Dutchy wrote:Is it possible to have a rivalry if you haven't played for 29 years?
Yes, my oath it is possible.
I joined as a junior in 1986 and promptly learned Plympton v Morphies was Norwood v Port stuff. It stemmed through every grade.
Both were pretty powerful teams back then and they were always ding dong battles.
A few players swapped clubs and made the rivalry very real.
As mentioned earlier, the Morphett Arms front bar has been full of these past players and characters for years and years, and even though we were not playing each other, the ribbing of each others failures, boasting of our own successes and constant banter has kept it alive.
Even when our cricket sides play each other the rivalry is there, sometimes even more so.