robranisgod wrote:JK wrote:I was at the VFL Grand Final the day of the Preliminary Final. My old man and myself were both hanging to know what had happened at Footy Park, but there were no mobile phones or internet in the day, and Vic Radio didn't give a rats about any other footy comp. Late in the evening before the flight back home we eventually heard the scores read out on radio. WTF, we only kicked 4 goals??
According to media reports and those in attendance, The Bays ended up with a 6 goal gale for the best part of 3/4's (not suggesting they weren't better than us that season anyway). Given we'd accounted for them late in the season and had come from the Elimination to the GF the previous year, we'd been quietly confident of doing it again.
As a young Collingwood/Norwood supporter it was a brutal day (although the VFL GF was a highlight I'll never forget irrespective of the result).
I was goimg to post something similar. I too was at the VFL Grand Final. I obviously wasn't hanging on the result of the SANFL but I was with the brother of a prominent SAFOOTY poster who was also an almost norMAL Norwood supporter. He was distressed when he heard the result, Norwood were favourite, but every media report and report I heard from those who went to the Preliminary Final was that the game was won at the toss. That's not to say that Glenelg weren't the better side, it is just what used to happen at Footy Park in September. Sides sometimes kicked with a gale for 3 quarters.
Glenelg suffered similarly in the 1974 Grand Final where the gale turned around during the game.
I have posted something similar ....
I had missed the entire 1981 season as was travelling the world
My last stopover ended up in Darwin[ I didnt find Ambays there]
I had a choice of a continuing romance in Darwin or flying home for this Preliminary Final
I chose the final [I can get romance anytime ...]
I arrived in Adelaide a coupla days b4 the Prelim final
So this was the first time I was to see NW play for the season
I went by myself and sat near the FP scoreboard
I watched in horror as GL led at quarter time
1/4 TIME
GL 6-6
NW 0-1
GL played well with a strong breeze
I sat there pondering about that it might NWs turn to score heavily
Pondering turned to utter despair, as it rained and the breeze did a complete turnaround
It meant GL were to have 2 uses of a strong breeze in the first half
HALF TIME
GL 11-8
NW 2-3
This game was over at half time
NW had the breeze in the 3rd quarter, and did outscore GL, keeping the seasiders scoreless
GL kept NW to 2 goals so would have been more than content with the 3rd qtr
3/4 TIME
GL 11-8
NW 4-5
The last quarter was the bays 3rd use of the breeze, grrrrr
NW did well to contain GL
GL 12-14
NW 4-7
It is to this very day the most frustrated Ive been at a football game
Even though GL won by 55 points, I maintain to this day, the winner of the toss would be the winner as things turned out
I estimated the breeze as about 5-6 goals in this match, if memory serves me correct