1977 Manly
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Shoe1
Journey Man
Seriously wow. 1977 vs saints. Anyone who questions whether krilich would make it today, or whether eadie was our best number 1, or whether gartner was quicksilver please be referred to this footage forevermore.
Saints were not a crap team in 77 btw. Premiers from memory.
Saints were not a crap team in 77 btw. Premiers from memory.
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Shoe1
Journey Man
Where are these clips from originally? Serious deja vu from this one.
When the newtown number 4 makes a break memories flooded back. I know I was there at this game with my parents sitting on the southern hill. I would have been 8. The fumbling after the goal kick too. I remember people around me yelling at Alan Thomson. What a trip to see this footage.
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I collect footy footage and have a reasonable amount. Always good to go back and have alook when people remember past players.
Thanks @eagle66 in fact maybe @Dan can suggest a way we could have a bit of history video archive as part of Silvertails... links to snippets of old video plus maybe some commentary that we could write about the context of those games etc, something that might be added to over time.
Every now and then someone posts a link to some old footage but it would be amazing to have it easily locatable in one spot?!
Great idea, remind me tomorrow please and email me and ping me so my brain doesn't forget
Ok I will remind you unless I forget.
johnperi01
Reserve Grader
Love seeing footage from that era, especially 3 of my favourite players, Johnny Gibbs, Graham Eadie, and Russell Gartner.
It was a shame injury curtailed Gibbsy's career as he had blinding acceleration and was thrilling to watch in full flight with the head back and his little legs pumping.
It was a shame injury curtailed Gibbsy's career as he had blinding acceleration and was thrilling to watch in full flight with the head back and his little legs pumping.
The ironic thing there is this was back in the 5m rule days. We've got twice that now but no real improvement it seems, thanks mainly to better defences and the prevalence of the "wrestle".
Little Grubber Kick
Bencher
Do you remember the score?
Attachments
One of the great tragedies was the taping over of most of the early Amco cup highlights.
The 1st, won by western division, has absolutely no footage at all because the tape was used to film number 96 or something.
That was how they did it back then.
If only they knew.
I have heard that the league is buying all the old footage off the networks to keep in the archives and hopefully release.
Shoe1
Journey Man
I didn't remember. I suspect I lost interest and was playing with my sister on the grass hill by the second half.
If it was 77 round 2 Brookie Manly 52 Newtown 2.
The Who
Journey Man
I'd love NRL administrators, coaches and referees to study some of these past matches.
They will notice that the tackler gets off the player and allows him time and space to rise and play the ball. There is no hand on the ball, no crowding, no pushing, no overstepping the mark... all of which are a blight on the current sport. As a result there are no penalties for these tactics, thus producing a much more interesting spectacle.
I knew I was enjoying RL less in these days of wrestling, mass tackling and constant penalties. These old videos have proven why. The game I loved watching is nowhere near as entertaining as it once was.
They will notice that the tackler gets off the player and allows him time and space to rise and play the ball. There is no hand on the ball, no crowding, no pushing, no overstepping the mark... all of which are a blight on the current sport. As a result there are no penalties for these tactics, thus producing a much more interesting spectacle.
I knew I was enjoying RL less in these days of wrestling, mass tackling and constant penalties. These old videos have proven why. The game I loved watching is nowhere near as entertaining as it once was.
Class of 96
Bencher
Did anyone notice Wombat's first try where he ran straight over Lord Ted like he was a powder puff, and then got up and gave him a serious face massage to add insult to injury. Gold!!!!
How good was that video....... great to see my childhood hero Wombat get a a few.
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