anyone rememberer the league-a-thon from the 70`s-80`s

[coolsteve]

late 70`s or early 80`s.Think it was a triple header at the SCG.Pay your admission and watch all 3 games

 

[coolsteve]

rememberer?f**k spell check

 

[elbusto]

It was in the mid to late 70s. Played at the SCG from memory.

http://www.rugbyleague.com.au/promotions/2009/heritageround/rivalry/pantherssharks.html


The two clubs have played each other in 75 premiership matches from 1967 to 2009 yet only three times have they participated in the same final series — in 1989, 1997 and 2000. The two clubs who came into the competition together in 1947, Manly and Parramatta, built up a fierce rivalry during the finals series of the 1970s and early ’80s; in contrast, Cronulla and Penrith have never once opposed each other in finals football. The biggest crowd to watch them in any premiership encounter was 25,004 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1978, but that day they were the second match in a ‘triple-header’ that was part of a ‘League-a-thon’ promotion. In a stand-alone contest, the only time the teams have drawn in excess of 20,000 fans was in the final round of the 2000 season. With both teams headed for a berth in the play-offs, 20,510 turned out at Penrith Football Stadium to see the Panthers thrash the Sharks 44–6.

 

[Anon]

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...ftjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=feYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2120,6363287

There were actually two triple headers in 1978. I remember being at the first one.

 

[Brutus]

They were before my time, but i do have a couple of league-a-thon programmes from ebay.

 

[coolsteve]

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...ftjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=feYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2120,6363287

There were actually two triple headers in 1978. I remember being at the first one.

ahh remember the `wheeeeeere do you get it` ads

 

[innsaneink]

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...ftjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=feYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2120,6363287

There were actually two triple headers in 1978. I remember being at the first one.

Yeh me and a sharks fan mate went to the sunday one....the other one was thru the week for some reason, a tuesday

 

[KiamaSaint]

Yeh me and a sharks fan mate went to the sunday one....the other one was thru the week for some reason, a tuesday

Anzac Day.

 

[GongPanther]

In 1977 and 1978. The 1977 series was played on the Sat & Sun. The 1978 series was played on the Sunday and on ANZAC Day. $2 admission for each day.

 

[horrie hastings]

In 1977 and 1978. The 1977 series was played on the Sat & Sun. The 1978 series was played on the Sunday and on ANZAC Day. $2 admission for each day.

The 1977 series was played over 3 days .
Sat 23rd, Sun 24th and Monday 25th Anzac Day

 

[siv]

Its first year was a buzz

Second year died

 

[morley101]

There were rumors of Elvis being the entertainment, but he carked it.

 

[The_Frog]

Elvis died a week before it.