by FOURTH ESTATE » Fri Jun 05, 2020 6:42 pm
by mal » Fri Jun 05, 2020 6:59 pm
Spargo wrote:robranisgod wrote:FOURTH ESTATE wrote:Biggest Attendance at Unley was June 8 1968
22,015
Sturt vs Port Adelaide
Sturt 6.9 (45) def Port Adelaide 5.14 (44)
That 1968 match was the day that the game should have ended in a draw but the field umpire and goal umpire had a misunderstanding after the siren and Sturt were awarded a point that should not have stood.
Not the only game in ‘68 where Sturt avoided a loss right at the end due to umpiring “decisions”...
by robranisgod » Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:02 pm
mal wrote:Fab Fantasy Football
No injuries
Both sides in form
No breeze factor
Track dry
Day match
Played at Football Park
85 GL...5-4...10-6...14-10...21-14 [140]
83 WA..4-0....9-2.....12-6.....17-8 [110]
Pre match Odds
Malsportsbet
GL $1-45
WA $ 2-75
I also think that 85GL team is one of the most talented teams in the last 50 years and would beat 85WA most times
If everything mostly clicked for 83WA they could win , they were a brilliant attacking team
Another great match up would be 1980 PA v 1985 GL
The 1980s was arguably the best standard /style of football played in the SANFL
by JK » Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:18 pm
by robranisgod » Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:52 pm
JK wrote:83' Westies is the best side I've ever seen, certainly the most offensively devastating. With the benefit of hindsight and seeing what their careers amounted to, the Bays 85' side is a hard one to go past for sheer star power.
by JK » Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:09 pm
robranisgod wrote:JK wrote:83' Westies is the best side I've ever seen, certainly the most offensively devastating. With the benefit of hindsight and seeing what their careers amounted to, the Bays 85' side is a hard one to go past for sheer star power.
I just didn't think that the West side was as good in the midfield and certainly in defence as other great sides and other than Mark Mickan's injury it was remarkably injury free in 1983.
I would rank it behind Glenelg 1985 and Port 1980 and certainly Sturt circa 1966-67 but as I keep repeating it is all subjective.
by Wedgie » Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:16 pm
Armchair expert wrote:Such a great club are Geelong
by JK » Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:37 pm
Wedgie wrote:Which opens up the discussion, even though Norwood won in 82 and 84 I thought they underachieved in the late 80s, early 90s with the talent they had.
by mal » Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:49 pm
by mal » Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:14 pm
by FlyingHigh » Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:34 pm
JK wrote:robranisgod wrote:JK wrote:83' Westies is the best side I've ever seen, certainly the most offensively devastating. With the benefit of hindsight and seeing what their careers amounted to, the Bays 85' side is a hard one to go past for sheer star power.
I just didn't think that the West side was as good in the midfield and certainly in defence as other great sides and other than Mark Mickan's injury it was remarkably injury free in 1983.
I would rank it behind Glenelg 1985 and Port 1980 and certainly Sturt circa 1966-67 but as I keep repeating it is all subjective.
It's probably because I'd always related opponents to my own mob. in 83' Westies were just on another planet compared to us, and we obviously won flags either side of that season. In 85' the Bays were better than us no question, but not as far ahead of us as the Bloods in 83'. Probably not the most subjective way to judge, but I wasn't open minded enough as a teenager to judge our opponents purely on their work for the entire season.
I know all clubs have "what if's" about what might have happened had players hung around instead of heading across the border - But Bay fans perhaps more than most probably feel like they missed out on a dynasty given the mount of quality (some of which was one in a generation level talent) they lost.
by JK » Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:30 pm
by Spargo » Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:22 pm
JK wrote:The Bays of 83’ were interesting, so strong in 82’ and 84’ but missing the finals in 83’. I know the Bays had their coaching issues, but for their CHF to poll the most Margarey votes with so much quality around him looks more bizarre with every passing year.
by Spargo » Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:35 pm
by JK » Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:46 pm
Spargo wrote:JK wrote:The Bays of 83’ were interesting, so strong in 82’ and 84’ but missing the finals in 83’. I know the Bays had their coaching issues, but for their CHF to poll the most Margarey votes with so much quality around him looks more bizarre with every passing year.
Losing our first 8 games of the season with that side was unbelievable. Then the board sacked Campbell & the players threatened to strike. He was reappointed the next day. We made a belated run for the finals but lost the last couple of the year.
Arguably 1983 was the strangest season I can recall at Brighton Rd.
by Spargo » Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:24 pm
JK wrote:Spargo wrote:JK wrote:The Bays of 83’ were interesting, so strong in 82’ and 84’ but missing the finals in 83’. I know the Bays had their coaching issues, but for their CHF to poll the most Margarey votes with so much quality around him looks more bizarre with every passing year.
Losing our first 8 games of the season with that side was unbelievable. Then the board sacked Campbell & the players threatened to strike. He was reappointed the next day. We made a belated run for the finals but lost the last couple of the year.
Arguably 1983 was the strangest season I can recall at Brighton Rd.
Do you think if the prodigal son hadn’t been available Campbell would have been there still in 85’ or were his papers stamped? Remembering the Bays weren’t far away in 84’
by am Bays » Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:35 am
by JK » Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:13 am
by am Bays » Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:33 pm
JK wrote:Two things I remember about those great Bay sides were obviously the talent they had, but they also became the physically hardest side in the comp - was almost like they took it upon themselves to not be the victims but instigators (in simplistic terms). I’ve always said that the premiership team nearly always has to have those two things in their favour - Ability and physicality. They were a seriously tough side.
by mal » Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:20 pm
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