The Rumours Thread

[Dragon David]

62 years for me!

 

[Inisai Toga]

….52 for me

 

[kit66]

62 and a bit.

 

[Willow]

The only one? I bet not. Perhaps sometimes my passion for the RedV gets in the way of reason.
A question who here has been supporting the Dragons for 55 years.. like moir.

Only 55 years?

Noob.

 

[Dragonssupporter]

Over 62 yrs for me-can still remember being with Dad behind the goal posts every match. 3 grades and run on the field at the end

 

[Como Connection]

My uncle John took me to the 1960 GF,
CC

 

[Nanadragon]

60 for me

 

[RedVee]

52 here

 

[Dragon set in stone.]

45

 

[currumbinsaint21]

64 years for me.

 

[Rocket Rod]

59 for me, although being from Italian heritage my father was soccer mad as I am as well. He refused to take me to watch rugby league live so I fell in love with the red v on black and white tv.
The first match I ever went to on my own was the 1967 major semi v Souths. We lost 13-8 I was gutted. I followed up the following week in prelim final v berries and we lost 12-11. I thought I jinxed them as they were supposed to be invincible.haaa
I still watch most of their matches and have enjoyed all their eras.

 

[Mojo]

Over 800 person years of supporters so far. I know it’s a bit of a silly stat but it’s an indicator of what this Club represents.

 

[ingles]

I'm impressed ... not just that we are all so rusted on to the Dragons , but moreso that we are still capable of using this modern technology.
For the life of me though, I can't imagine what it would have been like if we had had smartphones and all this social media access back then .
Dragons history might have been significantly different

 

[BBTB]

The only one? I bet not. Perhaps sometimes my passion for the RedV gets in the way of reason.
A question who here has been supporting the Dragons for 55 years.. like moir.

No not 55yrs. I've been a Dragons supporter since 1958....the day I pulled on a Peakhurst primary Jersey.
64yrs.

 

[Draginzaaar]

55 For me

 

[Mojo]

I'm impressed ... not just that we are all so rusted on to the Dragons , but moreso that we are still capable of using this modern technology.
For the life of me though, I can't imagine what it would have been like if we had had smartphones and all this social media access back then .
Dragons history might have been significantly different

Yes, huge crowds at local grounds and teams that really represented their area, made the game a powerful, generational, cultural experience. I remember men, women and children coming from all directions to Jubilee to cheer-on all three grades on game day. I went to Marist Brothers Kogarah, where the real religion was rugby league. We lived and breathed the game and, notably I think, we genuinely celebrated good sportsmanship, above all.

 

[Dragons4me]

64 for me. It's part of my DNA.

 

[hewi]

65 never wavered from the golden era

 

[ingles]

Yes, huge crowds at local grounds and teams that really represented their area, made the game a powerful, generational, cultural experience. I remember men, women and children coming from all directions to Jubilee to cheer-on all three grades on game day. I went to Marist Brothers Kogarah, where the real religion was rugby league. We lived and breathed the game and, notably I think, we genuinely celebrated good sportsmanship, above all.,

I was / am a "blow-in" , lol.
I played my first game as a 5 year old in 1960 , for Guildford in the Parramatta district.
That weekend Balmain - my parents' team because my uncle Ron Battye played for them in the early 50's- played St George . It was the first game I listened to on the radio , and as all children do , I barracked for the opposite team .... and that was how it all began .
First games I remember going to was as a 10 year old ...me and a couple of kids from my footy team jumped onto the train from Guildford into the city , then up the hill to the SCG for the match of the day - which 9 times out of 10 involved the mighty Dragons - to sit on the upper level of the Noble stand with many other Dragons fans who similarly came from all over Sydney .
10 year olds could actually do that kind of trip reasonably safely back then .
I made my first of MANY trips to Kogarah a few years later and continued to do so until well into my 20's when life , sport and work started to limit my opportunities to go to games.
I married into a large , rabid family of Parramatta supporters, and despite their massive obvious deficiencies , have managed to survive that now for 34 years . The secret is that they know how rusted on I am , so gave up many years ago trying to get me to "convert" to Parramatta .
Sadly , neither of my adult children have any interest in league , so I will have to wait for grand kids to pass on the passion for the Dragons .
Can't wait to watch these young guys go round this year !!!!

 

[bretA]

I was / am a "blow-in" , lol.
I played my first game as a 5 year old in 1960 , for Guildford in the Parramatta district.
That weekend Balmain - my parents' team because my uncle Ron Battye played for them in the early 50's- played St George . It was the first game I listened to on the radio , and as all children do , I barracked for the opposite team .... and that was how it all began .
First games I remember going to was as a 10 year old ...me and a couple of kids from my footy team jumped onto the train from Guildford into the city , then up the hill to the SCG for the match of the day - which 9 times out of 10 involved the mighty Dragons - to sit on the upper level of the Noble stand with many other Dragons fans who similarly came from all over Sydney .
10 year olds could actually do that kind of trip reasonably safely back then .
I made my first of MANY trips to Kogarah a few years later and continued to do so until well into my 20's when life , sport and work started to limit my opportunities to go to games.
I married into a large , rabid family of Parramatta supporters, and despite their massive obvious deficiencies , have managed to survive that now for 34 years . The secret is that they know how rusted on I am , so gave up many years ago trying to get me to "convert" to Parramatta .
Sadly , neither of my adult children have any interest in league , so I will have to wait for grand kids to pass on the passion for the Dragons .
Can't wait to watch these young guys go round this year !!!!

The only one? I bet not. Perhaps sometimes my passion for the RedV gets in the way of reason.
A question who here has been supporting the Dragons for 55 years.. like moir.