This is why State of Origin is awesome, two champions of the game playing in the same side together, playing against other champions of the game, it's an All-Star game. Bring back State of Origin! And up the Big V!
That's your nostalgia kicking in. Anyone who grew up with it has the times ingrained with good memories. I like current day footy 100x more and will probably like these players more than any good player in 30 years.
Victoria - Stephen SILVAGNI, Garry LYON, Tony LOCKETT (Whitten Medal), Gary ABLETT (C), Paul COUCH, David NEITZ, Gary O’DONNELL, Jim STYNES, Nathan BURKE, Anthony STEVENS, Wayne SCHWASS, Michael MANSFIELD, Duncan KELLAWAY, Stewart LOEWE, Damian MONKHORST, Wayne CAMPBELL, Mark BAYES, Garry HOCKING, Matthew KNIGHTS, Brad BOYD, Robert HARVEY, Ang CHRISTOU in my opinion one of if not the greatest Victorian team ever assembled, I was there that day when Teddy Whitten did his lap of honour, I cried like everyone else, my god what a forward line, the likes that’ll never be seen ever again, how blessed were we in the 80’s & 90’s with the talent, even Stephen Silvani who himself kicked 10 goals in a game on several occasions played a dynamic game at full back, Gary Lyon at centre half forward, Gary Hocking and Paul Couch and Wayne Schwass, the list of champs goes on, Rob Harvey, Jimmy Stynes, holy shit, there’s a team that’s win ya 10 premierships straight, the only game of footy I ever saw with my old man and I treasure it, thank you for reviving this memory, Lockett to Ablett, Ablett to Lockett, doesn’t get any better than that, yibbida yibbada that’s all folks
Good on you Bro. I remember these 70's 80's & 90's games. It sure was a different era then. As a Vic living in SA, did I stick it up em. I was in enemy territory & didn't care. I gave it to em. They hanged their heads in total defeat. I was a glorious time. Rock on Bro.
What I would give to be able to fully experience footy in the 90's... Lockett, Dunstall, Carey, Modra, Ablett and State of Origin. The greatest decade of Aussie Rules.
With the AFL membership from early 90s taking in MCG, Waverley and Princes Park it was a smorgasbord of live footy every weekend. 24 games was never enough but having a mate of the gate helped. Saw it all.
Plugger proved once again why he is the greatest like he did in the 1989 state game if he had the luxury to play in finals at his peak consistently like the others did everyone would know what Saints supporters always knew he is the GOAT
Imagine the SA team briefing: "Don't worry, you're not playing on Lockett." "Oh, thank god, that's a relief." "No, you're playing on Ablett instead." "Oh, fuck my life."
I was there that day and I forgot how great the football was. The match has rightfully become remembered for EJ’s lap of honor, but there was some terrific football on display as well. (Side note: it was cold AF that day.)
That was super, a really great display of football. Better than anything from 2020, and the dreadful congested flooding game of today. Wasn t Dunstall in the other forward pocket. What a lineup of superstars.
Ablett with the second efforts too, that kick off the ground to try and snake a goal after missing the mark tells ya everything. Wants it so bad. Champions
This was 2 years before my time but imagine being old enough to live the days seeing Ablett snr and Lockett on the same team hands down best foward duo ever.
I really enjoyed the 2000s period of footy, and I loved all the way up until 2018. The only thing I can't stand about the game now is the over umpiring. It's slowing everything down and if we can find a way to reduce the amount of infringements then the game will have never been better.
1989 rivalled this when they had Lockett and Dunstall together plus Brereton. Lockett fed The Chief a bit that game whereas here both Ablett and Lockett did their own thing.
Ah when AFL could be played without having to replace the umpires whistles due to wear at 1/2 time. RIP AFL rugby is starting to look better each year.
Definitely need to bring the state of origin games back. Could be played the bye week before GF, or even as part of pre season games, much better then the garbage international rules games.
People talk about how the defenders can't do anything to forwards these days without giving away a free kick. Well, at least you don't have blokes kicking 10 on you every week like the old days 😂.