radar

Got to keep AVB. reminds me of Keenan’s joke at Essendon - Andrews would position for the mark, Crackers screaming in behind the pack, “I’ve got him Ronnie!” ?

First picked for a final

Goals in time on to Sean Wight and Chopper! ?

Listened on radio against Suns; didn’t hear his name at all. Wondering if he’d been relisted and downgraded to Emergency. Game on the line, late in the last - he gets called 3 times in two minutes.

Heard comments on coast to coast v Tigers or Suns. Think there were couple yesterday

Bit of Line in sand game for them, too

Ins - Confidence Belief

Kinda think we beat them about once in the Seventies

Dash plaque on my car - like I need reminding

One time against Brissy they huddled in the shade at last break. Lions got up. Godzilla after that win (with AFL help)

“the Templeton game” No. 18 Melbourne v Geelong Round 5, 1983, Kardinia Park Memory tells me it was Easter but a record of the 1983 season shows ANZAC day on Monday 25 April. Pretty pumped over long weekend cos taking delivery of 67 MGB on the Tuesday. My dream car, Mustang Convertible remained in my dreams only, or Hollywood. Attended the game with my Geelong mate and stood in a Cat stronghold. Nowhere else at Kardinia Park. Then, a provincial ground. Trees abounded alongside wooden stands. The Cats leapt out, smacking us with handbags. I recall 6-0-36 to nothing sometime in the first. They had the Nankervis brothers, Peter Featherby, Peake and Malarkey. Somehow a Melbourne side with Robbie, Peter Moore and Gerard Healy managed 1.2.8 to 7.2.44 at Quarter time. My back ached from standing. Cool and ominously grey. Thoughts wandered to the MG. Studying the games stats I see five of our side came from North. Willo, Jarrott, Icke, Zantuck and Rodney Wright - the only player I cannot recall. Add one RDB and guessing Xavier Tanner was injured we seemed Roo-ted. If anyone else was there, or can offer more description, please help me. Our second quarter with Batto, Bamblett, Connolly and Ellingworth saw us make up some ground to be 64 to 44 at the main break. Miserable wind blew off Corio Bay, dark clouds foretold no enlightenment. My back hurt some more I cannot recall much of what happened next. My main recollection is Big Name recruit Kelvin Templeton marking and kicking everything to the non city end. Must’ve bagged 4 or 5. Total joy. I do recall a slightly obnoxious Radar giving it to the Cat fans as the boys ran rampant kicking 9.5 to 3.2 for a 17 point lead at at the last change. Templeton and Moore had been huge off season signings for us and about 4 rounds in, looked like it was clicking into place. I’m guessing Templeton bagged another couple in the final term to finish with 8. Our heroes kicked three straight to their 3.6 to get up by 11 points. Eight goal turnaround. Don’t remember any further back discomfort Elshaugh, Giles, Alan Johnson, Rhino Richards and Michael Seddon rounded out the twenty. A great win, fantastic, come from behind. At Geelong. Final scores 18.13.121 to 16.14.110 28 000 crowd. How many Demonlanders? Next day I was rostered off. Lived Wantirna, walking distance to Knox City and Robbie Flower’s sports shop. I go in and the champ is there. Mentioned how pumped I was about our great performance. He wanted to know what I liked about it, all smiles, and asking me when I thought we had it in the bag. Champion. The MG came and went. Disappointing as the Demons. Forty years on, realised my dream; V8 convertible. Fixed in the cabin of every GT is a dash plaque; Mustang - since 1964

Games with one goal or less in a half is new normal

Think They had several out of their best 22. We fielded ours. Lost Newman, and one other During the game.

Irks me, but earlier we got Jeff White in similar circumstances

Players get too much. We’ve learned the nurses, doctors, frontline service workers are true heroes in our community. Players can still play, get a day job or study for one. Don’t deserve $200k doing something they’d be doing anyway.

They’ll win first cos when the chips are down in a tight final - their way is to find a way to win. Great leaders - Graham Arthur, Parkin, Scott, Matthews, Tuck, Ayres, Hodge/Lewis/Mitchell. Coaches Kanga, Parkin, Jeans, Clarko

Cold wet day at the MCG. Twenty years later, met G Swann through work - absolutely staggered when I reminded him about his haul

Remember Greg Parke turning up to training in his Police uniform

Tamba - first game against Carlton 1969 with Greg Wells?

You seemed to have neglected Big Carl played for St Kilda first. This post could be on a Saints board. I believe the blonde bombshell is the only player to have returned to two clubs - St k, Melb, St K, Melb Apologies, RE-read your post. You do acknowledge he returned to Saints. only player to do it twice.

Coodabeens once did Springbok team - can only remember backline White Mann Bos Judge Hằng Allday

Prelim played at WACA from memory - we hadn’t played there for years - correct new if I’m wrong

Prymke’s injuries cost us big time. Very solid, under rated

Kent and Salem

Gave sensational service