by Ingorudi » Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:42 pm
by robranisgod » Thu Jan 08, 2015 8:50 pm
Ingorudi wrote:Thanks guys. My friends dad has a book on centrals and looking at it reed kicked 50 goals in 1974 63 in 1975 and 69 in 1976 so he must have been good at both ends of the ground. My friends dad never saw him play but his career at centrals is 104 games and 218 goals . Does any one know his career at the double blues . Thanks guys how tall was he ????
by HoldenV8 » Sat May 09, 2015 4:19 pm
by JK » Tue May 12, 2015 3:29 pm
by HoldenV8 » Wed May 13, 2015 9:02 pm
by wristwatcher » Wed May 13, 2015 11:26 pm
HoldenV8 wrote:You're right there JK. I looked it up and I believe there were 47,339 at the 1982 GF (and just over 50,000 for 1984). But 1983 was definitely the lowest GF attendance of the 1980's.
1983 was one of the best years for attacking footy in the SANFL. Four players kicked over 100 goals for the year with Rick Davies (151), Neville Roberts (111), Grenville Dietrich (109) and Rogers Luders (105) all topping the century. These days we're lucky if the Ken Farmer Medallist kicks over 70.
The last Ken Farmer Medallist to kick over 70 for the year was Brant Chambers who kicked 80 in 2009. Chambers was also the last SANFL player to kick 100 when he kicked 106 in 2007. Before that the last one was Adam Richardson with 100 in 2001.
by RB » Thu May 14, 2015 10:31 am
by JK » Thu May 14, 2015 2:49 pm
RB wrote:Chambo kicked 100 in 2007 and 2008.
by RB » Thu May 14, 2015 3:36 pm
by spell_check » Thu May 14, 2015 8:17 pm
HoldenV8 wrote:You're right there JK. I looked it up and I believe there were 47,339 at the 1982 GF (and just over 50,000 for 1984). But 1983 was definitely the lowest GF attendance of the 1980's.
1983 was one of the best years for attacking footy in the SANFL. Four players kicked over 100 goals for the year with Rick Davies (151), Neville Roberts (111), Grenville Dietrich (109) and Rogers Luders (105) all topping the century. These days we're lucky if the Ken Farmer Medallist kicks over 70.
The last Ken Farmer Medallist to kick over 70 for the year was Brant Chambers who kicked 80 in 2009. Chambers was also the last SANFL player to kick 100 when he kicked 106 in 2007. Before that the last one was Adam Richardson with 100 in 2001.
by HoldenV8 » Fri May 15, 2015 9:17 pm
by robranisgod » Sat May 16, 2015 12:44 am
HoldenV8 wrote:I will qualify Adam Richardson's 100 goals by saying that yes he did kick 84 in the 2001 minor round, but according to West Adelaide he hit the ton in the finals.
Same with Roger Luders back in 1983. He kicked 94 through the season and hit the 100 in the finals. Davies, Roberts and Dietrich all kicked their ton in the minor round. But, neither Sturt (Davies), Norwood (Roberts) or North (Dietrich) had another player kick over 50 for the season. After the 1983 GF, West had Luders with 105, Lindner with 77 and Mike Smith with 69.
by JK » Mon May 18, 2015 11:18 am
by heater31 » Mon May 18, 2015 11:37 am
JK wrote:Just on that 83' Westies side, they fell away pretty dramatically in 84', and even 85' by comparison (whilst acknowledging they still won the Elim and 1st Semi). Given as I said it was the best SANFL side I can recall seeing, how and why do you think they fell away so quickly Holden?
by HoldenV8 » Tue May 19, 2015 12:43 am
JK wrote:Just on that 83' Westies side, they fell away pretty dramatically in 84', and even 85' by comparison (whilst acknowledging they still won the Elim and 1st Semi). Given as I said it was the best SANFL side I can recall seeing, how and why do you think they fell away so quickly Holden?
by FlyingHigh » Tue May 19, 2015 1:03 pm
by on the rails » Thu May 21, 2015 9:38 pm
FlyingHigh wrote:Holden, maybe the question should have West been better in the preceding years, given they made the prelim final in '77?
Appreciate Fielke, Mickan and Lindner would have been youngsters in the early '80's (not sure of the years they debuted), but so were Kernahan, McDermott, McGuiness, Aish and McIntosh.
by Spargo » Thu May 21, 2015 9:54 pm
on the rails wrote:FlyingHigh wrote:Holden, maybe the question should have West been better in the preceding years, given they made the prelim final in '77?
Appreciate Fielke, Mickan and Lindner would have been youngsters in the early '80's (not sure of the years they debuted), but so were Kernahan, McDermott, McGuiness, Aish and McIntosh.
Good point FH - West supporters would look back in hindsight and wonder why that period didn't bring more success.
by HoldenV8 » Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:10 am
by therisingblues » Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:22 pm
HoldenV8 wrote:With Sturt defeating Norwood in the Preliminary final, it was a West Adelaide vs Sturt GF on a rather warm day at Footy Park. John Halbert's Double Blues had given West its worst loss for the year in round 8 at West Lakes, with a club record 15 goals from Rick Davies helping Sturt to a 29.16 (190) to 17.14 (116) win. Sturt were a class side themselves in 1983. Rick Davies kicked 151 goals for the season, plus they had Peter Motley, Frank Spiel, Eddie Fry, John Paynter, Jim Derrington, Greg Whittlesea, Brendon Howard, Trevor Sims and "The Flash" Michael Graham. Halbert himself, back at Sturt after 4 seasons at the Bay, was heading into his third straight GF as a coach. He went in with an 0-2 record.
As was usual, a GF involving Westies saw a smaller than usual attendance with only 47,129
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