GoalSneak wrote:In Round 21 of 1981 at Windy Hill, which South Melbourne player fell across Neale Daniher's knee, effectively ending his career.
I was that distressed by this event I think I've totally blocked it out. Just the week before I had declared Neale Daniher as my hero.
I think it was a pretty innocuous incident IIRC. It really wasn't that bad - he walked off the ground and was able to train during the week - where I think he sustained the real serious damage.
Well, that makes me look stupid. I was 100% sure it was Fields but you are right, he was back with us. I withdraw the question as I don't know either (unless I was right about Fields but wrong about his jumper).
An easy replacement question: Name the twins who played for Essendon in the 1980's, but not at the same time.
Another ruckman from the same era, I was nicknamed "Rattler". I missed more than a season when I was conscripted to serve in Vietnam and missed another season late in my career when I temporarily returned home to the bush. My younger brother, also a ruckman, played for Collingwood. Who am I?
GoalSneak wrote:Another ruckman from the same era, I was nicknamed "Rattler". I missed more than a season when I was conscripted to serve in Vietnam and missed another season late in my career when I temporarily returned home to the bush. My younger brother, also a ruckman, played for Collingwood. Who am I?
Ian Anderson
It's a classic that he was a ruckman when you think that Jobe Watson is 1cm shorter than him.
Another who had his footy career wrecked by conscription/Vietnam but, no, it wasn't Lindsay. The man in question was purely a ruckman although, with Don McKenzie and then Graham Moss ahead of him in the pecking order, he spent most of his time in a pocket (forward pocket to begin with and back pocket in his last couple of seasons). His Collingwood brother's name was Chris.
Greg Perry it is. Why the nickname I don't know but I do clearly recall that he was called "Rattler". He wasn't especially dirty so it is unlikely to imply that he struck like a rattlesnake. He wasn't red headed either, so it couldn't be a reference to the old "red rattler" trains.
GoalSneak wrote:Greg Perry it is. Why the nickname I don't know but I do clearly recall that he was called "Rattler". He wasn't especially dirty so it is unlikely to imply that he struck like a rattlesnake. He wasn't red headed either, so it couldn't be a reference to the old "red rattler" trains.
I played just a handful of VFL/AFL games in the mid to late 80's I started my career at Hawthorn I finished my career at Essendon I was a powerfully built forward My best goal performance was 3 v Fitzroy & Carlton
I played just a handful of VFL/AFL games in the mid to late 80's