10 years ago today - a tragedy

my les foote · Fri 31 Aug 2007 8:06am

Where were you when you heard that Lazar Vidovic had done his knee?

snoopygirl · Post: # 446359Post **snoopygirl** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 9:19am

At the Social Club watching the game.

saint66au · Post: # 446363Post **saint66au** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 9:29am

At home watching the game...and was at Waverley the following week when the other half of our ruck stocks went down

Selhurst Saint · Fri 31 Aug 2007 9:33am

Whooping it up at Football Park.

Later that night while we were waiting at the airport to go home the Crows flew back in from Melbourne. A group of about 50 Saints fans heckled them as they came through the airport. Oh the irony.

joffaboy · Post: # 446370Post **joffaboy** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 9:52am

Listening to the game driving home from Hotham, interrupted the game because some pommy Sloane Ranger had been killed in Paris because of a pissed driver or something.

Boy was i pissed off.

osama milne laden · Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:14am

such a shame he didn't get to follow up on his 'they'd have to bring in the order off rule for the grand final the year after if i played in one' quote

B W and R all over · Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:19am

osama milne laden wrote:such a shame he didn't get to follow up on his 'they'd have to bring in the order off rule for the grand final the year after if i played in one' quote

Amen to that. They might not have put such a heavy tag on Harvey while McLeod would have been lucky to see out the first quarter if Laze had have fronted up that day.

yipper · Post: # 446451Post **yipper** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:23am

B W and R all over wrote:
osama milne laden wrote:such a shame he didn't get to follow up on his 'they'd have to bring in the order off rule for the grand final the year after if i played in one' quote
Amen to that. They might not have put such a heavy tag on Harvey while McLeod would have been lucky to see out the first quarter if Laze had have fronted up that day.

Met Big Laz at the Moe races a while back. He told me then that Jarman would have finished the game in la la land on the way to hospital instead kicking freakish goals to sink us at the end!! Reckons he would have happily dropped back into the area Jarman was running poor old Shanas into and "whack" - all over for D. Jarman!! Result?? A Saints flag!!

Garibaldi · Post: # 446462Post **Garibaldi** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:54am

joffaboy wrote:Listening to the game driving home from Hotham, interrupted the game because some pommy Sloane Ranger had been killed in Paris because of a pissed driver or something.

Boy was i pissed off.

similar, driving and listening to the radio when the game was interupted. I got out of the car a mentioned it to a passing stranger who collapsed in tears. I felt the same. What was so special that they had to put off the broadcast of the game.

osama milne laden · Fri 31 Aug 2007 1:26pm

>>>I got out of the car a mentioned it to a passing stranger who collapsed in tears. I felt the same.

Was this in Sydney?

I didn't think Lazar was that well known in Sydney in '97.

... but then again maybe his brilliant helicopter goal in our win up there that year put him on the map ...

saintspremiers · Fri 31 Aug 2007 2:30pm

I was in Seattle (far north west of America) when Princess Di died - it was live breaking news there also!)....wasn't aware it was the same time as our last round match, but did make it back for the Brissie game at Waverley (1st vs 8th under the old final 8 system!)

Fidelis · Post: # 446682Post **Fidelis** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 5:38pm

Must be not much more than 10 years when Joel Smith did his knee at the G in the last game he played for us ... and not much less than 10 years when Spider did his collarbone at Waverley in what was the last game in his best season for us.

cowboy18 · Post: # 446686Post **cowboy18** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 5:45pm

And almost 10 years to the day to that miserable afternoon at the MCG.

So much hope, so much potential.

So little to show.

eppo67 · Post: # 446724Post **eppo67** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 6:34pm

Would have won by 6 to 7 goals if Lazar and Spider played.

Enrico_Misso · Fri 31 Aug 2007 6:42pm

Lazar the Amazer.
Or Video Vidovic.

He might have been a dodgy car salesman, but he was the key to our run of wins in 97.

He held his own in the ruck against anyone.
Allowed Spider to push forward and kick goals.
And he had that touch of mongrel about him.
We hadn't had a big-man enforcer since Big Carl, and we haven't had one since Lazar.
And he had some good skills in his own right.

Once he went down we were no longer in a position to exploit Spider's talents.
And once Spider went down we had to dredge up Troy Cook.
We were doomed !

my les foote · Fri 31 Aug 2007 8:44pm

And once Spider went down we had to dredge up Troy Cook.

Brett Cook not Troy Cook!

ifonlybarkswashere · Fri 31 Aug 2007 10:01pm

Was in hospital having my 2nd knee reco. I was shattered. Lazar would have made a real difference.

Saints43 · Post: # 447088Post **Saints43** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:08pm

snoopygirl wrote:At the Social Club watching the game.

Same. We were in the back section (there were two big screens going). The only time we've ever finished on top...

Nothing else happened that day.

cowboy18 · Post: # 447121Post **cowboy18** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:13pm

cowboy18 wrote:And almost 10 years to the day to that miserable afternoon at the MCG.

So much hope, so much potential.

So little to show.

Yep. Deja vu.

Bah.