1971 Grand Final

Little Dozer · Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:38pm

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.

bigcarl · Post: # 1129655Post **bigcarl** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:43pm

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..

I've got to see that. Enough time has passed that it's no longer painful. Looks great.

Last time I saw it I was nine and left in tears at the 27 minute mark of the last.

Winmar · Post: # 1129664Post **Winmar** » Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:53pm

I don't think I've ever seen it, so will have to try to tune in. Thanks.

bobmurray · Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:54pm

I dont think i'll watch it....we lost...

BigMart · Post: # 1129673Post **BigMart** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 12:02am

Looking fwd to watching another gf we have led at 3 qtr time

Bernard Shakey · Fri 02 Sep 2011 12:13am

Don't watch the last quarter.

bigcarl · Post: # 1129687Post **bigcarl** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 12:15am

Bernard Shakey wrote:Don't watch the last quarter.

yes, once was enough.

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 ...

Enrico_Misso · Fri 02 Sep 2011 12:37am

One of the worst days of my life

SaintWodonga · Fri 02 Sep 2011 12:44am

To think we were BOTH playing for our 2nd flag... We are still waiting and they have???

matrix · Post: # 1129696Post **matrix** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 12:51am

just checked the guide
and we get it too

beauty!!

saintbrat · Post: # 1129709Post **saintbrat** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 1:24am

it appears to NOT be the whole game just 1 hour.
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.

bigcarl · Post: # 1129713Post **bigcarl** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 2:01am

saintbrat wrote:Classified: PG

It was rated R when I saw it in 1971 for strong horror themes.

SteveStevens66 · Fri 02 Sep 2011 2:51am

Enrico_Misso wrote:One of the worst days of my life

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.

Mr Magic · Post: # 1129723Post **Mr Magic** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 8:51am

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.

georgie girl · Fri 02 Sep 2011 9:00am

Don't remember much bc only young but remember of course the disappointment.
Also great memories of the courage of Barry Lawrence playing with only one good leg!

Superboot · Post: # 1129725Post **Superboot** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 9:01am

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.

saintbrat · Post: # 1129730Post **saintbrat** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 9:18am

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/a ... 6127750575

Loving the work this group is doing.

spert · Post: # 1129878Post **spert** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 1:16pm

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.

prwilkinson · Fri 02 Sep 2011 1:33pm

My Dad talks about that game a lot as well... he always looks off in the distance with a jaded 400m stare when he brings it up.... He still can't work out how we lost.

mcadam05 · Post: # 1129893Post **mcadam05** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 2:05pm

i just watched the 2nd Semi from that year where we kicked 5.9 to Hawthorn's 1.2 in the last quarter too lose by 2pts now that was hard to watch

Stephen Theodore · Fri 02 Sep 2011 2:45pm

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.

Yes, was also there in the standing room area. From memory, a cold wet day not unlike the G.F. against Geelong in 2009.

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.

SteveStevens66 · Fri 02 Sep 2011 3:14pm

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.

Correct. He was moved to full forward and kicked 4 goals in the last quarter after having had an absolute shocker of a game.

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

Stephen Theodore · Fri 02 Sep 2011 3:19pm

From memory Gary Colling was on him, and I think went with him in the last quarter to Full Forwrd when he kicked those goals.

Unbelievable that team only made one G.F.

degruch · Post: # 1129919Post **degruch** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 3:20pm

Too young to remember it, and I think it can stay that way.

Thinline · Post: # 1129921Post **Thinline** » Fri 02 Sep 2011 3:31pm

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.

1971 Grand Final

1971 Grand Final

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