Hey, Philthy fans, some off-season viewing.

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/exeagle-phil-read-tackles-monster-waves-20111020-1m9p5.html

Phil Read doesn't Big Wave Surf. Big waves stop to let him go by.

Bless that man. Three years of Philth = three years of finals. Post philth = well, you know what happened.

that would be so good to be inside those waves....have been inside a wave once-Never Forget it either.

Bless that man. Three years of Philth = three years of finals. Post philth = well, you know what happened.

Good stat.

Pity he did not play in any of those finals.

Clearly a much better surfer than a footballer.

i enjoyed that article for the photo from the "Demo Derby" - that eagles jumper is the worst that has ever been

Good stat.

Pity he did not play in any of those finals.

Clearly a much better surfer than a footballer.

Hate to be a stickler RR, but he definitely played in the 2004 final, I'm pretty sure he was the one who missed the shot that would have leveled the scores with under 2 minutes left.

HOLY DIVER!

Hate to be a stickler RR, but he definitely played in the 2004 final, I'm pretty sure he was the one who missed the shot that would have leveled the scores with under 2 minutes left.

Fair comment DW. I stand corrected. He did play 2004 but was no part of 2005/6.

Fair comment DW. I stand corrected. He did play 2004 but was no part of 2005/6.

Kicked a corker of a goal from the Olympic Stand boundary line in that final.

No part in 05/06 sure, but the great man's aura loomed large.

Hate to be a stickler RR, but he definitely played in the 2004 final, I'm pretty sure he was the one who missed the shot that would have leveled the scores with under 2 minutes left.

Didn't he get over excited when coming of the bench in the nail biting last minutes and jump straight in the back of a prostrate Bomber. That free could have cost us the game.! Not very subtle our Phil !

RR would cross a busy freeway just to tell someone that Phil Read wasn't that good. Even four years on he is still banging on about him.

Jeez I loved his fury - Was so angry!!!

Loved his work rate rate in the centre square before the ball was bounced - Alas, it was all to often downhill after the opening bounce.

Surely we could bring him back and reinvent him as a Jake King in the forward line?

Entertaining yes, productive no

They claim that this wave is six times the size of those Phil was riding:

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/is-this-the-biggest-wave-ever-surfed-20111109-1n6c1.html