Bombertalk

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.

Anyway, I'll take a stab at Tony Morwood.

No, not Tony Morwood. There is a degree of irony involved.

GoalSneak wrote:No, not Tony Morwood. There is a degree of irony involved.

The irony would be Neville Fields, but he was back playing with us.

Maybe brother Anthony?

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.

Mike and Steve Richardson

Correct.

Early 70's ruckman who wore number 4 for The Bombers?

Gary "Bronco" Grainger

Indeed it was....I had his number on my 2nd Essendon jumper....Alan Noonan (No 10) was on my first.

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.

Not Ian Anderson (although he was packed off to Vietnam too).

GoalSneak wrote:Not Ian Anderson (although he was packed off to Vietnam too).

Lindsay McGhie?

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.

Well, I'll go down with the 3 strikes and you're out policy. My last guess is Greg Perry.

And as a side note: What's with the nickname?

I've got no idea, might have to google.

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.

Maybe he acted like a baby?

Who am I?

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

David Sullivan