Lazar Vidovic in 1997
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Lazar Vidovic in 1997
On Finey's program tonight they are discussing famous last games for individual players.
Finey brought up Vidovic doing his knee (14 years ago on Wednesday) in R22 1997, saying that it was a sad end to a career he planned to finish going out swinging four weeks later.
My question is, would Lazar have actually done what he has said he would, take out a few Crows and take us a long way towards what would have been a second premiership?
Finey brought up Vidovic doing his knee (14 years ago on Wednesday) in R22 1997, saying that it was a sad end to a career he planned to finish going out swinging four weeks later.
My question is, would Lazar have actually done what he has said he would, take out a few Crows and take us a long way towards what would have been a second premiership?
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Re: Lazar Vidovic in 1997
What a stupid thing to say. Did you see any games in 1997? Lazar would only have "taken out" players in the GF by beating them in the ruck. He was, in that year, the best "ruck and run back and help the backline" player in the AFL. This worked well because we had the best "take the ruck and run forward" player in the AFL - Spider. As it turned out, neither was available in the GF. End of thought, end of argument.dcstkfc wrote:On Finey's program tonight they are discussing famous last games for individual players.
Finey brought up Vidovic doing his knee (14 years ago on Wednesday) in R22 1997, saying that it was a sad end to a career he planned to finish going out swinging four weeks later.
My question is, would Lazar have actually done what he has said he would, take out a few Crows and take us a long way towards what would have been a second premiership?
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Re: Lazar Vidovic in 1997
Lazar has said it himself though.perfectionist wrote:What a stupid thing to say. Did you see any games in 1997? Lazar would only have "taken out" players in the GF by beating them in the ruck. He was, in that year, the best "ruck and run back and help the backline" player in the AFL. This worked well because we had the best "take the ruck and run forward" player in the AFL - Spider. As it turned out, neither was available in the GF. End of thought, end of argument.dcstkfc wrote:On Finey's program tonight they are discussing famous last games for individual players.
Finey brought up Vidovic doing his knee (14 years ago on Wednesday) in R22 1997, saying that it was a sad end to a career he planned to finish going out swinging four weeks later.
My question is, would Lazar have actually done what he has said he would, take out a few Crows and take us a long way towards what would have been a second premiership?
STRENGTH THROUGH LOYALTY.
''I still get really excited, and I've got the '66 thing up on the wall in a frame … You look at it and think: one day, we want to achieve that.''- Arryn Siposs
''I still get really excited, and I've got the '66 thing up on the wall in a frame … You look at it and think: one day, we want to achieve that.''- Arryn Siposs
That's the point of the post. Neither did Modra.degruch wrote:Riccutio might have, but Riccuto didn't play in the 1997 GF.BigMart wrote:Modra and riccutio could play a bit too
Shane Ellen did though
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''I still get really excited, and I've got the '66 thing up on the wall in a frame … You look at it and think: one day, we want to achieve that.''- Arryn Siposs
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degruch wrote:Neither did Riccutio..dcstkfc wrote:That's the point of the post. Neither did Modra.degruch wrote:Riccutio might have, but Riccuto didn't play in the 1997 GF.BigMart wrote:Modra and riccutio could play a bit too
Shane Ellen did though
Did Lazar Vidovic play?
I thought he did play, but without spider he strugggled against wren. I stand to be corrected on that though
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Shaun Rehn. May have been a bird brain but spelt his name differently.
No Lazar did not play as mentioned above. A big loss. Spider out too. Ruck job fell to a young fella by the name of Cook. Battled hard and did well in lead up games but out-classed in the GF.
We can beat Adeleaide for the next 10 yearw and not make up for the day they stole our fairytale.
No Lazar did not play as mentioned above. A big loss. Spider out too. Ruck job fell to a young fella by the name of Cook. Battled hard and did well in lead up games but out-classed in the GF.
We can beat Adeleaide for the next 10 yearw and not make up for the day they stole our fairytale.
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Must be my memory then as I thought lazar played, maybe it's just to traumatic to recallHawkesbury Saint wrote:Shaun Rehn. May have been a bird brain but spelt his name differently.
No Lazar did not play as mentioned above. A big loss. Spider out too. Ruck job fell to a young fella by the name of Cook. Battled hard and did well in lead up games but out-classed in the GF.
We can beat Adeleaide for the next 10 yearw and not make up for the day they stole our fairytale.
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Sorry...definitely didn't play. Neither did Modra, Riccuto or RiccutioStillwaiting wrote:Must be my memory then as I thought lazar played, maybe it's just to traumatic to recallHawkesbury Saint wrote:Shaun Rehn. May have been a bird brain but spelt his name differently.
No Lazar did not play as mentioned above. A big loss. Spider out too. Ruck job fell to a young fella by the name of Cook. Battled hard and did well in lead up games but out-classed in the GF.
We can beat Adeleaide for the next 10 yearw and not make up for the day they stole our fairytale.
Two Riccuto's massive outsdegruch wrote:Sorry...definitely didn't play. Neither did Modra, Riccuto or RiccutioStillwaiting wrote:Must be my memory then as I thought lazar played, maybe it's just to traumatic to recallHawkesbury Saint wrote:Shaun Rehn. May have been a bird brain but spelt his name differently.
No Lazar did not play as mentioned above. A big loss. Spider out too. Ruck job fell to a young fella by the name of Cook. Battled hard and did well in lead up games but out-classed in the GF.
We can beat Adeleaide for the next 10 yearw and not make up for the day they stole our fairytale.
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I am too subtle for my own good.Old Mate wrote:Two Riccuto's massive outsdegruch wrote:Sorry...definitely didn't play. Neither did Modra, Riccuto or RiccutioStillwaiting wrote:Must be my memory then as I thought lazar played, maybe it's just to traumatic to recallHawkesbury Saint wrote:Shaun Rehn. May have been a bird brain but spelt his name differently.
No Lazar did not play as mentioned above. A big loss. Spider out too. Ruck job fell to a young fella by the name of Cook. Battled hard and did well in lead up games but out-classed in the GF.
We can beat Adeleaide for the next 10 yearw and not make up for the day they stole our fairytale.
none of the above played
http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/game ... 70927.html (if you dare)
shane ellen's 5 goals were the only goals he kicked that year
http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/game ... 70927.html (if you dare)
shane ellen's 5 goals were the only goals he kicked that year
Re: Lazar Vidovic in 1997
yes - has told many people he would have taken out Rehn and gone down and knocked out Jarman if he was playing in the 1997 GF.dcstkfc wrote: My question is, would Lazar have actually done what he has said he would, take out a few Crows and take us a long way towards what would have been a second premiership?
It would have been brutal and would have tarnished the Saints the way the Greening incident has.
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Re: Lazar Vidovic in 1997
He dreams that he would have, but I doubt it very much and we will never know.dcstkfc wrote:
My question is, would Lazar have actually done what he has said he would, take out a few Crows and take us a long way towards what would have been a second premiership?
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Aaron Keating got zero posessions.Rosco wrote:none of the above played
http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/game ... 70927.html (if you dare)
shane ellen's 5 goals were the only goals he kicked that year
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Can anyone else remember the news letter that one of the supporter groups used to hand out in the old days at Waverley. It was early in 1997 and they had an interview with Lazar in the publication. In the interview lazar said that if he ever got to play his last game in a Grand final, he would guarantee that the send off rule would be brought in the next year.
In my opinion, if Laser had off played in the Grand Final that year, we would have won.
In my opinion, if Laser had off played in the Grand Final that year, we would have won.
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you mean thisjack wrote:Can anyone else remember the news letter that one of the supporter groups used to hand out in the old days at Waverley. It was early in 1997 and they had an interview with Lazar in the publication. In the interview lazar said that if he ever got to play his last game in a Grand final, he would guarantee that the send off rule would be brought in the next year.
In my opinion, if Laser had off played in the Grand Final that year, we would have won.