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!979. What a season for us. n0t! Garry was one of our few stars. My 14 year old desperately failing faith looked to him like he was superman.
Round One we beat Hawthorn at Moorabbin.
Round Four
Collingwood 31.27.207 St Kilda 3.11.29
We went on to beat South and Richmond that year. Spoon, but Garry kicked 55.
RIP. Too young.
Sad News at such a young age. My young son stood next to Sidey in the rooms at Moorabbin one day and was over-awed at what a giant he was. Lots of pizzazz with Sidey. R.I.P.
Sidey was one of my favourites when we were teased by a bit more success in the late 70's.
He was a beuaty.
Vale and thanks for some great memories.
I am still hurting from 71;
my gut churns thinking of 97;
2009 was agony,
2010a was a pleasure to watch only to be devastated by 2010 b.
It hurts barracking for the Saints
He was Superman in 1979 but his chest turned to rubber the next year and marks kept bouncing off his chest. Still, one average year and he was shafted, cos of the “big” money I presume.
"I think, 'You kick a footy mate, you kick a footy. It's not like you've got a cure for cancer. You kick a footy, stop thinking you are so special'." - Samantha Black
I thought he was a great player... took some games apart at CHF....
I remember when he went to Geelong... he was living in Lara ( or little river ) and the bus forgot to pick him up on the highway on the way to the MCG
Was a great torpedo kick
Sadly we are the same age ... life's short RIP
I used to be supersaints but after 16 years my profile dissapeared... ??? if I make any reference to past posts .. it will be under supersiants.. glad to be back on line
Very sad. At his best Sidey was decades before his time. His arrival in '78, when we had a fair bit of experience and talent, should have been the springboard to our second premiership. I reckon we could have gone all the way in 1978 but we completely lost our compass after the "animals" match. We left our run too late missing the finals by 2 points; our last game thrashing of the Blues at Moorabbin, memorable for Robbie Muir's demolition job, saw many of our stars retire or move on - take Hunt, George Young, Ditterich etc out of your team and you will struggle. And we struggled until 1991.
Sidebottom was our only shining light in 1979 but he really lost it all once Jesaulenko arrived and the poor old Swamp Fox got the chop. Garry could be Wayne Carey like at his best, he was that good. Unfortunately he was "managed" by the Club in the manner which became the Saints trademark - sold on to the highest bidder.
Those who moan about our recruiting in recent years should consider the wisdom of signing Jesaulenko. Sure, he was the reigning premiership captain / coach but, as a player, he was in his 14th season when he came and was pretty well shot. As a coach, he took our best player and captain (Garry Sidebottom) and turned him into an also ran. Jezza also gave great credence to the theory good footballers make good coaches,
Sidey was a wonderful footballer and a real character, gone too soon. R.I.P. big fella.
CURLY would love the '78 season.
After the "Animals" game we lost nine in a row thanks to the umpires, and probably a directive from the VFL.
Just missed the finals, and if we'd made it, would probably have been premiers!