Lazar Vidovic in 1997

[dcstkfc]

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?

[degruch]

I've got no doubt...he was a lunatic. Thank gawd he was our lunatic.

[perfectionist]

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?

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.

[Little Dozer]

Joel Smith, Vidovic and Everitt going down cost us dearly. A certain flag missed!

[BigMart]

Modra and riccutio could play a bit too

[dcstkfc]

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?

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.

Lazar has said it himself though.

[degruch]

Modra and riccutio could play a bit too

Riccutio might have, but Riccuto didn't play in the 1997 GF.

[dcstkfc]

Modra and riccutio could play a bit too

Riccutio might have, but Riccuto didn't play in the 1997 GF.

That's the point of the post. Neither did Modra.

Shane Ellen did though

[degruch]

Modra and riccutio could play a bit too

Riccutio might have, but Riccuto didn't play in the 1997 GF.

That's the point of the post. Neither did Modra.

Shane Ellen did though

Neither did Riccutio..

Did Lazar Vidovic play?

[spert]

Joel Smith, Vidovic and Everitt going down cost us dearly. A certain flag missed!

How true you are..Lazar was showing good form in the ruck as was Everitt, and Smith was always capable of kicking goals when needed.

[Stillwaiting]

Modra and riccutio could play a bit too

Riccutio might have, but Riccuto didn't play in the 1997 GF.

That's the point of the post. Neither did Modra.

Shane Ellen did though

Neither did Riccutio..

Did Lazar Vidovic play?

I thought he did play, but without spider he strugggled against wren. I stand to be corrected on that though

[spert]

Nah Lazar didn't play, and Bret ? someone came in as ruck, but he had no chance against the Adelaide talls, another coulda been premiership

[Dr Spaceman]

Nah Lazar didn't play, and Bret ? someone came in as ruck, but he had no chance against the Adelaide talls, another coulda been premiership

Brett Cook - ex Fitzroy.

[Hawkesbury Saint]

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.

[Stillwaiting]

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.

Must be my memory then as I thought lazar played, maybe it's just to traumatic to recall

[degruch]

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.

Must be my memory then as I thought lazar played, maybe it's just to traumatic to recall

Sorry...definitely didn't play. Neither did Modra, Riccuto or Riccutio

[Old Mate]

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.

Must be my memory then as I thought lazar played, maybe it's just to traumatic to recall

Sorry...definitely didn't play. Neither did Modra, Riccuto or Riccutio

Two Riccuto's massive outs

[degruch]

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.

Must be my memory then as I thought lazar played, maybe it's just to traumatic to recall

Sorry...definitely didn't play. Neither did Modra, Riccuto or Riccutio

Two Riccuto's massive outs

I am too subtle for my own good.

[Rosco]

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

[joffaboy]

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?

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.

It would have been brutal and would have tarnished the Saints the way the Greening incident has.

[Bernard Shakey]

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?

He dreams that he would have, but I doubt it very much and we will never know.

[SaintPav]

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

Aaron Keating got zero posessions.

Troy Bond was a hack.

[jack]

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.

[mcadam05]

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.

you mean this

[mcadam05]

and this -



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