1971 Grand Final
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1971 Grand Final
Anyone watching the Footy Show tonight would have seen a grab from a program channel 9 are showing at 12:00pm this Sunday about the brutal clash, Hawthorn v St Kilda.
I wasn't born but my Dad who was 19 at the time was there and still laments the fact we lost what was almost won. I've seen the replay on video and have heard stories so I'll definitely be watching.
I wasn't born but my Dad who was 19 at the time was there and still laments the fact we lost what was almost won. I've seen the replay on video and have heard stories so I'll definitely be watching.
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Re: 1971 Grand Final
I've got to see that. Enough time has passed that it's no longer painful. Looks great.Little Dozer wrote:Anyone watching the Footy Show tonight would have seen a grab from a program channel 9 are showing at 12:00pm this Sunday about the brutal clash, Hawthorn v St Kilda..
Last time I saw it I was nine and left in tears at the 27 minute mark of the last.
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Bernard Shakey wrote:Don't watch the last quarter.
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But this is a special with interviews from Jeansy, Kennedy, Ditterich, Matthews etc. It looks sensational from the promo they ran ... Hudson copping a clip behind the ears from Cowboy and kicking into Barry Lawrence on the mark. Stewart Trott being fixed up by someone ...
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it appears to NOT be the whole game just 1 hour.
The Final Story
12:00pm - 1:00pm
1971
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This documentary series captures the personal stories from classic AFL Grand Finals of the past through exclusive interviews with players and coaches who lived the pain and joy of premierships won and lost, and provides a fascinating insight into the psyche of those who've played at the highest level yet have never publicly shared their experiences or feelings.
The Final Story
12:00pm - 1:00pm
1971
Classified:PGGenre:Sport
This documentary series captures the personal stories from classic AFL Grand Finals of the past through exclusive interviews with players and coaches who lived the pain and joy of premierships won and lost, and provides a fascinating insight into the psyche of those who've played at the highest level yet have never publicly shared their experiences or feelings.
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Ditto. My standing room ticket landed me amongst Hawthorn supporters and I can still see the glum looks on their faces at 3/4. I was sure it was going to be ours. Then the last qtr unfolded. I can still see the jubilant looks on their faces. It's a recurring nightmare.Enrico_Misso wrote:One of the worst days of my life
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Not only did we lose, but it's the only time I can remember Big Carl 'staggering'.
Just before 3 quarter time he was chasing play through the middle when Porter unexpectedly punched him to the head.
Big Carl staggered.
Up until that time I recall he had been a huge influence on why we were leading.
He didn't seem to recover from that blow and the Hawks (via Keddie) overan us.
I was a member of the cheer squad that day and I can still recall the abject disappointment we all felt.
Just before 3 quarter time he was chasing play through the middle when Porter unexpectedly punched him to the head.
Big Carl staggered.
Up until that time I recall he had been a huge influence on why we were leading.
He didn't seem to recover from that blow and the Hawks (via Keddie) overan us.
I was a member of the cheer squad that day and I can still recall the abject disappointment we all felt.
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Absolute nightmare.
I was in Year 12 and had to face a barrage of Hawthorn supporters on the Monday morning. They were actually pretty good about it.
The very worst aspect was the fact that we thought it was pretty much ours at 3/4 time.
I went to the game with high hopes. Barassi had tipped us, reasoning that Hawthorn couldn't beat us 4 times in one season.
I was in Year 12 and had to face a barrage of Hawthorn supporters on the Monday morning. They were actually pretty good about it.
The very worst aspect was the fact that we thought it was pretty much ours at 3/4 time.
I went to the game with high hopes. Barassi had tipped us, reasoning that Hawthorn couldn't beat us 4 times in one season.
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Yes, was also there in the standing room area. From memory, a cold wet day not unlike the G.F. against Geelong in 2009.spert wrote:I was there as a young fella- we were doing Ok, but yet again the opposition coach makes a big move that kills us- Keddie goes in the middle for the Hawks and that was the end of us.
Think you'll find that Keddie went to Full Forward in the last quarter and kicked 3, maybe 4 goals after we lead by about 20 points at 3/4 time. Keddie had barely touched the ball uptil that last quarter.
Can remember it being a long trip home on the train.
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Correct. He was moved to full forward and kicked 4 goals in the last quarter after having had an absolute shocker of a game.Stephen Theodore wrote:
Think you'll find that Keddie went to Full Forward in the last quarter and kicked 3, maybe 4 goals after we lead by about 20 points at 3/4 time. Keddie had barely touched the ball uptil that last quarter.
But for those who haven't seen it, if you can bear to watch it do so, if only to see what a fantastic St Kilda team this was. It was one of the greatest we've ever had, with stars on every line.
B: Judson Murray (vc) Neale
HB: Colling Lawrence Besanko
C: Manzie Elliott Trott
HF: Moran Breen Theodore
F: Ditterich Davis Bonney
Foll: Mynott Payze Smith (c)
Reserve(s): Galt Rae
Coach: Allan Jeans
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I'm glad this game's being revisited. My oldies always raved about it as one of the best ever but, at least for me, it's always been usurped by other far less interesting games. Having seen video of it and read a lot about it, it's always escaped me why it was left of the 'greatest' lists. Perhaps it's always suffered for it's proximity to Carlton's comeback the year before. AFL history is weird like that. The 1990 GF was really ordinary but because it was the Pies first in a while it's feted as some kind of super game. 89 gets kudos but, really, despite Ablett's heroics, they were never REALLY going to mow down the Hawks after being blown apart. etc etc.
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