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    Re: How good was....Tony Modra?

    Modra was an absolute star.

    In that era Adelaide used to play quite a lot of games on a Sunday evening - and you could count on seeing Modra take some screamers and put on a show.

    But apart from the highlight reel, he was an excellent leading forward also, too quick for the bigger full backs, but too strong for the smaller players. Each season that he was able to put together 18+ games, he was able to kick 70+ goals. He was as big as star as you'd get at the time.

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    Re: How good was....Tony Modra?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ozza View Post
    Modra was an absolute star.

    In that era Adelaide used to play quite a lot of games on a Sunday evening - and you could count on seeing Modra take some screamers and put on a show.

    But apart from the highlight reel, he was an excellent leading forward also, too quick for the bigger full backs, but too strong for the smaller players. Each season that he was able to put together 18+ games, he was able to kick 70+ goals. He was as big as star as you'd get at the time.
    I remember looking forward to the Sunday evening show. I started watching them compulsively because Tony MacGuiness would lob goal after goal from the 50 metre arc and then Modra came along.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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