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Whispering_Jack
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Extraordinary. Check it out: the umpire manages to successfully bounce the ball on that mudheap!

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    Those were the days.  You could be assured of hearing intelligent, well-informed footy talk from a panel who had a natural rapport and who produced moments of genuine good-natured humour.

    Contrast that to today's unwatchable Channel 9 Sunday Footy Show numpties with their forced bonhomie, incessant sniggering, smug attitude and obsession with making it all about themselves rather than the actual game itself.

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    4 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    Those were the days.  You could be assured of hearing intelligent, well-informed footy talk from a panel who had a natural rapport and who produced moments of genuine good-natured humour.

    Contrast that to today's unwatchable Channel 9 Sunday Footy Show numpties with their forced bonhomie, incessant sniggering, smug attitude and obsession with making it all about themselves rather than the actual game itself.

    c'mon ds, tell us what you really think 🤐

    btw were you criticising or bagging ch9......asking for a friend

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    6 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    Those were the days.  You could be assured of hearing intelligent, well-informed footy talk from a panel who had a natural rapport and who produced moments of genuine good-natured humour.

    Contrast that to today's unwatchable Channel 9 Sunday Footy Show numpties with their forced bonhomie, incessant sniggering, smug attitude and obsession with making it all about themselves rather than the actual game itself.

    Not sure if your being sarcastic. I know your genuine about today's dribble but I would put this back in the vault and throw the key away.

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    10 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

    Not sure if your being sarcastic.

    No sarcasm intended.  I meant every word.

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    53 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Remember this from the first Friday in September 1995?

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    Nope. I was a young lad in grade 1. In Darwin.

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    7 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Remember this from the first Friday in September 1995?

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    I find it interesting that I can see no-one in the crowd wearing club gear. That's certainly been a huge commercial opportunity grabbed by the AFL clubs (and all professional sports generally) in the last 27 years. 

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    6 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I find it interesting that I can see no-one in the crowd wearing club gear. That's certainly been a huge commercial opportunity grabbed by the AFL clubs (and all professional sports generally) in the last 27 years. 

    For sure, it's come a long way.

    Also this may have been the time when they were giving Brissy tickets away more often to Joe Blows on the street. 

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    Jacko might have been nuts but he kicked 150 goals over two seasons and helped Gerard Healy kick many goals as well.

    For 75 goals a year I would happily take the next Jacko.

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    On 9/12/2022 at 5:48 PM, tiers said:

    Jacko might have been nuts but he kicked 150 goals over two seasons and helped Gerard Healy kick many goals as well.

    For 75 goals a year I would happily take the next Jacko.

    But were we a better team for having a galah playing for us even with his 75 goals?

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    On 5/11/2022 at 9:20 AM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I don't remember 12" singles. Were they common? Also, played at 45 or 33 rpm?

    Not common but not rare. Often 45 rpm which gave more volume/better treble. I remember Billy Idol had one ‘Got to be your (12 inch) Lover’!

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    On 9/12/2022 at 5:48 PM, tiers said:

    Jacko might have been nuts but he kicked 150 goals over two seasons and helped Gerard Healy kick many goals as well.

    For 75 goals a year I would happily take the next Jacko.

    Yes I think Jacko helped turn sport into entertainment. His antics were also a distraction to opponents. Genuine footballer and clown.

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    47 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Watch this to the end.

    What a pleasure! And how beautiful a kick was Travis Johnstone? I had forgotten the pleasure of watching him when he was on song.

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    Autocorrect wrongly changed it

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    A couple of excellent kicks from Maloney too.  My memory was full of those high up and under kicks he used to do from the centre clearances. But there were two great passes from him in that quarter.

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