From the Past - Brisbane

[Webby]

Re: From the Past - Brisbane

Funny period, that one in 1983 as we came back from around eight goals down to beat the Lions and then the following week came from about seven goals down at three quarter time to beat St Kilda.

Whatever emergency action That was taking place in the huddle, it worked....!

Money, as they say, talks!

[Twodogs]

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Funny period, that one in 1983 as we came back from around eight goals down to beat the Lions and then the following week came from about seven goals down at three quarter time to beat St Kilda.

Whatever emergency action That was taking place in the huddle, it worked....!

Money, as they say, talks!

I wanna say we were 40 points down at 3/4 time at Moorabin the week after but I know that's not right. I can remember Trevor Barker pleading with the goal umpire claiming he'd touched Ian William's winning goal.

Against Fitzroy we were in a hopeless position at 1/2 time. We'd blown our chance with the wind, we were 5 goals down, Fitzroy had a gale at their backs to kick away with. Not long after the game restarted Brian Cordy set the standard by running 50 metres to run down an unsuspecting Micky Conlan and win a fee kick for HTB and to be frank Fitzroy were never going to win from there because we were playing lik madmen all of a sudden.

Poor bastards. Suddenly we had a sheep station to play for.

[Twodogs]

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Thinking about it I reckon we were 40 points down deep into time on in the third quarter and Simon Beasley kicked a goal just as the siren went to put us 34 points behind.

[Bornadog]

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I wanna say we were 40 points down at 3/4 time at Moorabin the week after but I know that's not right. I can remember Trevor Barker pleading with the goal umpire claiming he'd touched Ian William's winning goal.

We were 39 points down at 3/4 time. Saints kicked 1.4 in the last and we kicked 9.1.

Against Fitzroy we were in a hopeless position at 1/2 time. We'd blown our chance with the wind, we were 5 goals down, Fitzroy had a gale at their backs to kick away with. Not long after the game restarted Brian Cordy set the standard by running 50 metres to run down an unsuspecting Micky Conlan and win a fee kick for HTB and to be frank Fitzroy were never going to win from there because we were playing lik madmen all of a sudden.

Poor bastards. Suddenly we had a sheep station to play for.

Fitzroy kicked 9 goals in the first quarter, and only 5 more for the match. We kicked 7.5 in the last quarter to storm home. Beasley 6 and Williams 5.

In the last game of the year (the third win to get the money from Eastcoast), Dougie Hawkins had 43 disposals, something unusual those days.

[Webby]

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It was 39 points at 3/4 time. Might've been 45 down prior to the Beasley goal you recall.

Not a bad day in Brisbane. Feels about 18 in the shade and about 22 in the sun. Little bit of breeze, but not too much. Finals type weather, perfect for footy. If we can't do Brisbane today, we don't deserve to be in the mix. I hear a few nerves jingling about the place.

We've got nothing to lose. We should just go out there and burn them around the contest. Keep building like good clubs do.

[Bornadog]

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It was 39 points at 3/4 time. Might've been 45 down prior to the Beasley goal you recall.

Not a bad day in Brisbane. Feels about 18 in the shade and about 22 in the sun. Little bit of breeze, but not too much. Finals type weather, perfect for footy. If we can't do Brisbane today, we don't deserve to be in the mix. I hear a few nerves jingling about the place.

We've got nothing to lose. We should just go out there and burn them around the contest. Keep building like good clubs do.

We need a good start which is something we have lacked this season.

[boydogs]

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We need a good start which is something we have lacked this season.

That's what I am hoping for this week. The first 3 goals to us not the opposition, and a 4 quarter performance to give us a big win

[Twodogs]

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We were 39 points down at 3/4 time. Saints kicked 1.4 in the last and we kicked 9.1.

Yep bits and pieces keep coming back.

Fitzroy kicked 9 goals in the first quarter, and only 5 more for the match. We kicked 7.5 in the last quarter to storm home. Beasley 6 and Williams 5.

In the last game of the year (the third win to get the money from Eastcoast), Dougie Hawkins had 43 disposals, something unusual those days.

There was a gale blowing toward the Barkly street end and players were kicking goals from inside the centre square with ease it was so so strong. Like I said we fluffed our chance with the wind and our only chance was to stop them adding too much to their halftime lead which we did then overran them in the last quarter with the gale at our backs.

You're right 43 possies was a lot back then. 99% of them would have been contested. In as much as anyone was ever in a contest with the Hawk. They just happened to be the poor schmuck he was making look silly before he ran off with the ball.