Re: Is this what we as fans crave ?

Ron Doran · Post by **Ron Doran** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:15 pm

Two Eyed Warrior - Thanks for this Video. Just looked up the stats on Bilko's wonderful site, long may he preserve it.
Shaun Edwards at 19. 30,000 + at Central Park.Personally I could only recognise about half of the team (Gill goal kicker?)
The team, according to Bilko's Bible is-

Sun 12 Oct Aus (H) L(TOUR) Hampson BelllT Stephenson LydonlT GilllG3 EdwardslT Ford West Dermott Case Roberts Potter Goodway Louw Du Toit.

Thanks again.

Mintball Mick · Post by **Mintball Mick** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:41 am

TWO EYED WARRIOR wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeEBDkTfzdI

A return of these types of games, full tours ?

Just have a look at the crowd 30k

The quality of the game on show

Can we ever have this again, is it any wonder many have fell out with the game when we had days like this

Brilliant. That was a Central Park moment. An atmosphere that could never happen at the concrete mausoleum that is DW!

Mintball Mick · Post by **Mintball Mick** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:46 am

Ron Doran wrote:Two Eyed Warrior - Thanks for this Video. Just looked up the stats on Bilko's wonderful site, long may he preserve it.
Shaun Edwards at 19. 30,000 + at Central Park.Personally I could only recognise about half of the team (Gill goal kicker?)
The team, according to Bilko's Bible is-

Sun 12 Oct Aus (H) L(TOUR) Hampson BelllT Stephenson LydonlT GilllG3 EdwardslT Ford West Dermott Case Roberts Potter Goodway Louw Du Toit.

Thanks again.

Ron. Gill & Stephenson shared the kicking dependant on which side the try was scored. It worked!

Sutty · Post by **Sutty** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:13 am

That was the first match I ever went to, my dad took me. I remember being sat on the roof of the old concrete dugout.

Happy times

Ron Doran · Post by **Ron Doran** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:56 am

Sutty - You just mentioned that it was the first match you went to.

Perhaps, when the season ends and it is quiet times, we could be encouraged to describe our first match

I will start off, when appropriate eh.

chnwh · Post by **chnwh** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 3:36 am

highland convert · Post by **highland convert** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:12 am

Best thing about that match was the commentators. Wasn't it nice to hear someone commentating rather than the endless drivel we get on sky now. Never seen the grubber from the play of the ball before. Nice to see contested scrims as well.jim

Shaun1967 · Post by **Shaun1967** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:15 pm

What stood out to me was how many top name Aussies came over here to play club rugby ......... Brett Kenny, Peter Sterling, Garry Jack, Noel Cleal, etc.
I know it's not as easy now with the seasons running in parallel, but there is just no comparison to some of the second rate crap we import these days.

josie andrews · Post by **josie andrews** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:26 pm

I was there too & loved the atmosphere.
The Kiwis tours were just as great as well.

Yes, I would crave those games again

jolleymike · Post by **jolleymike** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 4:47 pm

i was there, it sticks in my memory especially as it was one of my first weekends home on leave from basic training in the army.

You could tell it was going to be a sell out crowd when walking down from birkey bank,

I know the game is a lot faster now and the players are 100% full time but you could see that the uk game was a lot closer to ausies then unlike now where they are light years ahead.

I must admit i do miss the atmosphere of central park some how the JJB doesnt have the same appeal.