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Personally, i loved the on-going Ginervar vs Glenelg "pack of cards" hoohaa. Wedgie's on-going donut dispute with the Eagles/Woodville oval also raised a chuckle.

The Sturt1 bet fiasco would have to be up there. Giving carp to the Bays fans all year as Sturt were always going to finish in front of the Bays until 5 minutes into the third quarter of Round 23.

Wedgie wrote:The Sturt1 bet fiasco would have to be up there. Giving carp to the Bays fans all year as Sturt were always going to finish in front of the Bays until 5 minutes into the third quarter of Round 23.

Oh yeah i forgot about that . I think a few lessons have been learnt from that one

where is sturt1 ?, surely he can now 'show up' as it is a new year but then again unlike other sturt posters that 'bravely' stayed on over their hurtful time, he fled

Oh, and the Toodle pip episode. Were is Loud Eagle hooligan?

i've always liked the 2 stories i've heard from the players involved (the glenelg players)the first when david holst ran through tony giles at the bay & put him into 'next week' tony hall told me that holst said "get up gilesy your not hurt"

wayne stringer told me that he had russell johnston in a headlock in a push'n'shove that involved almost every player of both teams on & over the boundary line at footy park & that he wasn't frightened of any player hitting him from behind but was aprehensive about this woman abusing & shaking her umbrella at him


those were the days

LBT wrote:Oh, and the Toodle pip episode. Were is Loud Eagle hooligan?

Holidays, he only had the internet at work.

bayman wrote:i've always liked the 2 stories i've heard from the players involved (the glenelg players)the first when david holst ran through tony giles at the bay & put him into 'next week' tony hall told me that holst said "get up gilesy your not hurt"

wayne stringer told me that he had russell johnston in a headlock in a push'n'shove that involved almost every player of both teams on & over the boundary line at footy park & that he wasn't frightened of any player hitting him from behind but was aprehensive about this woman abusing & shaking her umbrella at him


those were the days

Thats funny i dont recall Stringer ever putting Greg Phillips in a headlock

GWW wrote:

bayman wrote:i've always liked the 2 stories i've heard from the players involved (the glenelg players)the first when david holst ran through tony giles at the bay & put him into 'next week' tony hall told me that holst said "get up gilesy your not hurt"

wayne stringer told me that he had russell johnston in a headlock in a push'n'shove that involved almost every player of both teams on & over the boundary line at footy park & that he wasn't frightened of any player hitting him from behind but was aprehensive about this woman abusing & shaking her umbrella at him


those were the days

Thats funny i dont recall Stringer ever putting Greg Phillips in a headlock

where have i said greg phillips ?

WAsn't it Chris McDermott that had the lady threatening him with an umbrella ?

bayman wrote:

GWW wrote:

bayman wrote:i've always liked the 2 stories i've heard from the players involved (the glenelg players)the first when david holst ran through tony giles at the bay & put him into 'next week' tony hall told me that holst said "get up gilesy your not hurt"

wayne stringer told me that he had russell johnston in a headlock in a push'n'shove that involved almost every player of both teams on & over the boundary line at footy park & that he wasn't frightened of any player hitting him from behind but was aprehensive about this woman abusing & shaking her umbrella at him


those were the days

Thats funny i dont recall Stringer ever putting Greg Phillips in a headlock

where have i said greg phillips ?

You're going on about these comical and tough Glenelg players roughing up Port players, a skinny ruckman, and Tony Giles, a bloody tough "ball playing" defender. Was curious to see if you've got some stories about any of them roughing up Greg Phillips..although i think i already know the answer.

GWW wrote:

bayman wrote:i've always liked the 2 stories i've heard from the players involved (the glenelg players)the first when david holst ran through tony giles at the bay & put him into 'next week' tony hall told me that holst said "get up gilesy your not hurt"

wayne stringer told me that he had russell johnston in a headlock in a push'n'shove that involved almost every player of both teams on & over the boundary line at footy park & that he wasn't frightened of any player hitting him from behind but was aprehensive about this woman abusing & shaking her umbrella at him


those were the days

Thats funny i dont recall Stringer ever putting Greg Phillips in a headlock

He'd need to be an octopus..

GWW wrote:

bayman wrote:

GWW wrote:

bayman wrote:i've always liked the 2 stories i've heard from the players involved (the glenelg players)the first when david holst ran through tony giles at the bay & put him into 'next week' tony hall told me that holst said "get up gilesy your not hurt"

wayne stringer told me that he had russell johnston in a headlock in a push'n'shove that involved almost every player of both teams on & over the boundary line at footy park & that he wasn't frightened of any player hitting him from behind but was aprehensive about this woman abusing & shaking her umbrella at him


those were the days

Thats funny i dont recall Stringer ever putting Greg Phillips in a headlock

where have i said greg phillips ?

You're going on about these comical and tough Glenelg players roughing up Port players, a skinny ruckman, and Tony Giles, a bloody tough "ball playing" defender. Was curious to see if you've got some stories about any of them roughing up Greg Phillips..although i think i already know the answer.

speaking of phillips at least a glenelg player hasn't ever kneed his opponent in the groin intentionally & after a half time siren at that, as he did to mcdermott at alberton one day, that my friend no matter what side it is, is a low act & hence a saying i've used since that moment "lower than a greg phillips knee"

Hasn't "ever", you've been to every Glenelg game in the last 80 or so years?? And whatever you're saying Phillips did, i'm sure the Stringers and Salisbury did something equivalent in every game of their career. And I also think the damage from a headlock, with a potential for choking, could be more serious than any "kneeing" that may occur.

GWW wrote:Hasn't "ever", you've been to every Glenelg game in the last 80 or so years?? And whatever you're saying Phillips did, i'm sure the Stringers and Salisbury did something equivalent in every game of their career. And I also think the damage from a headlock, with a potential for choking, could be more serious than any "kneeing" that may occur.

i did say intentionally & no i haven't been to every game for the last 80 years or so but i have been to every game since 1972 & i'm not saying we have always had angels the thread asked for funny stories & those 2 i found & still do find funny, you don't have to find them funny but you should be able to read without getting all offensive about it, this is one of the reasons why people dislike port because they can give it with the best of them but can not take it

Crikey, a lot happened in 2007 that I wasn't aware of!

sorry i can't read, i didn't see the 2007 bit my humble apologies, you 'may' delete wedgie

bayman wrote:

GWW wrote:Hasn't "ever", you've been to every Glenelg game in the last 80 or so years?? And whatever you're saying Phillips did, i'm sure the Stringers and Salisbury did something equivalent in every game of their career. And I also think the damage from a headlock, with a potential for choking, could be more serious than any "kneeing" that may occur.

i did say intentionally & no i haven't been to every game for the last 80 years or so but i have been to every game since 1972 & i'm not saying we have always had angels the thread asked for funny stories & those 2 i found & still do find funny, you don't have to find them funny but you should be able to read without getting all offensive about it, this is one of the reasons why people dislike port because they can give it with the best of them but can not take it

Cannot take it, a bit like Mr Phillis

GWW wrote:

bayman wrote:

GWW wrote:Hasn't "ever", you've been to every Glenelg game in the last 80 or so years?? And whatever you're saying Phillips did, i'm sure the Stringers and Salisbury did something equivalent in every game of their career. And I also think the damage from a headlock, with a potential for choking, could be more serious than any "kneeing" that may occur.

i did say intentionally & no i haven't been to every game for the last 80 years or so but i have been to every game since 1972 & i'm not saying we have always had angels the thread asked for funny stories & those 2 i found & still do find funny, you don't have to find them funny but you should be able to read without getting all offensive about it, this is one of the reasons why people dislike port because they can give it with the best of them but can not take it

Cannot take it, a bit like Mr Phillis

your mob & my mob have won the same amount of premierships this century

Central District 34-7 (211 pts.) d Norwood 8-5 (53 pts.)

Central District Bulldogs absolutely demolished Norwood Redlegs in last Saturday’s SANFL home game, handing the Parade boys their worst hiding in history, while also setting several records.

The 34-7 was Central’s first 30 goal effort against the Redlegs, and its highest score against Norwood, replacing the 26-21 kicked at Elizabeth in 1981, while the 158 point drubbing surpassed the 102 point spanking that day.

Interestingly, the past three 30 goal efforts from the Bulldogs were achieved with remarkable accuracy – 32-5 at Prospect against North in 2003, and 36-9 versus South at Elizabeth in 2002, and now 34-7 – all with 27 more goals than points!

Another record was the individual haul of teenage rookie Daniel Havelberg, whose 14 goals passed by one, club legend Grant Coffee’s previous best of 13 against Sturt in the opening round of 1993.

Two magnificent servants of the club also played milestone games, skipper and Magarey Medallist Paul Thomas racked up SANFL game number 100, while James Gowans joined his brother Chris as 150 game players while with the Bulldogs.

Finally, club veteran Brad Currie retired after the game, as he will be moving to California through work commitments.

The dour defender played 65 games for the Bulldogs, including the 2004/05 premierships, and with a long bomb major in the second quarter, finished with four goals for his career.

“I’ve always wanted to work overseas, so when this opportunity came up, I couldn’t say no,” Currie said. “I’ve been struggling with a toe and knee injuries, so I figured its better to let the team settle now before the finals.

“After accepting the position, I asked Roy [Laird] if I could play this last game, and it worked out beautifully with a memorable win.”

The last time Central played Norwood the Bulldogs broke open a tight contest with an 11 goals to one final quarter, and on Saturday it seemed all four terms were a mirror image of that last stanza effort.

Norwood kicked the first goal three minutes in, then Havelberg booted the next three, and four for the quarter, as Central piled on 8-2 to 3-1 for a handy lead at the first break.

Another Havelberg major five minutes into the second term seemed to signal the start of another onslaught, but the Redlegs kicked two consecutive goals to close within 24 points. That was it for the visitors until late in the third term, after another 13 Bulldogs’ majors.

Currie kicked his long bomb at the 14 minute mark, which looked a major contender for the goal of the match. Then another pair each from Havelberg and Ian Callinan, plus some Elijah Ware magic, and the lead was 15-4 to 5-3 at half time.

Scoring was slow at the start of the third quarter, with only three majors for the first 15 minutes – two from Havelberg, then Heath Lawry took a good mark and played on, bombing a tremendous goal of the game from well-outside 50m, which had the crowd salivating for more.

Havelberg then stepped up his game, kicking four goals in quick time to have six for the term and 13 for the game, which equalled Coffee’s previous mark. At the final changeover, the Bulldogs led by an intimidating 23-6 to 6-5.

The damage had been done, but Central was determined to finish the job, and in the first three minutes of the final term had milestone players James Gowans and Thomas kick goals, which laid the foundation of an 11 goal final hooray.

Interestingly, all 11 goals were kicked by different players – 11 different goalkickers in one quarter must also be a record! The highlight was the 30th major, which was kicked at the 17 minute mark by Havelberg, to break the club’s individual goalkicking record.

In a four-quarter performance, the Bulldogs did not have a passenger, as every player contributed, and to pick the order of best players after Havelberg would be a tough assignment.