
had spotted floating belly-up. Its digestive system had functioned
efficiently as usual and now, as the great bird wheeled majestically to
the west, it was time to relieve some gastric pressure. They ask "If a
tree falls in a forest and no-one is there to hear it, does it make a
sound?" Much the same could be asked of albatross farts. The bird broke
wind, but whether there was a sound is inconsequential - it was the force
and direction of the emission that would prove decisive. As the
albatross continued westwards it was blissfully unaware of the
heartbreak, the desolation, the agony that tens of thousands would
eventually suffer because of its untimely flatulence.
Due to the advanced state of decomposition of the mackerel the albatross
had eaten, the pocket of gas subsequently emitted was unusually moist and
dense. It quickly dropped through the rarefied atmosphere before being
swept into a slipstream at 1600 metres... heading east. Held together by
its unique chemical composition, the fart continued eastwards, sometimes
reaching speeds of 20 knots. It crossed the Australian coast just north
of Perth, ironically passed over Adelaide, and finally reached Melbourne
on its day of destiny, September 27th 1997.
It is the 10 minute mark of the second quarter and big bustling Barry
Hall has just banged through 3 goals in 5 minutes. The Saints are 16
points up and threatening to bust the game wide open, as they had done so
often in thesecond quarter throughout the season. Wise heads knew that
if St Kilda could get one more quick goal, it would rip the guts out of
Adelaide. With a 22 point lead and all the momentum, the Saints wouldn't
let it slip.The ball is bounced after the Hall goal, Sierakowski palms
it down to Keogh who hands it off to Thompson who drives long with the
left foot to Heatley who takes a simple chest mark behind the pack. Left
of half forward, 45 metres out, 45 degree angle, kicking to the
scoreboard end.There is a premiership riding on this kick. He wipes
his face with his jumper. He puts the ball down and pulls up the socks.
He picksthe ball up and twirls it. And twirls. And twirls. He runs
in, an easy, confident run. The ball spins truly from the boot.
After a journey of thousands of kilometres over sea and land, the
slipstream finally dissipates over the roof of the western stand of the
MCG, freeing all that has been carried along with it. The fart catches
one of the numerous thermal currents that swirl around the ground and
with increased momentum swoops downwards through the goal posts.
Heatley's kick starts at the right goal post then begins to come back
nicely...
A packet of gas formed in the gut of an albatross finally disintegrates
in a collision with a piece of inflated leather...
10 metres from the goal line Heatley's kick inexplicably stops curving
and straightens to the right, hitting the inside of the post. Adelaide
kicks the next 2 goals, the rest is history.
Jon Hall
P.S. I'm OS for 3 weeks so I'll be late collecting the prize.
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 12:23:42 +1000
From: Scott Mitchell
" The Trent CroadARTICLE " - Without doubt the defining point in
clubs ceasing to let there star athletes announce that they are in fact
NOT FOOTBALLERS thereby giving incentive to said players direct opponent
for upcoming games.
"The Jon Dorotich WITHDRAWAL " - While "Sticks "Kernaghan and John Elliot
made individual forays into the heady world of high finance during the
mid eighties it was in fact "Dorra" who made greater news by making a
simple withdrawal outside an ATM in Carlton one evening.The fact that
said machine paid no part in the withdrawal was by far the telling
factor for the publics interest.
"The Robert Groenewagen (sp ?) "END OF SEASON SHENANIGAN" - Sure there
have been plenty of crazy "what happens on the footy trip...." moments
over the years
but surely none quite as defining as the "ordinary footballers ordinary
footballer" Gronna taking hold of the microphone inthe cockpit and
announcing to the entire jumbo that " ladies and Gentlemen this is
Captain Groenwagen speaking and we are about to crash...."
"The John Georgiades DEBUT " - Boy were we happy the day we left Princes
Park knowing that we had finally obtained a half forward that was capable
of kicking a bag.A haul of nine destroyed the blues and we
rejoiced.Until the ensuing weeks..... His lasting legacy is that
forevermore whenever we see a stunning debut performance before getting
carried away someone is always heard to utter " Do you remember
Georgiades?...."
"The Graeme Teasdale SUIT" - Could there possibly ever be a Brownlow
night when THAT suit doesn't run across ones mind while watching the
players role up Blonde in arm? The mere mention of the words "Velvet" was
from that moment on synonymous with TEASER.And brown too...
"The Jacko HANDSTAND" - Jason Akermanis is the equivelant of Geri
Halliwel singing "It's raining men" ie. It's been done before and THERE"S
NO POINT DOING IT AGAIN!!!!!!
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 12:33:58 +1000
From: "Bishop, Brad"
It doesn't involve a man, it doesn't involve a football, in fact, it doesn't
even involve clothing, but I reckon I've come up with the definition of
football's defining moment.
There have been numerous streakers over the years, but none have created the
headlines or been as popular as what Helen Da Mico was after strutting her
stuff across the G on Grand Final day 1982.
Seeing some chick frollick nude around a bunch of masculine footballers
might not seem like a defining moment, but it left a significant mark on the
Richmond Football Club. How many times have they been in the finals since
that day.
Brad Bishop
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 16:38:51 +1000
From: Mark Smith
After sidling up to the bar under the Southern Stand at the 'g with
friends after a hard weeks work sometime in about 1996, I casually took
in the atmosphere of the night and thought "how grand, I might avail
myself of a few ales and barman...... set my friends up with your finest
ales"
Defining Moment #1 Charged obsene amount for the beers
I struggled with this concept and the mind went back to those heady days
in the outer when banter flew. I walked past the superbox windows and saw
the cab sav being served and thought to myself........."This isa defining
moment in our great game."
Mark Smith
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 17:29:46 +1000
From: Hayden.McDonnell@bendigobank.com.au
we've all heard about the come back of peter hudson back in the early
seveties where he flew in from tassie to don the boots for the hawks and
booting many goals, but a defining moment of football came in the mid rounds
of the 1996 season where a little goalsneak rover by the name of Darren
Bewick had recovered from a knee reco just 12 months earlier and was picked
to play in the re-enactment match against the cats at the MCG on a winter
wednesday night. As usual with sheeds 'rovers' can play at any position and
it just turns out that darren being the giant he is went to full forward in
the second half of that match to ignite a spark that provided the dons with
a come from behind win. The stage was set for BORIS as he booted 9 majors in
a second best on ground performance (it seems James did Just enough that
nite to get the 3 charlies, after all there is no I in team), but the
defining moment was when Boris gathered the ball from the pocket and spun
around on the boundary to banana back a team lifing goal in the final stanza
which saw darren thump his chest repetedly and then recieve a heartwarming
bearhug from teammate Scott Cummings. The Geelong boys obviously stopped
after they saw the physically intimidating boris flex his muscle and stamp
his presence on the ground and no doubt that was the defining moment for the
dons, although the Marshmellows followed only 12 months later .......
Hayden McDonnell
Colbinabbin Football Club
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 19:01:17 +1000
From: KyselaO
Simon:
My defining moments in football:
1) When Peter Knights sought the solace of the shade of the Gabba light
towers for his charges, relenquishing a 40-plus point lead and officially
triggering "the end of an era" for the Hawthorn Football Club. On a sunny
day at the G, my mates will still revert to exclaiming aloud in order to
secure the laughs of those around us "let's go sit in the Hawthorn members -
at least we know it will be in the shade".
2) When Matthew Lloyd gently launched a tuft of grass into the atmosphere in
preparing for his first shot on goal at Colonial with the roof closed, and
the blades sailed back to the earth in a mathematically faultless vertical
path, we knew "the elements" had been taken out of the equation of football,
and we couldn't rely on the rain to minimise slaughters by the Essendon
Football Club at Colonial no more.
3) When the AFL pie replaced the 4n20, which was a defining statement that
the AFL was officially prepared to reward mediocrity at the expense of
reliability and sheer runs on the board. The decision induced that empty
feeling in the stomach as if your cat had just died. If they go from
Sherrins to Burleys, there will be mass civil unrest.
4) When Derek Kickett was left out of the '93 premiership side, and left the
club. Confirmed that winning a flag IS EVERYTHING.
5) When the flogger was banned. Football grounds universally are
over-policed.
Oliver Kysela
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 09:42:27 +1000
From: Simon Laughton
It's round 22, Richmond need to beat Essendon to avoid finishing ninth
yet again. The tigers are five points down with 30 seconds to go in the
last quarter. Leon Cameron kicks out from full back and hit a leading
Daffy at the defensive fifty on the chest. An uncertain looking Daffy who
hasn't had a kick for six weeks decides to play on. Playing on memory
Daffyhas two bounces along the Great Southern Stand wing. He
eventuallykicks a wobbly drop punt to centre half forward where from out
of nowhere David Bourke takes mark of the year, 55 metres out from goal.
With 17 seconds left on the clock a nervous looking Bourke wastes 10
seconds before eventually trying a torpedo which goes off the side of the
boot. Richardson and Fletcher compete for the mark and controversially
Richardson is awarded a free kick 15 metres out from goal, on the
boundary line and on the wrong side for a right footer. Within a split
second of being paid the free kick Richo plays on and kicks a right foot
banana straight through the big sticks. Tiger fans and players are going
crazy, but umpire Sheehan calls him back to take the kick again as he had
already called time on. As the siren goes Richo lines up for the most
important kick of the year. As Richo is lining up Knights, Gale and
Campbell have a quick discussion and order the accurate left footed Joel
Bowden over to Richo for what the crowd thought was for some advice. To
everyone's amazement Bowden punches Richo on the nose resulting in him
being sent off for the blood rule and Bowden being the nearest playernow
gets to take the kick. Bowden strolls back and then ambles forward and
kicks a dead straight drop punt through for a match winning goal. At last
the Tigers make the eight.
Regards
Sly of Burwood
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 10:50:05 +1000
From: Jac & Pete
MCG 1995. Young and very nervous first gamer Jeff Farmer marks 10 metres
out- minutes remaining, Demons in front by a few points, a goal will seal
the game. The Wiz decides to handball to his captain but the ball hits
Garry Lyon on the back of the head because he wasn't expecting it.
BUT the umpire wasn't expecting it either and insists Farmer take a kick,
a goal results , Demons win.
BUT......the defining moment comes AFTER the game when the umpires
obviously met and agreed that, as they had helped him so much, Farmer's
name must now go into the "Football Book of Life", chapter 13- "Players
Who Henceforth Will Never Receive an Even Break or Freekick", sub section
"Melbourne", - next to the names D.Neitz and D.Schwarz !!!!
PS Having been an impartial observer at StKilda/Richmond last week I
think one B.Hall may feature in the StKilda sub section of the book.
Jac&Pete
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 11:16:53 +1000
From: "Burgin, Glen"
Dear Simon,
Being a Tiger fan deep behind enemy lines in Bomberland, I have always
had a soft spot for 'the red and black going down by a point'. So I have
two:
1. Plugger's 'after the siren' goal in the Prelim Final 1996.
2. Mickey Conlan's goal from the boundary in the dying seconds of a
?elimination final in about 1986......ah so sweet!
Oh yeah,
Glen Burgin (Go Tigers of Essendon)
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 13:47:48 +1000
From: Ben Carlton
As a mad Collingwood supporter, I can remember many defining moments in
games against West Coast. Who could forget that shocking kick by one Peter
Sumich in the 1990 Prelim. final that put the mighty 'Pies into the Grand
final against Essendon.
The other unforgettable moment is not so fondly recalled. It happened in the
'94 finals series and involved Micky "the bounce" McGuane. He dropped that
critical mark 40 metres out directly infront with seconds remaining. The
boys still haven't yet recovered and are also yet to make another finals
appearance since.
Cheers,
Ben Carlton (the surname is for real)
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:46:59 +1000
From: Keith Payne
>From "Wayne from Wantirna"
I don't get what's defining about Earl Spalding's mother.
Keith Payne
Ferny Creek
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:09:18 +1000
From: Doug Long
DEAR SIMON,
While we may THINK we see "the defining moment" in a game, the "REAL
DEFINING MOMENT" has often already occurred prior to match day.
.
EG: 2000 round 3 meeting between Carlton and the Dogs:
ACTUAL defining moment: A few days before the game, reigning President of
the year said "ONE FLAG IN THEIR TRAGIC HISTORY" and the game was as good
as over. (Coach Parkin vowed to "LAUGH OFF" that little quip–
finally seeing the funny side when Hawthorn trounced the Blues this year
in Round 2)
.
A look back into history will uncover something more devastating (if
possible) than the immortal, immoral words, "I THINK THE LEYLAND P76
WILL GET GREAT REVIEWS!"
1995: Freo is born and was hungry for some real stars. The Eagles had
just signed up their 1994 premiership stars at stupid prices so Freo had
to recruit some champions from elsewhere.
Then Essendon offered them Tony Delaney, Russell Williams (WHO’S
HE?), Todd Ridley and Dale Kickett in order to snare Matthew Lloyd. The
Freo hierarchy were JUST ABOUT TO REFUSE when the guy who promoted the
Leyland P76 bobbed up and swayed them with:
"MATTHEW LLOYD WILL NEVER AMOUNT TO ANYTHING!"
And, as they say in the classics,‘ THE REST IS HYSTERIA’.
THIS was the defining moment of LAST WEEK’S DONS / FREO GAME; a game
that the Dockers CLEARLY OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE WON.
So it was THIS bizarre occurrence in history six years ago that made the
Ferocious Fearsome Frenzied Freo lose to the Delicate Dockland Dons?
If only RICHIE were here, he would say, IT’S A FUNNY GAME, FOOTBALL!
.
Doug (I am almost at the point of congratulating you on the ratings) Long
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 22:20:29 +1000
From: Phil & Lucille
For me, the "Defining Moment" occurredafterthe final siren of an Under
10's match between Morwell Youth Club and Morwell Tigers (traditional
rivals) in 1986.
A local businesman worried about the possibility of brain damage to his
son but not cold-hearted enough to make him look like a woos, solved his
parental delimna by purchasing helmets for the ENTIRE team, suitably
emblazoned with his company's branding, as a neat little tax write-off.
An unplanned by-product of this corporate move into the hitherto untapped
sponsorship market of Latrobe Valley Under 10's football was that it
cloaked the players in as much anonymity as a Moe balaclava.
A politically incorrect half-back flanker from the Morwell Tigers was
heard to say to say to his opponent before the first bounce, "I've heard
you've got a GIRL playing in your team. Jeez, I'm glad I'm no playing on
HER!!"
As you can probably guess by now, his opponent proceeded to teach him "a
football lesson he won't forget" and then, when the ump blew the end of
the game, took off her helmet to reveal the AWFUL TRUTH.
So, I hear you ask, what exactly did this moment define? If it didn't
define football, it certainly defined the eighties!
Phil from Willy
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 13:31:09 -0000
From: georgie beeforth
Melbourne's defence stretched to the limit by the clean crisp work of the
Geelong half-forwards, got a disorganising blow when full back Shane
McGrath accidentally knocked team mate Geoff Collins out of the game
early in the second quarter. If mercurial Geelong half-forward Bob Davis
had not eluded McGrath's hurtling shoulder by a lightning swerve, the
Melbourne captain's rush might have had abig influence on the result of
the game. Davis continued to disconcert Melbourne with almost
unbelievably speedy dashes and McGrath's confidence probably suffered
severely from the mental upset of having hurt one of his own players.
Taken fromThe Sun - Monday 04Sept 1950
Gus Beeforth
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:47:30 +1000
From: Bill Hall
DEFINING MOMENT: WHEN BARASSI CROSSED TO CARLTON, USHERING IN THE MODERN
ERA OF THE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER AND INITIATING THE PROCESS WHICH HAS
DIRECTLY LED TO THE OVERPAID, PAMPERED, SPOILT BRAT NANCYBOYS WE HAVE
RUNNING AROUND IN THE AFL TODAY (AND NOT JUST AT CARLTON). THE AFL ITSELF
IS ALSO BARASSI'S FAULT SO THANKS A LOT RON, THE DOCKERS HAVE CERTAINLY
ENRICHED OUR DREARY WORKADAY LIVES. FLOODING IS BARASSI'S FAULT, AS ARE
SHRINKING PLAYER LISTS, COLONIAL STADIUM, GARISH 'AWAY' STRIPS, THE
DEMISE OF THE TORP, MATTHEW LLOYD, LIGHT BEER IN PLASTIC CUPS,
SKYROCKETING PETROL PRICES, DISCORD IN THE BALKANS AND THE CONTINUING
SAGA OF TOM & NICOLE. RON YOU WILL PAY SOME DAY.
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 13:11:47 +1100
From: Paul Hughes
Dear Coodabeens,
My defining football moment was year 11. It was perhaps a similar
defining moment to many others.
Paul Hughes,
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:26:41 +1000
From: David
My defining moment is not a great kick or a high mark. It is not a tough
tackle or a brave smother.
However the players rallied that day and beat Collingwood by 30 points
The final siren had just gone and my mate and I were celebrating the
victory when something hit me on the back of my head. I looked down and on the
ground was a halfeaten meat pie. I could feel some of the meat and sauce
oozing through my hair . Two seconds later I felt a much harder knock on my head
and a full can of beer fell at my feet. I turned around to see glaring at
me about 20 feet back a very big skinhead decked out in his way too tight
Collingwood jumper.
"I HATE GOING TO VICTORIA PARK"
Cheers
David Bean
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:32:22 +1000
From: "Walby, Andrew"
Bob Hawke gave Ronald Reagan a copy of the 1982 Grand Final. Jack
Hamilton was asked by a reporter about what he felt Ronnie would think of
Helen D'Amico's performance. His reply..."at least he'll know where
Tasmania is".
This for me is the defining moment in football.
Andrew Walby
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:55:29 +1000
From: Darren Brookes
My defining football moment happened not on the field but in the carpark
at Waverley. The day was wet, windy and Carlton were playing the Magpies
and we had convincingly flogged Collingwood by 10 goals. After the game
my dad and I ran back to the car, took our wet jackets and jumpers off
and realised we were bogged in a foot of mud. After several unsuccessful
attempts to get the HQ moving, 2 obviously depressed Collingwood
supporters came past and asked if they could help. Several minutes later
following more rain and mud, we were able to get the car moving due to
their help.
My dad then proceeded to hang the might blue and white scarf out of the
window for the drive home whilst leaving the dismayed Collingwood
supporters behind.
The defining moment in football "It was shown to me at an early age that
all Collingwood Supported are suckers for punishment"
Darren Brookes
The Steven O'Dwyer Fanclub
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 16:39:23 +1000
From: "Treseder, Peter"
The following have been defining moments for me
1. When Richmond announced its backline for the 1982 Grand Final. They
announced the speed laden trio of Strachan, Martello, Dunne - with that the
Tigers chances went out the window.
2. The 1974 Grand Final, Kevin Sheedy, when after marking in the
pocket and put on a severe angle for a shot at goal, he simply handballed to
Mike Green who was un-manned in the goal square. An early sign of the
football brain that this man has.
3. The 1990 reserve Grand Final, when Ironmonger chased and caught and
opposition player on the southern stand wing. The smaller quicker player
thought that it would be an easy get away. Iron monger thought differently
and the game turned to a win for the Lions "Twos"
Peter "Trash" Treseder
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 17:41:50 +1000
From: Chris Hardie
Dramatic Turning points have been many, but strangely
most of them seem to have left me bitter.
1. Cast your mind back to the 1993 Preliminary Final. Essendon came
back from 5 goals down at half time to beat the Crows and dash the hopes
and dreams of an entire state. Many a fan faced a long and weary trip
back to Adelaide, perhaps none longer than those getting holding an
economy class ticket on the Overlander. At around 4am one nameless
though now legendary supporter tried to raise the spirits of his fellow
travellers with an impromptu comedy routine useing whatever implements
he had at hand, including an oddly shaped jokers hat which he donned and
danced around in a foolish manner. Something about this hat seemed to
suit his idiom and he wore it to the first game of the 1994 season.
Slowly the hats spread, and before you knew it those SA bastards had
back to back flags.
2 A defining moment came when a young Billy Brownless was looking up
at a wheat silo and thought 'Bugger me that's high. Still I
wonder........'
3. Sometime in the early eighties discussing possible recruitments,
Bobby Davis was about to say "Myrtleford, no one's decent has ever come
out of Myrtleford." However just as he began to speak a nasty sneeze
began to brew within his sinuses making it impossible for him talk. The
ramifications are obvious.
4. Surely someone must have been present when several members of the
Adelaide underworld paid off half the umpires in the league. I speak on
behalf of Geelong and Fitzroy supporters when I say this.
5. I think one of the most defining moments in football was when on
every single day between the 1990 Grand Final and the start of the 1991
Finals, no-one, but no-one had a look at the finals system and said "Hey
look, this great new final six system is set up so that third play
fourth in an elimination final, doesn't that seem a little odd." Both
Geelong and St.Kilda fans wish someone had.
6. I know this is nit picking but it is such a pity the Goldspink had
the flu the day "This is a mark" was covered at umpire school.
7. A defining moment must surely be the introduction of Sunday night
football in Melbourne. What? Don't tell me you've forgotten it
illustrious introduction. Cast your miond back to the 1997 finals
series, remember there was no Friday night game in the first week of the
finals, but Sunday night football was suddenly thrust on the Melbourne
public (I don't seem to be able to recall one since, can you?), and what
do you know, Geelong had to play North Melbourne on their home ground,
in the rain, despite finishing 5 places higher than them on the ladder.
And then came the trip to Adelaide, 22 weeks to gain an alleged home
ground advantage, one week to lose it, it's all part of the timeless
charm of an AFL final eight, juggling media commitments and ground
contracts.
A Collaboration between Chris Hardie and the Steven O'Dwyer Fanclub.
a saints supporter full of inkyelled loudly for those in the vicinity to
hear, "we were robbed" which couldn't be more true, stkilda was mounting
a heroic comeback, and once we had clinically run over essendon in the
last quarter, we would have won the next couple straight and got to the
grand final, then completing a double, winning both night and day
premierships.
Defining Moment #2 ONLY LIGHT BEER 'COS IT'S A NIGHT GAME?
Defining moment #3 "That will be $2.00 for the cardboard container sir,
but it is yours to keep!
.....and Lance Whittnal's goal 1999....
PS I AM NOT A NUT.
I realised I could not play.
This I have realised is a defining moment for many of your
'Pharoahs of Fate'. Even AFL players have this defining moment!!!
Nunawading.
In the late seventies as a young lad of 15, a ventured out from the
suburban quiet of Mt Waverley to catch the train over for my first visit to
Victoria Park to see Essendon play the Pies. Essendon were at that stage down the wrong end of the ladder and had been beaten the previous week by 80 points by
Fitzroy so no one gave us a chance.
He sneered at me and yelled
" THAT'S TO WASH THE PIE DOWN WITH"
It was that defining moment that made me realise that