Footscray played Carlton and Richmond in the last two rounds of 1973. These two teams played off a few weeks later in the Grand Final.
Guess what we beat them both- Dempsey kicked two late goals in the Richmond game- this was at the MCG- one was after marking a kick by Robert Rose, the coaches son.
Robert Rose in early 1974 like Neil Sachse in April 1975 was to also end up in a wheelchair. That information is for you who have not heard of both Rose and Sachse.
The shootout 72 GF was actually on Foxtel tonight! The noticable differences in todays play were:
Long indiscriminate kicking to no one in particular.
A lot of one on one marking contests.
Players copping knocks and just getting on with it.
I went to that GF with a mate who was a Richmond supporter. We were both 16 years old and had standing room tickets. Some how we both bought 6 cans each and took them into the ground, no esky. By the time we drank the last can they were boiling hot. I can't believe I was drinking so much at that age.