Fox League Classics this weekend... with new commentary

Post by **greeneyed** » March 27, 2020, 5:28 pm

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Post by **greeneyed** » March 31, 2020, 4:08 pm

Canberra Raiders’ huge Grand Final gamble

FRIDAY, 8PM: Brisbane Broncos V Parramatta Eels at Suncorp Stadium (Round 12, 2008)

SATURDAY from 5PM: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs V Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium (Round 9, 2003)

SATURDAY from 7PM: Manly Sea Eagles V Melbourne Storm at Brookvale Oval (Round 1, 2014)

SUNDAY 3PM: Balmain Tigers vs Canberra Raiders at Sydney Football Stadium (1989 NSWRL Grand Final)

TIGERS: 1. Garry Jack 2. James Grant 3. Andy Currier 4. Tim Brasher 5. Steve O’Brien 6. Michael Neil 7. Gary Freeman 8. Steve Roach 9. Ben Elias 10. Steve Edmed 11. Bruce McGuire 12. Paul Sironen 13. Wayne Pearce (c) Interchange: 14. Michael Pobjie 15. Shaun Edwards 16. Kevin Hardwick. Coach: Warren Ryan

RAIDERS: 1. Gary Belcher 2. Matthew Wood 3. Mal Meninga (c) 4. Laurie Daley 5. John Ferguson 6. Chris O’Sullivan 7. Ricky Stuart 8. Glenn Lazarus 9. Steve Walters 10. Brent Todd 11. Dean Lance 12. Gary Coyne 13. Bradley Clyde Interchange: 15. Paul Martin 20. Steve Jackson 22. Kevin Walters. Coach: Tim Sheens

Team News: Warren Ryan has made just one change to the side which beat the Rabbitohs in the major semi-final with Michael Pobjie replacing Tony Chalmers on the bench. Meanwhile Tim Sheens has gambled on a bench shake-up, handing injury-prone Steve Jackson just his fifth cap in first grade this season and squeezing in 21-year-old half Kevin Walters.

Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... c271306950

Post by **dubby** » March 31, 2020, 4:13 pm

Never get tired of the 89 GF.

Still get tingles when Chicka scores

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Post by **greeneyed** » March 31, 2020, 4:17 pm

Will be tough for today's commentators to match the Channel 10 Sydney call of 1989.

Azza · Post by **Azza** » March 31, 2020, 5:03 pm

dubby wrote: ↑March 31, 2020, 4:13 pm Never get tired of the 89 GF.

Still get tingles when Chicka scores

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Don't ruin it for me you muppet!

FuiFui BradBrad · Post by **FuiFui BradBrad** » March 31, 2020, 6:16 pm

greeneyed wrote:Will be tough for today's commentators to match the Channel 10 Sydney call of 1989.

I think it would also be tough to recreate the energy and emotion of calling the game, since they already know the outcome

Post by **dubby** » March 31, 2020, 6:48 pm

greeneyed wrote:Will be tough for today's commentators to match the Channel 10 Sydney call of 1989.

Impossible

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-PJ- · Post by **-PJ-** » April 5, 2020, 5:20 am

I suppose I'll watch this again..

Jnr crying..PJ smiling..Siro and Block on the bench..PJ smiling..Jnr crying..PJ smiling.

Post by **greeneyed** » April 5, 2020, 7:18 am

Ben Ikin was 12 when his beloved Raiders beat the Tigers... Here, he remembers the greatest Grand Final of all time

The year was 1989. The score was 19-14. Canberra were victorious, Balmain were not. Many say it was the greatest rugby league grand final of all time. I don’t disagree, but I was a Raiders fan back then.

Mal Meninga was Canberra captain, ably supported by a stellar line up – Belcher, Stuart, Lazarus, Walters, Clyde, Daley – with coaching maestro, Tim Sheens in charge. The Raiders would become a formidable force in the years that followed, but in 1989 they were still more green than machine.

Read more and vote for next week’s classic matches: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... c6a7665d95

Canberra Raiders step back in time to '89 as it's time to relive the good old days

Given we are all locked indoors with nothing but our couches and our blank TVs for company, let's strap on the stubby holder, open the chips and tune into Fox League at 3pm on Sunday to find out if the Raiders can win.

“I'd just started dating a Canberra girl, probably three months prior to that game and she came up to the game,” Steve Jackson said. “I went downstairs to meet her and have lunch with her and her friends. I remember saying to that group of people, 'This is so exciting, just to be involved. I won't get a game tomorrow because there's eight fresh reserves'.”

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

Post by **greeneyed** » April 5, 2020, 7:41 am

A Raiders loss is the only option for voting next week...

Post by **greeneyed** » April 6, 2020, 6:40 pm

The Raiders Round 7 2010 loss to the Rabbitohs will be on next weekend, I believe on Saturday.

Might leave the Game Day thread to the original this week... https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopi ... =2&t=16721

-TW- · Post by **-TW-** » April 6, 2020, 8:33 pm

Can they show the first 20 mins then skip the rest?

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Raider Azz · Post by **Raider Azz** » April 6, 2020, 9:22 pm

Watched 89 on the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it. Geez Mal could tackle. Some of the hits he put on were ridiculous. You'd hate lining up against him.

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Ilanraiders · Post by **Ilanraiders** » April 6, 2020, 10:27 pm

When he smashed Elias in that gf and lamb in the 94 GF

He’s a machine!!

Post by **greeneyed** » April 11, 2020, 5:50 pm

greeneyed wrote: ↑April 6, 2020, 6:40 pm The Raiders Round 7 2010 loss to the Rabbitohs will be on next weekend, I believe on Saturday.

Might leave the Game Day thread to the original this week... https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopi ... =2&t=16721

Just watched the first half... Raiders lead 24-6. How did it go so wrong in the second half?!

These black jerseys were the best away jerseys ever.

Post by **greeneyed** » April 11, 2020, 6:46 pm

Well that was a disappointing second half.

Lucky · Post by **Lucky** » April 11, 2020, 7:18 pm

greeneyed wrote: ↑April 11, 2020, 6:46 pm Well that was a disappointing second half.

Indeed. Faiders of old... Guess the Mogg @ halfback experiment didnt pay off

Post by **greeneyed** » April 13, 2020, 5:16 pm

This weekend on Fox...

Friday: Sydney Roosters V Wests Tigers 2010 Qualifying Final
Saturday: Newtown Jets V Manly Sea Eagles 1982 Minor Semi Final
North Sydney Bears V Brisbane Broncos 1994 Minor Semi Final
1991 Grand Final Penrith Panthers V Canberra Raiders

Brandy on Fox League Live now claiming the 1997 Grand Final is better than 1989, "leaves it for dead". He really does hate the Raiders, big time, doesn't he?

Horace Dove-Edwin · Post by **Horace Dove-Edwin** » April 14, 2020, 1:12 pm

I'm enjoying Ginnane, Ennis, Cronk and maybe Voss re-calling these games.

Brandy destroys it for me.
Sounds like a whine all game.

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Post by **greeneyed** » April 14, 2020, 1:18 pm

Horace Dove-Edwin wrote: ↑April 14, 2020, 1:12 pm I'm enjoying Ginnane, Ennis, Cronk and maybe Voss re-calling these games.

Brandy destroys it for me.
Sounds like a whine all game.

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Then put Voss with the likes of Bryan Fletcher and is just a long series of in jokes, it is awful.

Horace Dove-Edwin · Post by **Horace Dove-Edwin** » April 14, 2020, 1:47 pm

greeneyed wrote:
Horace Dove-Edwin wrote: ↑April 14, 2020, 1:12 pm I'm enjoying Ginnane, Ennis, Cronk and maybe Voss re-calling these games.

Brandy destroys it for me.
Sounds like a whine all game.

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Then put Voss with the likes of Bryan Fletcher and is just a long series of in jokes, it is awful.

Agree that Fletch offers nothing.
Matt Johns tries to be clever with implied hindsight but doesn't work.

I have an audio cassette of Hollywood and Zorba calling 1989 Grand Final. It's real good. Unfortunately I don't have the extra time on it.

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Post by **greeneyed** » April 14, 2020, 2:11 pm

Horace Dove-Edwin wrote: ↑April 14, 2020, 1:47 pm
greeneyed wrote:
Horace Dove-Edwin wrote: ↑April 14, 2020, 1:12 pm I'm enjoying Ginnane, Ennis, Cronk and maybe Voss re-calling these games.

Brandy destroys it for me.
Sounds like a whine all game.

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Then put Voss with the likes of Bryan Fletcher and is just a long series of in jokes, it is awful.
Agree that Fletch offers nothing.
Matt Johns tries to be clever with implied hindsight but doesn't work.

I have an audio cassette of Hollywood and Zorba calling 1989 Grand Final. It's real good. Unfortunately I don't have the extra time on it.

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Fletcher and some others attempt this too. It just ruins the effect.

raiderskater · Post by **raiderskater** » April 14, 2020, 5:06 pm

Horace Dove-Edwin wrote: ↑April 14, 2020, 1:12 pm I'm enjoying Ginnane, Ennis, Cronk and maybe Voss re-calling these games.

Brandy destroys it for me.
Sounds like a whine all game.

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I liked the team who did the 1989 GF, they weren't trying to do the "we know something you don't know" commentary.

Timbo · Post by **Timbo** » April 15, 2020, 11:18 am

Lucky wrote: ↑April 11, 2020, 7:18 pm
greeneyed wrote: ↑April 11, 2020, 6:46 pm Well that was a disappointing second half.
Indeed. Faiders of old... Guess the Mogg @ halfback experiment didnt pay off

I had completely forgotten this game, called a mate to ask him if he was watching it. He paused and goes ‘Mogg at **** halfback? We were furious our entire way back to Sydney, are you kidding rewatching that?’

Post by **greeneyed** » April 19, 2020, 1:32 pm

Glutton for punishment I guess, but I will be watching the 1991 Grand Final recall at 3pm. Have dug out the 1991 Reserve Grade Grand Final between the Raiders and North Sydney Bears while I wait.

This was the Raiders team:

14. Paul Beath
15. Darrel McDonald
16. Scott Gale
17. David Boyle
18. Phil Carey
19. Michael Twigg
20. Jason Gregory
26. Steve Stone
25. Stuart Stanton
24. Nigel Gaffey
23. Craig Breen
22. Brett Boyd
21. Matthew Baker

41. Jason Death
42. Brett Atkins
43. Glenn Ryan
44. Alex Corvo
45. Paul Jones
46. David Furner
48. Roger Kenworthy

Coach Buck Rogers

The Bears had the likes of Scott Wilson, Kelly Egan, Andrew Fullagar, Tony Hearn and Gavin Jones.

Would love to get some of the highlights stuff up on YouTube.

-TW- · Post by **-TW-** » April 19, 2020, 1:33 pm

How big is your video archive?!

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Seiffert82 · Post by **Seiffert82** » April 19, 2020, 1:37 pm

Bloody hell that's a decent reserve grade team. Gale, Carey, Gaffey, Stone, Boyd, Gregory, a young Furner off the bench. Paul Beath was a solid fullback too. Man we had a stacked club back then.

Post by **greeneyed** » April 19, 2020, 1:38 pm

-TW- wrote: ↑April 19, 2020, 1:33 pm How big is your video archive?!

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Couldn't count. One cupboard in the lounge is devoted to it. That’s not quite all of them. Since I got the IQ3 they’ve made it too hard to keep them on DVD. I decided to depend on digital archives being available eventually.

gangrenous · Post by **gangrenous** » April 19, 2020, 1:40 pm

Make sure you have enthusiastic consent before sharing a pic of your large archive there GE!

Post by **greeneyed** » April 19, 2020, 1:51 pm

I've put the pic in the post above. Very thin jewel cases for the DVDs so there is a lot.

Here's the Raiders team for the 1991 first grade Grand Final for those watching at 3pm.

1. Gary Belcher
2. Paul Martin
3. Mal Meninga
4. Mark Bell
5. Matthew Wood
6. Laurie Daley
7. Ricky Stuart
8. Brent Todd
9. Steve Walters
10. Glenn Lazarus
11. David Barnhill
12. Gary Coyne
13. Bradley Clyde

40. Darren Fritz
19. Michael Twigg
16. Scott Gale

41. Brett Mullins was also originally named on the reserves list (along with Fritz and Gale).

Post by **greeneyed** » April 19, 2020, 2:36 pm

This happened in the lead up the pre game entertainment...

Post by **greeneyed** » April 19, 2020, 3:56 pm

The Panthers were dirty in the first half, especially Geyer. Meninga three goals missed... could have been up 18-6 at half time.

Post by **greeneyed** » April 19, 2020, 4:51 pm

The Raiders' defence in the second half was great. In my view, if Stuart, Daley and Lazarus had been fit, they would have won.

Post by **greeneyed** » May 6, 2020, 7:22 pm

This weekend's games...

Friday 8:30pm 2009 Preliminary Final Parramatta Eels V Canterbury Bulldogs

Saturday 5:00pm 2009 Round 1 Melbourne Storm V St George Illawarra Dragons
7:00pm 1995 Round 17 Newcastle Knights V Manly Sea Eagles

Sunday 3:00pm 2003 Grand Final Penrith Panthers V Sydney Roosters

Post by **greeneyed** » May 12, 2020, 7:26 pm

This weekend’s games...

Friday 8:30pm 2008 Qualifying Final Melbourne Storm V New Zealand Warriors

Saturday 5:00pm 1995 Qualifying Final Canberra Raiders V Brisbane Broncos

Saturday 7:00pm 1989 Semi Final South Sydney Rabbitohs V Balmain Tigers

Sunday 3:00pm 1981 Grand Final Parramatta Eels V Newtown Jets