SA's Top 20 Sporting Contraversies

[Wedgie]

According to Today Tonight tonight (I missed what 19 was about and missed 20 completely):

1) Bodyline
2) Port's treason in 1990
3) North beating West so easily in 1991 GF
4) World Series Cup in 1977 (noone at Footy Pk to watch)
5) Losing F1 Grand Prix
6) Contax beating Garville in early 90s when the game wrongly went into OT
7) Grave Danger
8) Adelaide United 2007
9) 1954 Bloodbath SANFL GF between Port and West
10) Kerley's mongral act at Norwood Oval in 1969 knocking out Nygard breaking his jaw (typical Kerley)
11) 1991 Adelaide GP (even more rain)
12) Footy Park's Lights
13) 1994 GP Schumacher taking out Hill
14) 1955 Jockey Bill Attrill caught with battery charged whip
15) Redlock ringin in country racing
16) Lights at Adelaide Oval
17) 1963 or 1964 when Peck from Victoria belted SA Player Brian Sawley
18) Adelaide Grand Prix 1989 (too wet to race according to Prost)
19)Something about 1969 between Sturt and Glenelg?

[Thiele]

Wasn't it a Lemans race here that only lasted a year

[Mr66]

1984 GF didn't make it?
And what about the lights at Football Park?

[MW]

According to Today Tonight tonight (I missed what 19 was about and missed 20 completely):

3) North beating West so easily in 1991 GF

[Mr66]

According to Today Tonight tonight (I missed what 19 was about and missed 20 completely):

3) North beating West so easily in 1991 GF

The word 'beating' is a bit ambiguous in this case.

[Dutchy]

And what about the lights at Football Park?

refer No. 12

[Magpiespower]

Ken Cole's sacking in 1986...

[PhilG]

..

[RustyCage]

When South Africa came out here and played Rugby at Norwood and there were all the protests

[JK]

Thought Johnny Wynne's little personal visit to Jack Oatey in the 78' GF (and it's subsequent impact) might have received a nomination.

[rod_rooster]

And what about the lights at Football Park?

refer No. 12

I think Mr66 wants to know what was the controversy regarding the lights at footy park.

[Wedgie]

Christ, it was a huge controversy at the time with the issue with the council and residents.

[rod_rooster]

Christ, it was a huge controversy at the time with the issue with the council and residents.

Sorry, a bit before my time.

[mighty_tiger_79]

1969 I THINK was about Royce Hart playing for glenelg in the g/f after playing in the grand final with richmond the week before

[Aerie]

Surprised they haven't listed the Torrens - Woodville merger or Bob Hank's last game when the team was not going to come on to the field after half time after the coach told him he'd never play again.

edit: hang on - it's Today Tonight - I'm not surprised at all...

[Hondo]

Number 20 was some horse racing scandal I think

I was really looking forward to that show and I felt it was a bit of a let-down - 1/2 hour (including ads) didn't do it justice.

And where was Grave Danger living? Looked like Shanty town or something