the 1978 thread reprised - Animal Enclosure

[saintbrat]

first post jammed by something ( care when posting links if you miss aletter this can mean it tries to open and stalls everything)
I was enjoying your Reminiscing......................

here was the starter
http://insidefootballonline.com/rhysjones.html

[quote]RHYS: 1978 was a controversial year. There was the game against Essendon where their president called the Saints “animalsâ€

[Saint Bev]

The year of the "mungrels". And I still hate Essendon for that. Fancy calling our innocent boys that They were such a meek and mild lot Cost us a possible Premiership in the end, great team.

[Milton66]

So it wasn't just my pc...

I'd be interested if we could get a list of players for that year. I tried goggling, but no use.

Colling was Capt'n.
Rex Hunt (final year?)
Sidebottom
George Young.
Muir.
Saurau
Barker
Perovic
Joffa Cunningham
Maurice O'Keefe
Duperouzel
Gellie
Doug Booth
G McDonald
Rob Elliott
Gary Lofts
Phil Stevens
Ian Baker
Dale Evans
Russell Tweedale
Russell Greene
Jeff Dunne
Ian Sartori
Breen
Graeme Bond

footage:





Keep an eye on big Carl cleaning up the filth players... one elbow at a time.

[Milton66]

Interesting that in the following years, we lost:

Young
Perovic
Greene
Ditterich

And during our mid season slump, we seemed to miss Gellie and Duperouzel.

[Stephen Theodore]

Thanks for the youtube link, Milton 66. I had forgotted how good George Young was. (and how hard Big Carl was )

[Milton66]

Thanks for the youtube link, Milton 66. I had forgotted how good George Young was. (and how hard Big Carl was )

Apparently gorgeous George was a HFF but injuries forced him to play at FF.

Maybe someone can confirm?

I was at that game at Vic park.

Back in those days, you could get in the rooms after the game.

LOL, the filth fans were rioting outside the door and we couldn't leave for ages.

They demanded blood.

[Con Gorozidis]

can someone unjam the original thread??

[degruch]

Nothing wrong with the pace of that game, way back in '78 (probably the year of my profile pic), for all the "game's change" banter you hear. Loved Perovic, Super Doop was like a rocket. Big Carl was a lunatic. Great footage, unfortunately I was too young to remember much earlier than this, but this is the team I used to love being the only kid in town to fly the flag for!

[Stephen Theodore]

Yeah, Milton 66, George Young was originally a half forward when he came over from Perth. from a fading memory he had his fair share of injuries, but on his day was a magnificent footballer to watch. Extremely well balanced and a lovely straight kick, probably only a smidge over 6', but played taller. Absolutley ripped Essendon to pieces in a Elimination final at waverly in the early 70s (maybe 72 or 73) retired reasonably early from memory and went back to Perth. Also played Sheffield Shield cricket for WA.

[saintbrat]

So it wasn't just my pc...

I'd be interested if we could get a list of players for that year. I tried goggling, but no use.

http://afl.allthestats.com/teams/teamse ... &yrfm=1978

http://afl.allthestats.com/
go to statistics at the top
go to teams
the season review
then choose St Kilda and year
goes all the way back 1897

list of games with results and info
then list of players with games played.
and clicking the players names get's more info.[/b]

[terry smith rules]

So it wasn't just my pc...

I'd be interested if we could get a list of players for that year. I tried goggling, but no use.

Colling was Capt'n.
Rex Hunt (final year?)
Sidebottom
George Young.
Muir.
Saurau
Barker
Perovic
Joffa Cunningham
Maurice O'Keefe
Duperouzel
Gellie
Doug Booth
G McDonald
Rob Elliott
Gary Lofts
Phil Stevens
Ian Baker
Dale Evans
Russell Tweedale
Russell Greene
Jeff Dunne
Ian Sartori
Breen
Graeme Bond

footage:





Keep an eye on big Carl cleaning up the filth players... one elbow at a time.

Glenn Elliott

[Milton66]

So it wasn't just my pc...

I'd be interested if we could get a list of players for that year. I tried goggling, but no use.

http://afl.allthestats.com/teams/teamse ... &yrfm=1978

http://afl.allthestats.com/
go to statistics at the top
go to teams
the season review
then choose St Kilda and year
goes all the way back 1897

list of games with results and info
then list of players with games played.
and clicking the players names get's more info.[/b]

U bloody legend!

G Elliot was gone to Melb by that stage I think.

Interesting to see who went missing during the mid year slump....

No Muir
No Callery
Bromberg was gone after RD12
No Duper
O'Dea missed a few also.
Greene gone after Rd14.
Sidey missed 4 of the losses.

That was a decent list of mature bodied players.

Did injuries and suspensions rob us again?

[plugger66]

So it wasn't just my pc...

I'd be interested if we could get a list of players for that year. I tried goggling, but no use.

http://afl.allthestats.com/teams/teamse ... &yrfm=1978

http://afl.allthestats.com/
go to statistics at the top
go to teams
the season review
then choose St Kilda and year
goes all the way back 1897

list of games with results and info
then list of players with games played.
and clicking the players names get's more info.[/b]

U bloody legend!

G Elliot was gone to Melb by that stage I think.

Interesting to see who went missing during the mid year slump....

No Muir
No Callery
Bromberg was gone after RD12
No Duper
O'Dea missed a few also.
Greene gone after Rd14.
Sidey missed 4 of the losses.

Did injuries and suspensions rob us again?

No it was the umpires.

[Milton66]

So it wasn't just my pc...

I'd be interested if we could get a list of players for that year. I tried goggling, but no use.

http://afl.allthestats.com/teams/teamse ... &yrfm=1978

http://afl.allthestats.com/
go to statistics at the top
go to teams
the season review
then choose St Kilda and year
goes all the way back 1897

list of games with results and info
then list of players with games played.
and clicking the players names get's more info.[/b]

U bloody legend!

G Elliot was gone to Melb by that stage I think.

Interesting to see who went missing during the mid year slump....

No Muir
No Callery
Bromberg was gone after RD12
No Duper
O'Dea missed a few also.
Greene gone after Rd14.
Sidey missed 4 of the losses.

Did injuries and suspensions rob us again?

No it was the umpires.

I see GT was on the list but didn't play. Can we blame him?

[degruch]

Yeah, Milton 66, George Young was originally a half forward when he came over from Perth. from a fading memory he had his fair share of injuries, but on his day was a magnificent footballer to watch. Extremely well balanced and a lovely straight kick, probably only a smidge over 6', but played taller. Absolutley ripped Essendon to pieces in a Elimination final at waverly in the early 70s (maybe 72 or 73) retired reasonably early from memory and went back to Perth. Also played Sheffield Shield cricket for WA.

Perovic 6'4" too...not many ruckmen that short these days. The game may have become faster, but it has certainly become taller!

[Stephen Theodore]

Perovic actually started with St Kilda on a wing before holding down CHB. Pretty sure he also played CHB at Carlscum.

You're right though. Height is the big difference in the modern day footballer compared to yester year.

[Milton66]

I think it was 73 elim final.

We talk about core player groups and all that.

Gee we lost some serious talent in those days:

Elliott brothers.

Russ Greene went to Hawks and become an elite CHF and won a few flags.

Perovic to Carlton. Champion CHB. Won a flag or 2.

If only we'd kept that list together.

Pero, Greene, add Barker... the 80's may not have been so dark.

I think CArl left to capt coach Melbourne after that also for a few years.

[kosifantutti23]

Russ Greene went to Hawks and become an elite CHF and won a few flags.

CHF? I don't think so.

[Milton66]

Russ Greene went to Hawks and become an elite CHF and won a few flags.

CHF? I don't think so.

He was bloody good wherever he played.

[Doug Booth]

Those were the days

[terry smith rules]

I was at the g the week before when we kicked our record score v melbourne.

The fallout from the essendon game destroyed our season. I have said it here beofre but if you were around then for that, this is why you have to despise essendon.

Their president got on a chair after the game and labelled the saints "dirty dogs" or something like that. And so it went.

We had a sensational team and should have almost won the flag!!

Just quietly the animal enclosure has become one of those places where everybody who now claims to have stood there it would have taken up half the ground.

For the record I used to stand just near the gap in the stands, in front of where the players and wags used to sit.

[degruch]

Just quietly the animal enclosure has become one of those places where everybody who now claims to have stood there it would have taken up half the ground.

Had noticed that. I'm out of contention...I sat in front of a black and white TV in Portland hoping that Peter Landy would show some footage!

[Stephen Theodore]

Greene was a running midfielder who ended up as a running half back. Very good player

[cowboy18]

Their president got on a chair after the game and labelled the saints "dirty dogs" or something like that. And so it went.

ANIMALS - back/front page of either the Sunday Observer or the Sunday Press,

[Milton66]

Greene was a running midfielder who ended up as a running half back. Very good player

Thanks for that.