for the older farts

[gregstar]

name your st george team of the 70's & your st george team of the 80's.


willow & pat can name their team of the 20's

your team must be best players, not your favourites!






so obviously the off season isn't it?! lol

 

[MKD Saint]

My 70s team would be;
1 - Graeme Langlands
2 - Mitch Brennan
3 - Robert Finch
4 - Ted Goodwin
5 - Graham Quinn
6 - Rod Mcgregor
7 - Billy Smith
8 - Rod Reddy
9 - Barry Beath
10 - Graham Wynn
11 - Henry Tatana
12 - Steve Edge
13 - Craige Young
(old number system)

 

[big pat]

name your st george team of the 70's & your st george team of the 80's.


willow & pat can name their team of the 20's

your team must be best players, not your favourites!






so obviously the off season isn't it?! lol

sorry i can't remember back that far.

 

[_snafu_]

I thought I remember Pat saying how he loved to watch the talented George Carstairs go round!!!

 

[big pat]

I thought I remember Pat saying how he loved to watch the talented George Carstairs go round!!!

is that the little guy from seinfeld.

 

[_snafu_]

Lol!

 

[_Johnsy]

The 70's Slayers
Fullback - LANGLANDS (C)
Wingers - CHAPMAN & MORRIS
Centres - QUINN & GOODWIN
Halves - BRANSON & SMITH
Props - YOUNG & BEATH
Hooker - EDGE
2nd row - WYNN & STONE
Lock - REDDY

The 80's Greaties
Fullback - JOHNSON
Wingers - BEATTIE & MORRIS
Centres - ROGERS & OCONNOR
Halves - LINNANE & HADDOCK
Props - YOUNG & JARVIS
Hooker - OGRADY
2nd row - WYNN & STONE
Lock - REDDY

 

[Gippsy]

Johnsy, you might have your fullback mixed up. Brian Johnson was a fullback while Brian Johnstone was a centre/winger.

 

[big pat]

billy johnstone was a hooker who played 22 games for the club, brian johnston played centre.

 

[_Johnsy]

Thanks lads, edited.

 

[big pat]

The 70's Slayers
Fullback - LANGLANDS (C)
Wingers - CHAPMAN & MORRIS
Centres - QUINN & FINCH
Halves - BRANSON & SMITH
Props - YOUNG & BEATH
Hooker - EDGE
2nd row - WYNN & STONE
Lock - REDDY

The 80's Greaties
Fullback - JOHNSTONE
Wingers - BEATTIE & MORRIS
Centres - ROGERS & OCONNOR
Halves - LINNANE & HADDOCK
Props - YOUNG & JARVIS
Hooker - OGRADY
2nd row - WYNN & STONE
Lock - REDDY

a couple of good teams johnsy, the 70s side looks awesome,
80s not bad either, although i would have beattie in the centre's, didn't think rogers did enough for us,and would have walford on the wing.

 

[MKD Saint]

guys, you'll find Steve Morris initially played as a halfback when he first started in 1979. He was moved to the wing in the early 80's.

 

[Willow]

willow & pat can name their team of the 20's

Remember it like it was yesterday.

I reckon this team would teach the kiddies of today a lesson or two...


1. Fullback: Lyall Wall
2. Winger: George 'Bluey' Carstairs
3. Centre: Herb Gilbert Snr (vice captain)
4. Centre: Reg Fusedale
5. Winger: Fred 'Yappy' Gardner
6. Five eighth: Arnold Traynor
7. Half back: Albert 'Rickety' Johnston
8. Lock forward: Frank 'Chunky' Burge (captain-coach)
9. Second row: Aubrey 'Jockey' Kelly
10. Second row: Ernie 'Curly' Lapham
11. Prop forward: Bill Hardman
12. Hooker: Arthur 'Snowy' Justice
13. Prop forward: Clarrie Tye

Reserves:
14. Percy Fairall (back rower, hooker)
15. Harry Flower (front rower)

 

[DubaiSaint]

All I can add is that when I was a kid in an all St George household in the 70's, my favourite player was a winger called Michael Soridimi (sp?)... perhaps the first 'Mediterranean Descendant' to play!

But I can even recall my Dragons supporting father thinking that I was an idiot to be a fan of the flying Soridimi.

Was he really that bad??

 

[gregstar]

yes.


but he was better than me.

 

[_Johnsy]

a couple of good teams johnsy, the 70s side looks awesome,
80s not bad either, although i would have beattie in the centre's, didn't think rogers did enough for us,and would have walford on the wing.

Fair call, I just had to have steve in the side, what a centre combination. Walnut was unlucky not to get a run as I had to have Beattie in the side, walnut's on the bench, un-named bench that is.

Kinchela, sorridimi etc they are all on the extended bench.

 

[LazyDreamer]

80s
Fullback: Johnson
Wing: Walford, Sorridimi
Centre: O'Connor, Beattie
Halves: Morris, Haddock
Lock: Reddy
2nd row: Fullerton-Smith, Wynn
Props: Young, Jarvis
Hooker: Dowling

The 80s weren't great for halves, but I have more bad memories of Linnane's games than good. Also had to have a place for Mick Sorridimi - can smell the Scanlon's footy card chewy now!

 

[gregstar]

rogers played as much if not more 5/8 than centre for us.

80's

fullback - johnson
winger - morris
centre - o'connor
centre - beattie
winger - johnston
5/8 - rogers
half - haddock
lock - o'grady
second row - fullerton-smith
second row - noke
prop - jarvis
hooker - dowling
prop - young

reserve - walford
reserve - wynn (before he turned gay)
reserve - reddy
reserve - gearin

 

[Yuly]

All I can add is that when I was a kid in an all St George household in the 70's, my favourite player was a winger called Michael Soridimi (sp?)... perhaps the first 'Mediterranean Descendant' to play!

But I can even recall my Dragons supporting father thinking that I was an idiot to be a fan of the flying Soridimi.

Was he really that bad??

Saints toured NZ and Soridimi was voted the "best" league player - very clever skillful player - great in Reserve Grade but stifled when made to conform in First. Had a coffee shop (blue ?) at Miranda Fair until recently.

 

[The Preacher]

I was interstate for most of the '80's so here's my '70's team of the decade. I know Sliippery wasn't on the wing then but he has to rate.

1. CHANGA
2. MICKY LANE
3. LORD TED
4. ROY FERGUSON
5. SLIPPERY
6. ROD McGREGGOR
7. BILLY
8. ROCKET
9. BARRY BEATH
10. JOHN JANSEN
11. STONEY
12. STEVE EDGE
13. ALBERT

14. MAGOO QUINN
15. GRAHAM WYNN
16. GARY PETHYBRIDGE
17. PETER FITZGERALD