Your "League Lockdown" Re-watch

[King hit]

I was watching the 1966 GF on the NRL site. St George vs Balmain. It's the earliest one they have. They say the rules were changed to stop St George winning every year but didn't the game need them to change. This match, the game's showpiece, got 61,000 and wasn't televised at all, not even on delay. This is what the lucky 61,000 saw.

Kick off. St George knock on. Scrum. St George feed and win scrum. Another knock on. St George knock on, feed and win scrum. Another knock on. Scrum. Balmain penalty. They kick for touch. Scrum. St George win scrum and knock on. Scrum. Balmain penalty. Keith "Golden Boots" Barnes kicks the goal. Balmain lose ball after kick off. St George put about 20 tackles together (unlimited tackles you see, the last match played under that rule and understandably so) and eventually score. It was about 10 minutes in when I fell asleep. It looked more like rugby than rugby league. Every time St George played the ball the Tigers dummy half would try to kick the ball, but it never did them any good. Never did they try to rake it back and win possession. Hard to see how they ran second (of 10 teams) with such adherence to failing tactics.

You can see why the Dragons won the comp 11 years running. You couldn't get the ball off them.

On the contrary to belief limited tackles weren't brought in just to end the St George run. They were brought in to encourage attacking play as there were to many teams at the time obsessed with very dour tactics of holding the ball, going a meter at a time. There was a game in Brisbane in the 60's where one team kicked off and only touched the ball for a minute or so in the first half. St George actually were one of the clubs who voted for the change of rules. Their run was coming to it's end sooner then later by then anyway.

 

[blue bags]

1990 ash test series, lions v kangaroos, lions won 1st test at wembley, 19 - 12

amco cup final, illawarra steelers v combined brisbane

superleague tri series with NZ - final, QLD V NSW game played for 108 mins

roosters v tigers NRL semi final at SFS , extra time

2009 world cup final, NZ v AUS Suncorp

1999 NRL Grand final, Olympic stadium, 110,000 crowd, storm v dragons, i was there

 

[THE CHAMP]

Broncos vs knights in Newcastle 1998 “the superbowl”

Broncos vs knights 2006 prelim

Broncos vs knights in Brisbane 2005

In all seriousness though............................ actually that’s them

 

[blue bags]

this is why we need more teams in brisbane

 

[Valheru]

I was watching the 1966 GF on the NRL site. St George vs Balmain. It's the earliest one they have. They say the rules were changed to stop St George winning every year but didn't the game need them to change. This match, the game's showpiece, got 61,000 and wasn't televised at all, not even on delay. This is what the lucky 61,000 saw.

Kick off. St George knock on. Scrum. St George feed and win scrum. Another knock on. St George knock on, feed and win scrum. Another knock on. Scrum. Balmain penalty. They kick for touch. Scrum. St George win scrum and knock on. Scrum. Balmain penalty. Keith "Golden Boots" Barnes kicks the goal. Balmain lose ball after kick off. St George put about 20 tackles together (unlimited tackles you see, the last match played under that rule and understandably so) and eventually score. It was about 10 minutes in when I fell asleep. It looked more like rugby than rugby league. Every time St George played the ball the Tigers marker would try to kick the ball, but it never did them any good. Never did they try to rake it back and win possession. Hard to see how they ran second (of 10 teams) with such adherence to failing tactics.

You can see why the Dragons won the comp 11 years running. You couldn't get the ball off them.

So the team that knocked on fed the scrum? or did the position of the field determine that?

 

[pantherz9103]

Our 2003 GF win
Neutral: Bulldogs v Eels 1998 Prelim Final
NSW smashing QLD in Game 3 of 2000 Origin

 

[gUt]

2006 semi against the Dogs 3 times

 

[THE CHAMP]

2006 semi against the Dogs 3 times

That try by berrigan.
Good times

 

[TheFrog]

So the team that knocked on fed the scrum? or did the position of the field determine that?

I'm not sure, but in those days the loose head didn't always go with the feed. I suspect the feed depended on which half it was in.

 

[blue bags]

So the team that knocked on fed the scrum? or did the position of the field determine that?

they changed the rules a few times in that dragons team era. and it was 4 tackles rule was 1 of the changes i believe , cause sometimes dragons would control the ball for 40 mins per half , tire the other team out,
then get bored, and give the ball to the tired opposition, so they could rough them up with good defense

 

[Valheru]

I'm not sure, but in those days the loose head didn't always go with the feed. I suspect the feed depended on which half it was in.

Right, so the team who fed the ball would at times 'feed' it to (or closer to) the opposition?

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I'm not sure, but in those days the loose head didn't always go with the feed. I suspect the feed depended on which half it was in.

I thought you got the loose head and feed in your half?

 

[Zadar]

1. Roosters- 2013 grand final (but the prelim in 2000 v knights is on even par, johns yahooing at halftime, Albert blowing kisses to the camera, then johns burying his mouth guard into the sfs turf as Freddy put on a masterclass)

neutral- 1991 panthers v raiders GF.

rep- 1990 aus v England game 2 comeback (Gary belchers bio “kangaroo confidential) is also a great read, every day on tour written up day by day)

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[TheFrog]

I thought you got the loose head and feed in your half?

That's probably how it worked.

 

[Grapple]

Roosters v Tigers 2010

Storm v Warriors 2008 - I was there : )

Cows v Broncos 2015

 

[mozza91]

1997 ARL Grand Final on repeat.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Roosters vs Broncos MNF 1996

Roosters vs Souths both thrillers from 2012.

The 1992 and 1994 Finals series.

Canberra vs Roosters 1990

Souths vs Manly 1986

NQ finals run 2004.

1997 GF

Bulldogs vs Saints 2009
The milkman game

Parra vs saints 2006
Rain soaked 8-1 win to Saints.
Was 1-0, 2-1...

Some of the WT and Souths games 2008-2015. One where Merritt and GI kicks FGs

 

[ACTPanthers]

My team: the 91 and 03 GF's are always good to watch
Neutral: 94 GF

Don't really have a rep game I like to watch...

 

[blue bags]

Souths vs Manly 1986


Bulldogs vs Saints 2009
The milkman game

Parra vs saints 2006
Rain soaked 8-1 win to Saints.
Was 1-0, 2-1...

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yes the MILKMAN won the game after the siren lol, broke the bulldogs hearts, i had a feeling they were going to riot at kogarah that night. it was so funny

another good game, where semi at kogarah, eels v dragons, hayne train
ripped dragons apart 2009 smashed them

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Roosters vs Souths 2012 on Fox now.

Take me now...I have seen it all.