Anyone remember 1992 at the Park?

Bowey Boy · Post: # 817932Post **Bowey Boy** » Fri 11 Sep 2009 11:55pm

I remember 1992 and thinking we we were going to fix up the mutts.
I think it again. But this time I am far more confident!!!!!

Enrico_Misso · Sat 12 Sep 2009 12:28am

We would have if there had been an order-off rule.

saint66au · Post: # 818013Post **saint66au** » Sat 12 Sep 2009 1:03am

Won the toss and kicked agasitn the wind as I recall..howling gale and pouring rain

Played stupid posession footy in the 2nd quarter with the gale behind us

Footscray bombed it long in the 3rd..game over

The worst game Ive ever seen R Harvey play for us

Enrico_Misso · Sat 12 Sep 2009 1:23am

Enrico_Misso wrote:We would have if there had been an order-off rule.

whoops - sorry I thought you meant the Cats game in 91 !
I'm getting ahead of myself (again).

Saint66au,
you are right about that Footscray game.
I don't remember much rain but I remember that wind !!!!

We had no idea about the wind.
Our kicking and passing was off.
That 2nd quarter was a disaster.

I remember Chris Grant had a bouncing shot to the main scoreboard that initially was going nowhere near the goals but kept curling back in.

Plugger took a huge mark in the goal square in the last qtr, landed heavily and stuffed himself - but we were stuffed by halftime.

emmdee · Post: # 818061Post **emmdee** » Sat 12 Sep 2009 8:26am

yeah i was behind the goals that day watching Doug Hawkins pump his fist at us as he slammed thru the winning goals....

cwrcyn · Post: # 818063Post **cwrcyn** » Sat 12 Sep 2009 9:12am

Remember, this was a time when only a quarter of the team could hit a target.

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perfectionist · Sat 12 Sep 2009 10:23am

Yes, it was windy and our marking forwards suffered. To make matters worse, Footscray kicked 19 goals 5 behinds. 1992 was not going to be our year. 1991 could have been. It's funny, the relative strengths (marking forwards v runners) haven't changed that much over the years.

Milton66 · Post: # 818094Post **Milton66** » Sat 12 Sep 2009 10:38am

Who was that defender who wore gloves that always towelled up Stewie?
Campbell? Foster?

perfectionist · Sat 12 Sep 2009 10:49am

Peter Foster. Good player.

Milton66 · Post: # 818102Post **Milton66** » Sat 12 Sep 2009 10:51am

perfectionist wrote:Peter Foster. Good player.

Yes he was. Too bad he played for them.

TriColourDisciple · Sat 12 Sep 2009 1:07pm

I was there that day too. I recall it being a windy day aswell. The only highlight for the day was probably Pluggers best ever screamer at the scoreboard end.

Schillaci · Post: # 818200Post **Schillaci** » Sat 12 Sep 2009 2:00pm

I was there too. A very disappointing day. Thought we'd win but remember thinking the game was lost midway in the third quarter.

remboy · Post: # 818248Post **remboy** » Sat 12 Sep 2009 3:27pm

From memory we played badly but were still in it until Winmar got injured.

howlinwolf · Post: # 818304Post **howlinwolf** » Sat 12 Sep 2009 4:48pm

I was there that day as well.
We didn't play well and not up to what was expected of us.

I was very confident going into the game.

My most vivid memory is how bloody freezing cold that wind was up in the
grandstand. I had a bomber jacket on and thought that would do but the
arctic wind was blowing through there.

Can't say i miss that place much. especially living on the Bellarine Peninsula.

SydneySainter · Sat 12 Sep 2009 6:14pm

It should also be noted that we also beat the Pies in the first final to qualify for that one. Which is what I'm sure the Doggy supporters will be looking too for extra confidence.

But stats don't dicate the future, the men who take the field do!

CARN YOU F**KING SAINTERS!

stinger · Post: # 818369Post **stinger** » Sat 12 Sep 2009 6:25pm

Bowey Boy wrote:I remember 1992 and thinking we we were going to fix up the mutts.
I think it again. But this time I am far more confident!!!!!

don't remind me of that match....i have more than one horror story from it....

Dan Warna · Post: # 818407Post **Dan Warna** » Sat 12 Sep 2009 7:33pm

I remember walking in seeing winmar coming in with one of his kids on his shoulders smiling.

he busted his shoulder during the game.

we just lacked passion, intensity.

I think we kicked a few goals in junk time to flatter the final score.

thoroughly crushed that year after a brilliant opener against the pies.

I think the dogs beat us 3 times that year including the final, and yet we were competitive against WCE, hawks and lost narrowly to the Cats by 2 or 3 points.

IMO had we copped the wet toast we would have beaten them but the dogs just had our measure.

Milton66 · Post: # 818419Post **Milton66** » Sat 12 Sep 2009 8:04pm

should have moved Plugger to CHF and put Buckets in the square.

I've stil got the footy record from that game, with Kickett on the cover and I think Loewe eating bananas.

Saint Bev · Post: # 818701Post **Saint Bev** » Sun 13 Sep 2009 11:41am

Yes I was there that day, a shocker. Freezing cold and I remember the Dogs supporters were passionless. Hated that day.

older saint · Sun 13 Sep 2009 11:46am

remember it well. Major damage the week before with Frawley achillies, left David Grant to play on Chris Grant - much smaller and lighter and got smashed.

Were about it at half time as i recall and Atkins had not touched it in first half. Decided to attack out of the square and took Newport off Atkins who tore us a new one in the 2nd half.

The AFL and crappy system killed our chance the year before 1991.

2009 is our time!

evertonfc · Post: # 818718Post **evertonfc** » Sun 13 Sep 2009 12:10pm

Grant killed us.

Lockett was below par on poor service - tool a great grab though.

Their midfield dominated but I don't remember it being wet?

They kicked five to one in the opening term and the game was over then and there, as I recall.

Anyone remember 1992 at the Park?

Anyone remember 1992 at the Park?

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