Off season trivia

[Willow]

SAINTS TRIVIA

In tandem with Jubilee Avenue. Thanks Smithy.

Simple rule. You ask a question, the first acknowledged correct answerer gets the next question.

If they don't ask another question soon enough (like an hour), someone else can jump in.

First question... easy:

Who scored the most tries for St George in 1998?

 

[Minh]

Nathan Blacklock or Jamie Ainscough, I'll say Blacklock.

 

[Willow]

Tingha it is.

All yours for the next question Minh.

 

[Minh]

Which great Saints player won the Clive Churchill medal in the 1993 Grand final in our loss to the Broncos.

 

[Cooper-Man]

Brad Mackay.

 

[Minh]

Correct Cooper-Man over to you for the next question.

 

[Willow]

lol. Cooper-man has just logged off.

Give him 5 minutes or take over for another question Minh.

 

[Minh]

OK here we go, name the unorthadoxed but in my opinion highly underrated player nicknamed the "Penguin" of our 1990's era.

 

[Willow]

Graeme Bradley.

Roy and HG made mention of the Penguin a lot, for years after he retired. Must have been 15-20 years ago. I guess they fell in love with the nickname.

 

[Minh]

Good one Willow geez he could bust a tackle ey but it was in slow motion lol, anyway i'm logging off now all yours again for the next question Willow cheers.;-)

 

[Willow]

Knocking off soon as well.

Here's a question for tomorrow...

Name the Australian Test cricketer who also played at fullback for Saints in first grade.

Looking at the current mob, they could use him now.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Ray Lindwall?

 

[Willow]

YES.

One of Bradman's Invincibles.

Go for it Scott.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Ok, what was officially our first perminent home ground (note, it took a few years to get there after 1921)

 

[RedVDave]

Ok, what was officially our first perminent home ground (note, it took a few years to get there after 1921)

Was it Hurstville Oval?

 

[krayziedragonman]

I'm sure it was Hurstville Oval. They played trial games at Sans Souci before establishing Hurstville as a home ground, and then later moved to Earl Park which now does not exist.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

It's not Hurstville Oval. It stopped being used when they could only charge admission fees to those sitting in the grandstand.

 

[Benny]

Hurstville Oval was where we played our first ever home game in 1921 BUT if my memory serves me correct we only played a few games there that season. Our first game and first win came at Sydney Sports Ground so I reckon we played our fair share of games there (or it was just coincidence that we played there on those occassions).

We played on and off at Hurstville Oval for a few years before moving to Early Park in 1925 so that is my answer - Earl Park.

 

[Willow]

Sans Souci was mainly used as a training ground. Home grounds from 1921 to 1949 were mainly at Hurstville and Earl Park, although Saints did play a charity match at Kogarah in 1936.

Hurstville was the first home ground followed by Earl Park up until 1939, then Hurstville again up until 1949.

Kogarah became a permanent home ground in 1950.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Benny is right, Earl Park was our first perminent home ground. Your turn