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Coach worked in a job full time (policeman) and coached St. Kilda part-time.....not even part-time, more it was a few evenings a week & on saturdays.
Most players had full-time jobs, or were full time students and fitted their footy around their careers.
All were grounded in reality....... I guess they did it hard?????
Most players had full-time jobs, or were full time students and fitted their footy around their careers.
All were grounded in reality....... I guess they did it hard?????
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i guess they played more for passion unlike today with media,money ,fame etc.loris wrote:Coach worked in a job full time (policeman) and coached St. Kilda part-time.....not even part-time, more it was a few evenings a week & on saturdays.
Most players had full-time jobs, or were full time students and fitted their footy around their careers.
All were grounded in reality....... I guess they did it hard?????
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Didnt seem to matter to Geelong last year or Hawthorn this year.saintsrokk wrote:i guess they played more for passion unlike today with media,money ,fame etc.loris wrote:Coach worked in a job full time (policeman) and coached St. Kilda part-time.....not even part-time, more it was a few evenings a week & on saturdays.
Most players had full-time jobs, or were full time students and fitted their footy around their careers.
All were grounded in reality....... I guess they did it hard?????
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maybe we will win our second flag in 2066, because it is not going to be in the near future that's for sure.
We had our chances....
We had our chances....
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I was going through puberty, now I'm an old man.
Training Tuesday and Thursday night after work.
Played every Saturday afternoon (and a few public holidays).
After the game both teams and the umpire got together for a few beers.
Sunday watched World of Sport, with discussion of previous day's games, handball comp, roller cycling, woodchop (an O'Toole always won) and a rundown of the races.
IT WAS SPORT.
Now it is a business and does it really matter as much as it did then?
Training Tuesday and Thursday night after work.
Played every Saturday afternoon (and a few public holidays).
After the game both teams and the umpire got together for a few beers.
Sunday watched World of Sport, with discussion of previous day's games, handball comp, roller cycling, woodchop (an O'Toole always won) and a rundown of the races.
IT WAS SPORT.
Now it is a business and does it really matter as much as it did then?
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Forget "playing with passion," "doing it hard," etc. The 1966 team was simply made up of better footballers.saintsrokk wrote:i guess they played more for passion unlike today with media,money ,fame etc.loris wrote:Coach worked in a job full time (policeman) and coached St. Kilda part-time.....not even part-time, more it was a few evenings a week & on saturdays.
Most players had full-time jobs, or were full time students and fitted their footy around their careers.
All were grounded in reality....... I guess they did it hard?????
Seriously, if you were going to make up the best composite team from 1966 and today, other than Harvey and Roo, who would you bring in from today's lot to join a real champion team?
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honestly, if u plucked the guys from 66 and put them in todays football, they would struggle, due to the simple fact fitness and skill levels have risen alotSteveStevens66 wrote:Forget "playing with passion," "doing it hard," etc. The 1966 team was simply made up of better footballers.saintsrokk wrote:i guess they played more for passion unlike today with media,money ,fame etc.loris wrote:Coach worked in a job full time (policeman) and coached St. Kilda part-time.....not even part-time, more it was a few evenings a week & on saturdays.
Most players had full-time jobs, or were full time students and fitted their footy around their careers.
All were grounded in reality....... I guess they did it hard?????
Seriously, if you were going to make up the best composite team from 1966 and today, other than Harvey and Roo, who would you bring in from today's lot to join a real champion team?
but if ur comparing them relatively, then yes, of course they are a long way ahead
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Of course I'm comparing them relative to their fitness levels. If you didn't do that you could never pick a Team of the Century and any player from before the current era wouldn't stand a chance. So I'm not suggesting those winners in '66 could aerobically keep up with our current crop of losers when it comes to fitness. But pound for pound that '66 side was a far superior team, with evenness, strength and star quality on every line. Oh, and not a soft one among them. Just recall the goal to goal line: Murray, Synman, Stewart, Baldock, Neale.The_Dud wrote:honestly, if u plucked the guys from 66 and put them in todays football, they would struggle, due to the simple fact fitness and skill levels have risen alotSteveStevens66 wrote:Forget "playing with passion," "doing it hard," etc. The 1966 team was simply made up of better footballers.saintsrokk wrote:i guess they played more for passion unlike today with media,money ,fame etc.loris wrote:Coach worked in a job full time (policeman) and coached St. Kilda part-time.....not even part-time, more it was a few evenings a week & on saturdays.
Most players had full-time jobs, or were full time students and fitted their footy around their careers.
All were grounded in reality....... I guess they did it hard?????
Seriously, if you were going to make up the best composite team from 1966 and today, other than Harvey and Roo, who would you bring in from today's lot to join a real champion team?
but if ur comparing them relatively, then yes, of course they are a long way ahead
It is enough to make one weep. And not only because they won the Flag but because they were always big game players and never wilted.
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'66 team was balanced in skills, size and toughness across all positions on the ground -as was Geelong's last year, and as are most premiership teams. Once you recruit for that to happen, the rest sort of falls into place and then needs a coach who can motivate and communicate -a straight talker was Jeans. Our team is out of balance in skills, size and toughness due to poor recruiting over the last 5-6 years.
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Spot on. There is no comparison between these two teams. Not only was it perfectly balanced but we had a coach then who played players in the positions best suited to them. And why? He knew how to coach. That's another enormous difference between '66 and '08spert wrote:'66 team was balanced in skills, size and toughness across all positions on the ground -as was Geelong's last year, and as are most premiership teams. Once you recruit for that to happen, the rest sort of falls into place and then needs a coach who can motivate and communicate -a straight talker was Jeans. Our team is out of balance in skills, size and toughness due to poor recruiting over the last 5-6 years.
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For a start we were playing in a smaller competition, so we didnt have to win as many games.. We were playing a less athletic game & lastly 'we' were playing 15 years before I was born...
Very jealous of all those who have atleast got to experience one major Victory..
Its all been pre-season glory & main season faliure for me!!
But saying all that I could NEVER support a another team & when we do get that elusive flag its gunna be HUGE!!
Very jealous of all those who have atleast got to experience one major Victory..
Its all been pre-season glory & main season faliure for me!!
But saying all that I could NEVER support a another team & when we do get that elusive flag its gunna be HUGE!!
Was there - started going when we were at the junction oval !
The StKilda 66 side were a a Team! - not all champions when compared to some at other clubs - but bled Red,Black&White - no better example is Alan Morrow - barely 6 ft tall he played his heart out for the club - so fitting the ball ended up in his capable hands(Bob Murray said it was Morow he chose to direct his kick to)when the siren went!
The StKilda 66 side were a a Team! - not all champions when compared to some at other clubs - but bled Red,Black&White - no better example is Alan Morrow - barely 6 ft tall he played his heart out for the club - so fitting the ball ended up in his capable hands(Bob Murray said it was Morow he chose to direct his kick to)when the siren went!
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Re: 1966'
saintsrokk wrote:What were we doin in '66 that we're not doing now?
Comments please...
Well were not kicking it out of bounds on the full at every opportunity may be we should try that?
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Re: 1966'
and if we did, it got tossed in. Ther were no frees for that sort of thing in those days.ausfatcat wrote:saintsrokk wrote:What were we doin in '66 that we're not doing now?
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Well were not kicking it out of bounds on the full at every opportunity may be we should try that?
Midfield clearances and clear winners are needed to make an effective forward line.
You need to protect the ball handler to increase posession efficiency
You need to protect the ball handler to increase posession efficiency