I know Nathan Judas Brown was with Richmond, but watching that footage of the player falling over his leg and the way his leg was dangling was awful to watch
I know Nathan Judas Brown was with Richmond, but watching that footage of the player falling over his leg and the way his leg was dangling was awful to watch
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
This is tough, Tony Libba going for the mark and putting himself in front of Sav Rocca
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
Paul Callery was a lecturer at my uni. He told me a story about almost dying on the field.
He was shirtfronted in the middle and knocked out, and vomited which blocked his windpipe. He had to be revived on the field.
Toughest player ever. The pain and abuse that man could cop with a smile in his face was unbelievable. Talk about your racist, libellous sledging from the crowd. But Tony just ran to the next contest and took his frustration and anger out on the ball (and opposition sometimes)
He was a freak of nature. My all time favourite.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
The Neil Sachse injury was the worst, no question. That day is an indelible memory.
However one of the strangest "injuries" I have seen on the field involved an umpires advisor (Bob Nunn) who collapsed on the field and was carried off on a stretcher. He wasn't actually umpiring at the time, just instructing the field umpires, so from memory it must have been three quarter time. He eventually recovered in hospital.
The truth will set you free,
but first it will piss you off. ... Gloria Steinem.
One of the first things I have a really clear explicit memory of seeing at Whitten oval was Peter Knights being stretchered off the ground and the trainers accidentally dropping him off the stretcher when they were halfway up the race. It got to the ludicrous stage where they were almost wedged into that tiny space the visitors race occupied after Knights had fallen off because they were having all sorts of trouble managing the stretcher, the unconscious Peter Knights who was pretty much a dead weight and four trainers all getting in each other's way busily trying to prove who was the most important.
It was like watching four Brendan Goddards trying to out point each other
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
Footscray Football Republic.
I doubt it. School was FTG and I think he stayed in the area.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...02-gnwzah.html
Greg was a great guy. Always had a smile on his dial.
Footscray Football Republic.
Oh yeah, I can remember watching that too. It's just come back to me.
Cheers. There was a fella with the same name that I played cricket against. Now it's going to bother me until I think of what club and why he stands out until I remember.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
Brian Perrin played for us between 1980-1983
https://afltables.com/afl/stats/play...an_Perrin.html
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
Dale Morris breaking his leg at Etihad. I was on level 3 behind the goals and could see the leg was just all wrong from there.
Most devestating was Clay Smith doing his 2nd ACL at Whitten Oval. His parents were there and his mum and Clay were both in tears.
Park that car
Drop that phone
Sleep on the floor
Dream about me
He certainly did Easty. He wore number 40 from memory. Every week over those four years, depending on whether he was playing in the seniors or not, a very dedicated Beian Perrin fan used to hang a sign saying either "Keep Brian Perrin in the Seniors" or "Play Brian Perrin in the Seniors" next to the players race of the ground we played at. If you watch the footage you will see the sign week in and week out.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.