The nuances of each ground

[Red Bear]

On Belmore, why did the dogs leave and when was the last game there? Would they ever return?

 

[croydon Dog food]

On Belmore, why did the dogs leave and when was the last game there? Would they ever return?

1998
The Dogs became the first occupants at Stadium Australia immediately after the Double Header in 1999.

I loved the big main grandstand and the Terry Lamb family Hill that was partitioned into the alcohol and non alcohol/ abusive and non-abusive areas.
I seem to remember that they had the huge Winfield Cup logo running across the grandstand.

I was there on a Friday Night Game v Manly when there were abt 20 000 there. I think the ground record was high 20's?

 

[iggy plop]

1998
The Dogs became the first occupants at Stadium Australia immediately after the Double Header in 1999.

I loved the big main grandstand and the Terry Lamb family Hill that was partitioned into the alcohol and non alcohol/ abusive and non-abusive areas.
I seem to remember that they had the huge Winfield Cup logo running across the grandstand.

I was there on a Friday Night Game v Manly when there were abt 20 000 there. I think the ground record was high 20's?

I think they had a multicultural day once against the Raiders at Belmore in the 90's and got about 27-28,000 including train passengers.

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

I don't believe it's a myth about him tackling someone during a reserve grade match but I believe it was against Canterbury and not Illawarra.

Fondest memories for me as a kid was the games of footy on the Henson Park hill or the Sydney Sports ground hill. I was never one for the Turner Stand until I was a bit older. The last day at the Sports Ground in 1986 against the Bears and Gary Wurth's hat trick before half time. I loved going to Leichhardt and The Roosters fans always congregated at Leichhardt in the little wooden stand above the shop at the Mary Street end. The Amco/KB/Panasonic Cup days. The loss in 84, 12-11 to Combined Brisbane (Horrie catch the pass mate). Being an ex Kogarah Marist boy I also got to play on Jubilee Oval and do the odd lap at Athletic carnival time. Redfern Oval where it cost you 40cents before you usually got near Chalmers Street. The joys of sleepout at the SCG on grand final eve, especially if your side was there. The same bloke every week at it seemed like every ground "Get ya nuts sugar coated or in the shell". At Shark Park at the Captain Cook Drive end of the ground I once cuaght a conversion from Greg Cox after he had kicked a goal. The footy doubles Ricky sold us week after week promising us you'll win this week. Well not since Slippery Morris and Crusher Cleal at Henson in 1987 have I won Ricky. North Sydney Oval in the Bob Stand. Actually I will go on record as saying there was no finer Hotel/Ground double as Percy's and NSO. Today it's probably Henson Park Hotel and Henson Park. I never attended Lidcombe Oval or Cumberland Oval sadly. Belmore Oval the scoreboard was the only one in Sydney that kept you upto date with other games. Then they closed it and brought in the Peter Moore rubbish scoreboard. They had the best one already. Even Orana Park/CS had it's memories the hill that wasn't really steep enough for those at the back to see. There was a game against Wests out there I vividly remember both clubs were struggling in the early 90's and it was absolutely pouring rain and there was a few old Wests supporters we met at the Leumeah Hotel before the match it was a Saturday night game. He suggested we might be the only ones going. He was right it seemed as though we were the only ones there. There was a lot to love about some of those old grounds. I'll leave you with this image The Paramount Jet (shaped like a concorde) at Henson Park.

Great read, Southern Rooster!

I haven't heard the name Greg Cox in ages! As soon as he joined Cronulla everything went askew unfortunately. If he had stayed a Tiger he would've been a legend.
On Henson, were you ever there when they had a decent crowd? It was a strange ground- one tiny grandstand and that massive hill. I say that they could fit a fair few in there but I can't remember a crowd of over 10 000.

 

[iggy plop]

Great read, Southern Rooster!

I haven't heard the name Greg Cox in ages! As soon as he joined Cronulla everything went askew unfortunately. If he had stayed a Tiger he would've been a legend.
On Henson, were you ever there when they had a decent crowd? It was a strange ground- one tiny grandstand and that massive hill. I say that they could fit a fair few in there but I can't remember a crowd of over 10 000.

I think Souths v Easts got a big crowd there in 87. Big Robbo taking the ball above the pack for a try!

That Hill is the biggest in Australia. Great for a barby when there's a crowd of 8,972 or less.

 

[Southern Rooster]

I think Souths v Easts got a big crowd there in 87. Big Robbo taking the ball above the pack for a try!

That Hill is the biggest in Australia. Great for a barby when there's a crowd of 8,972 or less.

Yeah there was about 17,000 for memory that day Souths v Easts. 32-16 to Souths.

 

[Ozzwald]

I don't believe it's a myth about him tackling someone during a reserve grade match but I believe it was against Canterbury and not Illawarra.

Fondest memories for me as a kid was the games of footy on the Henson Park hill or the Sydney Sports ground hill. I was never one for the Turner Stand until I was a bit older. The last day at the Sports Ground in 1986 against the Bears and Gary Wurth's hat trick before half time. I loved going to Leichhardt and The Roosters fans always congregated at Leichhardt in the little wooden stand above the shop at the Mary Street end. The Amco/KB/Panasonic Cup days. The loss in 84, 12-11 to Combined Brisbane (Horrie catch the pass mate). Being an ex Kogarah Marist boy I also got to play on Jubilee Oval and do the odd lap at Athletic carnival time. Redfern Oval where it cost you 40cents before you usually got near Chalmers Street. The joys of sleepout at the SCG on grand final eve, especially if your side was there. The same bloke every week at it seemed like every ground "Get ya nuts sugar coated or in the shell". At Shark Park at the Captain Cook Drive end of the ground I once cuaght a conversion from Greg Cox after he had kicked a goal. The footy doubles Ricky sold us week after week promising us you'll win this week. Well not since Slippery Morris and Crusher Cleal at Henson in 1987 have I won Ricky. North Sydney Oval in the Bob Stand. Actually I will go on record as saying there was no finer Hotel/Ground double as Percy's and NSO. Today it's probably Henson Park Hotel and Henson Park. I never attended Lidcombe Oval or Cumberland Oval sadly. Belmore Oval the scoreboard was the only one in Sydney that kept you upto date with other games. Then they closed it and brought in the Peter Moore rubbish scoreboard. They had the best one already. Even Orana Park/CS had it's memories the hill that wasn't really steep enough for those at the back to see. There was a game against Wests out there I vividly remember both clubs were struggling in the early 90's and it was absolutely pouring rain and there was a few old Wests supporters we met at the Leumeah Hotel before the match it was a Saturday night game. He suggested we might be the only ones going. He was right it seemed as though we were the only ones there. There was a lot to love about some of those old grounds. I'll leave you with this image The Paramount Jet (shaped like a concorde) at Henson Park.

Hey Southern Rooster, I am an old Kogarah Marist boy too. What years were you there? Did you have ol' Ken Boothroyd as your PE teacher? I was in Jason Stevens form.....in fact I played in the school footy side with him until I left KMH at the end of year 10.

 

[Red Bear]

My dad went to North Sydney Marist Bro's, Kograh were the arch rivals.

 

[Southern Rooster]

Hey Southern Rooster, I am an old Kogarah Marist boy too. What years were you there? Did you have ol' Ken Boothroyd as your PE teacher? I was in Jason Stevens form.....in fact I played in the school footy side with him until I left KMH at the end of year 10.

I was a year above you.
As for Ken Boothroyd yep I sure did. The Shoe from hell.
I actually played cricket with Jason Stevens never footy. I was there 1984 till 1987.

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

I was a year above you.
As for Ken Boothroyd yep I sure did. The Shoe from hell.
I actually played cricket with Jason Stevens never footy. I was there 1984 till 1987.

Would you two get a room,
so we can talk some footy here!!

 

[Southern Rooster]

Hey Southern Rooster, I am an old Kogarah Marist boy too. What years were you there? Did you have ol' Ken Boothroyd as your PE teacher? I was in Jason Stevens form.....in fact I played in the school footy side with him until I left KMH at the end of year 10.

I was a year above you.
As for Ken Boothroyd yep I sure did. The Shoe from hell.
I actually played cricket with Jason Stevens never footy. I was there 1984 till 1987.

 

[Southern Rooster]

Would you two get a room,
so we can talk some footy here!!

Talk footy you would not know where to start ya lightweight. The Occidental Hotel at 5pm is a good starting place though.

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

Talk footy you would not know where to start ya lightweight. The Occidental Hotel at 5pm is a good starting place though.

You "Bondage jungle" boys are all the same........



Think you know it all, Captain Obiverse.

 

[Southern Rooster]

You "Bondage jungle" boys are all the same........



Think you know it all, Captain Obverse.

Captain Obverse.

Lightweight as I said. Talk footy, try talking English first.

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

Captain Obverse.

Lightweight as I said. Talk footy, try talking English first.

Your delusional mate......



You’re seeing things, smashing glasses and punching Snapper.