Love the old graphics...filmy white letters and numbers,peeled orange segments at half-time...no kicking tees, players scooping up handfuls of dirt!...Alan Marks commentary, Rex Mossop audible from the next card table...Tigers went on to upset Souths next week with future South Sydney secretary Terry Parker throwing the last pass to Sid Williams for the match-winning and only try of grand final...Balmain 11 Souths 2.
He hated Canterbury too. And us Berries fans hated him right back! The day came when they didn’t dare send him to Belmore, they sent Col Pierce instead.
Conceded that Page only had to count to 4 but in 1978 Hartley seemed to have a problem getting to 6 particularly when Parra had the ball and missed a tackle or two when Manly had the ball on a number of occasions and this is all well documented. Hartley was a show pony who thought he was a bigger star than the players.
@@joevass5172 He allowed 7-tackle tries against the Bulldogs too, one of them in a semi-final, although it didn’t change the outcome. Tbf “Hollywood” really was a bigger attraction than many players. After he retired I was at a match refereed by the pedantic Jack Danzey. His rulings were accurate, but he made the game so dull that the fans - of both sides - started chanting, “Bring back Hartley!”
@@joevass5172 parra still can't get over that. You know when Manly played Canterbury in the 95 GF, Canterbury scored 2 tries off 7 tackles and 1 from a BLATANT knock on. Did we whinge....noooo. Parra had a history of whinging in fact did you notice when Melbourne lost those premierships due to salary cap wrought parra was the only club to demand they be given the title. Manly got ripped off as well but copped it on the chin.
I absolutely cut my teeth watching the Saturday evening replays on the ABC. Funny to see over 50 years ago, players still giving totally stupid penalties
