SA Footy

Most of us would have a definitive moment in a game where things just clicked and it looked sensational...real champagne footy...

i actually have two...

and they both feature the nonchalant casual bruce lennon.

(in order of when they occurred)

moment 1: 1997, Sturt vs Port at AO. Thredders kicks to Oleary on the HBF, takes the mark and plays on with a long kick toward the HFF members side...ben judd takes the mark and gives the handball off just in time to bruce lennon who looked like he couldnt kick over 30 m yet lets rip from outside 50 and it sails thru post high...i was behind the goals there and was going ecstatic...on the video it is captured perfectly with gary window SCREAMING "PLAY OF THE DAY, PLAY OF THE DAY, AWWW HE IS A REAL CHAMPION" hahaha...makes me chill thinking about it....

now the second one i rate just as highly...but any given day the other could win out....

moment 2: 1998 2nd semi final, Sturt vs West. Sturt had just piled on about 4 goals in 5 mins and were about to break wests back. The ball is won out of the centre by sturt...brodie atkinson unleashes a 30 m handball to Bruce Lennon who takes possession just inside the 50 and turns to face the goals at full throttle...ed richardson (i think) is bearing down on him from in front and Bruce, as casual as ever, does a beautiful 360 spin to avoid the tackle, straightens from 40 out and slots it thru...Bruce celebrates by raising both arms and screaming in delight....again i was right behind the goals and it was our 5th in 5 which basically guaranteed us out first GF berth in 15 years. Gives me greater chills just thinking about it :D...

ok, what about yours..

Described mine in the 1986 GF thread.....

So many to pick from but some favourites...

Scott Hodges' match-winning goal in the dying minutes of the 1996 Preliminary Final against Norwood.

Scott Hodges running down Jason Spehr in the 1994 Grand Final. Holding the ball! Goal to Scotty! Another flag for Port!

Ray Huppatz' speckie and match-winning goal against Norwood at Footy Park, 1983.

Bagshaw 78 gf wasnt bad.

d jarman 1st goal of the 90 prelim to the southern end.

Port went on to kick the next 13.

To cop that and the 89 grand final as a 7 and 8 yr old was hard to take and still haunts me. They are two of the most humiliating performances ive seen from North.

Ive been waiting ever since to play Port in another final and it hasnt happened yet.

The goal that West kicked to put them in front against Port after being down by 11 goals early in the 2nd qtr.

1984 1st Semi-Final v Centrals, left our run till late so coming home hard* with the breeze and Centrals win the centre clearance, marked by Tommy Warhurst at CHB short chip to Macca in the middle, sideways handball to Aishy, Aishy chip over handball to David Payne, Payne goal on the run from 50, 2 goals inside 30 seconds (the next goal took about 20 seconds), we hit the lead about time-on and the crowd goes nuts!!

Keith Thomas' mark in the GF of the same year will always stick with me also ..

Constance_Perm wrote:1984 1st Semi-Final v Centrals, left our run till late so coming home hard* with the breeze and Centrals win the centre clearance, marked by Tommy Warhurst at CHB short chip to Macca in the middle, sideways handball to Aishy, Aishy chip over handball to David Payne, Payne goal on the run from 50, 2 goals inside 30 seconds (the next goal took about 20 seconds), we hit the lead about time-on and the crowd goes nuts!!

Keith Thomas' mark in the GF of the same year will always stick with me also ..

Very disappointing that year for a person who doesnt like Norwood or Sturt winning flags. When have North ever stolen a flag like that. Theyve had plenty they couldve won and havnt

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Constance_Perm wrote:1984 1st Semi-Final v Centrals, left our run till late so coming home hard* with the breeze and Centrals win the centre clearance, marked by Tommy Warhurst at CHB short chip to Macca in the middle, sideways handball to Aishy, Aishy chip over handball to David Payne, Payne goal on the run from 50, 2 goals inside 30 seconds (the next goal took about 20 seconds), we hit the lead about time-on and the crowd goes nuts!!

Keith Thomas' mark in the GF of the same year will always stick with me also ..

Very disappointing that year for a person who doesnt like Norwood or Sturt winning flags. When have North ever stolen a flag like that. Theyve had plenty they couldve won and havnt

Plenty? 1973 and ....... ?

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Constance_Perm wrote:1984 1st Semi-Final v Centrals, left our run till late so coming home hard* with the breeze and Centrals win the centre clearance, marked by Tommy Warhurst at CHB short chip to Macca in the middle, sideways handball to Aishy, Aishy chip over handball to David Payne, Payne goal on the run from 50, 2 goals inside 30 seconds (the next goal took about 20 seconds), we hit the lead about time-on and the crowd goes nuts!!

Keith Thomas' mark in the GF of the same year will always stick with me also ..

Very disappointing that year for a person who doesnt like Norwood or Sturt winning flags. When have North ever stolen a flag like that. Theyve had plenty they couldve won and havnt

Arguably 1960. People tend to forget that Port finished the minor round top after winning the previous 6 Flags in a row and looked set to make it 7 in a row.
We rolled them in the 2nd semi then Norwood rolled them in the prelim. Then Norwood and North fought one hell of a GF that saw North win by 5 points.

EDIT - Just to further this point and taking into account finals experience, it is interesting to note that coming up against the finals hardened Port Adelaide in the 2nd Semi-Final (having won the previous 6 flags) North Adelaide had 11 players who were playing in their very first final, and the rest of the final 20 had a total experience of 33 finals games between them.

Burton's goal in 89 grand final

The first time I took 2 girls ho... oh... you mean on the footy field.... um.... winning the 87 GF, after 2 years of heartbreak. Or to be more precise, when North moved the ball out of centre & goaled 20 secs into the 2nd or 3rd quarter.

GWW wrote:Burton's goal in 89 grand final

Punk Rooster wrote:The first time I took 2 girls ho... oh... you mean on the footy field.... um.... winning the 87 GF, after 2 years of heartbreak. Or to be more precise, when North moved the ball out of centre & goaled 20 secs into the 2nd or 3rd quarter.

GWW wrote:Burton's goal in 89 grand final

Yep the roosters certainly did break a few records that day

Adelaide Hawk wrote:

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Constance_Perm wrote:1984 1st Semi-Final v Centrals, left our run till late so coming home hard* with the breeze and Centrals win the centre clearance, marked by Tommy Warhurst at CHB short chip to Macca in the middle, sideways handball to Aishy, Aishy chip over handball to David Payne, Payne goal on the run from 50, 2 goals inside 30 seconds (the next goal took about 20 seconds), we hit the lead about time-on and the crowd goes nuts!!

Keith Thomas' mark in the GF of the same year will always stick with me also ..

Very disappointing that year for a person who doesnt like Norwood or Sturt winning flags. When have North ever stolen a flag like that. Theyve had plenty they couldve won and havnt

Plenty? 1973 and ....... ?

1973? We only lost two games for the year and one game against North we won by over 17 goals I think...

Geoff Kingston in the 'Tiser wrote that Glenelg were the best team all year and deserved that flag....

Ian Hanna's last goal for West Torrens in the last game against Woodville at Adelaide Oval. After coming back from a broken neck and being allowed to sit on the bench in that last game so he could get his 200th and life membership (he was in no fit state to play), he came onto the ground in the last quarter and caught a Woodville player holding the ball in the goal square. Jumped up and down and shook his fists with joy before slotting through the goal. For that small moment all else was forgotten and I will never forget that piece of play.

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:

Adelaide Hawk wrote:

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Constance_Perm wrote:1984 1st Semi-Final v Centrals, left our run till late so coming home hard* with the breeze and Centrals win the centre clearance, marked by Tommy Warhurst at CHB short chip to Macca in the middle, sideways handball to Aishy, Aishy chip over handball to David Payne, Payne goal on the run from 50, 2 goals inside 30 seconds (the next goal took about 20 seconds), we hit the lead about time-on and the crowd goes nuts!!

Keith Thomas' mark in the GF of the same year will always stick with me also ..

Very disappointing that year for a person who doesnt like Norwood or Sturt winning flags. When have North ever stolen a flag like that. Theyve had plenty they couldve won and havnt

Plenty? 1973 and ....... ?

1973? We only lost two games for the year and one game against North we won by over 17 goals I think...

Geoff Kingston in the 'Tiser wrote that Glenelg were the best team all year and deserved that flag....

They are talking about premierships that North nearly pinched.
For the record you lost one game all year (against North at Prospect) and the North team that you gave a shelllacking to at Glenelg was severely undermanned. Not that you didn't deserve the flag.

Aerie wrote:Ian Hanna's last goal for West Torrens in the last game against Woodville at Adelaide Oval. After coming back from a broken neck and being allowed to sit on the bench in that last game so he could get his 200th and life membership (he was in no fit state to play), he came onto the ground in the last quarter and caught a Woodville player holding the ball in the goal square. Jumped up and down and shook his fists with joy before slotting through the goal. For that small moment all else was forgotten and I will never forget that piece of play.

Without wishing to sound detrimental to Ian Hanna, That bit of prose proves why Glenelg can be considered to be a better club than West Torrens. Weak clubs rely on sentiment and individual achievements to create their history. Strong clubs look back on team performances in grand finals to determine theirs....

As I said in the Glenelg v West Torrens thread, four flags in the 20th Century dead even between those two clubs. Premierships are all that counts.

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:

Aerie wrote:Ian Hanna's last goal for West Torrens in the last game against Woodville at Adelaide Oval. After coming back from a broken neck and being allowed to sit on the bench in that last game so he could get his 200th and life membership (he was in no fit state to play), he came onto the ground in the last quarter and caught a Woodville player holding the ball in the goal square. Jumped up and down and shook his fists with joy before slotting through the goal. For that small moment all else was forgotten and I will never forget that piece of play.

Without wishing to sound detrimental to Ian Hanna, That bit of prose proves why Glenelg can be considered to be a better club than West Torrens. Weak clubs rely on sentiment and individual achievements to create their history. Strong clubs look back on team performances in grand finals to determine theirs....

What rubbish. Neither club had anything to play for, why not give a bloke like that some satisfaction? Both very unique situations. Your point would be valid if WT were playing for a spot in the 5, & played Scruff because he was 1 short of 200.

GWW wrote:Burton's goal in 89 grand final

I'm sure Simon Tregenza remembers it better than most.

Aerie wrote:Ian Hanna's last goal for West Torrens in the last game against Woodville at Adelaide Oval. After coming back from a broken neck and being allowed to sit on the bench in that last game so he could get his 200th and life membership (he was in no fit state to play), he came onto the ground in the last quarter and caught a Woodville player holding the ball in the goal square. Jumped up and down and shook his fists with joy before slotting through the goal. For that small moment all else was forgotten and I will never forget that piece of play.

I was at a quiz night a week ago at a footy club in the Hills and Ian Hanna was there as a participant, one of the questions was how many games did Ian Hanna play for West Torrens, naturally he was the only one that got it right
I thought I did OK with a guess of 215

and his team won and knocked off our team by one point