sturtpeter

[Wedgie]

BTW Wedgie did you ask him why he cheated in the tipping comp?

He didn't cheat, he just didn't know what was going on in the confusion of us getting the tipping comp running so quickly.
I think he deserves the benefit of the doubt mate.

[Dutchy]

BTW Wedgie did you ask him why he cheated in the tipping comp?

He didn't cheat, he just didn't know what was going on in the confusion of us getting the tipping comp running so quickly.
I think he deserves the benefit of the doubt mate.

normally I would however when you are asked to key in your tips from the previous round and instead you key in the 4 winners its a bit obvous and blatant IMO...

[Wedgie]

BTW Wedgie did you ask him why he cheated in the tipping comp?

He didn't cheat, he just didn't know what was going on in the confusion of us getting the tipping comp running so quickly.
I think he deserves the benefit of the doubt mate.

normally I would however when you are asked to key in your tips from the previous round and instead you key in the 4 winners its a bit obvous and blatant IMO...

Nah mate, he made an honest mistake, I have no doubt about it and would stake my life on it after meeting him, time to let it go mate.

[Dutchy]

its gone....play on

[therisingblues]

I don't like that little period before the start of a quarter where the public inter-mingle with players moving back to position and it's only a matter of time before there is a nasty incident.

I think there may have been already ZZ. Two incidents spring to mind. One was at the Parade I think it was Norwood vs North during the 90's. I can't remember the details too well, but I think it resulted in a scuffle between the people involved, and then led to crowds being "banned from entering the playing arena at any stage of the game", for a few years. Does that ring a bell to anyone?

Feast is the bigger Wally for listening to him...

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't one of the Stringer boys belt somebody in the face under similar circumstances once apon a time?

[rod_rooster]

I don't like that little period before the start of a quarter where the public inter-mingle with players moving back to position and it's only a matter of time before there is a nasty incident.

I think there may have been already ZZ. Two incidents spring to mind. One was at the Parade I think it was Norwood vs North during the 90's. I can't remember the details too well, but I think it resulted in a scuffle between the people involved, and then led to crowds being "banned from entering the playing arena at any stage of the game", for a few years. Does that ring a bell to anyone?

Feast is the bigger Wally for listening to him...

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't one of the Stringer boys belt somebody in the face under similar circumstances once apon a time?

A spectator had a swing at Mark Jeffrieson a Friday night in the late 90's.

A spectator snotted one on the Stringers at Prospect. Think it was as the Glenelg players were coming off the ground.

[BPBRB]

I don't like that little period before the start of a quarter where the public inter-mingle with players moving back to position and it's only a matter of time before there is a nasty incident.

I think there may have been already ZZ. Two incidents spring to mind. One was at the Parade I think it was Norwood vs North during the 90's. I can't remember the details too well, but I think it resulted in a scuffle between the people involved, and then led to crowds being "banned from entering the playing arena at any stage of the game", for a few years. Does that ring a bell to anyone?

Feast is the bigger Wally for listening to him...

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't one of the Stringer boys belt somebody in the face under similar circumstances once apon a time?

A spectator had a swing at Mark Jeffrieson a Friday night in the late 90's.

A spectator snotted one on the Stringers at Prospect. Think it was as the Glenelg players were coming off the ground.

Correct re Jeffries - that was the same night in 1998 that a certain group of North supporters gave a bunch of can throwing idiots from Norwood a hiding just before halftime. That brawl would have got much more attention except for the fact that Norwood idiot ran out after the game and swung at Jeffries. Glenn Sandford gave him a couple of good one's before he was hauled off.

Wrong on the second one though RR. "Wolfie" ran out and gave him a gob full, Stringer swung at him and "Wolfie" put his arm up to block it just as the Cameras caught the action and it looked like Wolf had swung at Stringer. A very infamous event which got National news headlines. Completely twisted and blown out of proportion by having a drunken Neil Kerley and Harry Kernahan claiming to have seen it. The weight of witnesses later that told the Police that Stringer swung at him ensured no further action was taken although Wolfies family wanted action against Stringer and their pound of his flesh too.

The site of about 50 irate North supporters trying to get into the Glenelg changerooms but stopped by the Police and Kerley and Kernahan yelling out obcsenities and bullsh*t from the safety of being behind the Police was very interesting - now amusing but could have got really ugly at the time.

[Pseudo]

I have no memory of the Stringer-North fan incident, so make no comment. However I dug up this snippet about the incident some time ago. From an article from the Advertiser, Monday 28 July 1986:

The SA National Football League will move to ban fans from
the playing arena of all suburban grounds following a potentially
serious incident at the end of the North Adelaide-Glenelg match
at Prospect Oval on Saturday.
Glenelg won an at-times fiery encounter by seven points and
as the players left the ground a spectator attacked Glenelg
centreman Alan Stringer, who retaliated in self defence.
A police spokesman said yesterday no charges would be laid
but SANFL general manager Leigh Whicker, who watched the game,
expressed his concern at what happened.
``I saw the incident on television and I think it is in bad
taste when a spectator's emotions run so high he has to resort
to that kind of action,'' Whicker said.
``There is no room in the game for that type of behavior and
it is our responsibility - as well as that of the police and
ground authorities - to take the necessary steps to eliminate
it.
``The league has maintained that no spectators should be permitted
on the ground at Football Park. And we should be looking to
extend that to all surburban grounds.
``To do that would require the education of the football public,
support from the police and the council ground staff.
``There is a specific part of our regulations that make it
an offence to go on to the ground at Football Park so we may have to
legislate to incorporate similar laws at the other grounds.
``It is something we will certainly look at and I don't believe
it is unreasonable in this day and age that no-one be permitted
on to the ground.
``While people can get on to the grounds there is always the risk of
a recurrence of the Prospect Oval incident and next
time it could get completely out of hand.''

North's general manager John Condon is also worried about the
potential danger to players from angry fans.
``What happened on Saturday highlights the danger of people
running on to the ground,'' he said. ``Our council and the police
do a pretty good job of controlling it but it would take an
enormous, and costly, staff to stop it altogether. You would
need maybe 30 people on the ground.
``The game is emotional and when the siren goes to end a match
people can get upset and do silly things. ``And it's important
we try to find an answer to the problem.''
It was also rumored yesterday that Whicker or the umpires'
board would investigate claims that the umpires in charge of
the match - Rick Kinnear and Jim Field - erred by failing to
report players.
Channel 7 film of the match suggested some players might have
been a little lucky not to have been reported for going outside
the rules of the game but Whicker said yesterday he had no intentions
of laying charges against any player.
``There were a number of fairly heavy clashes,'' he said, ``but
I think that overall the game epitomised what Australian football
is all about.
``It was exciting and of a very high standard. I believe people
will go miles to see entertainment like that.
``I have no intentions of issuing a report and unless other
people lay complaints I don't intend taking any action.''
Umpires' Board chairman, Peter Shugg, said last night there
was no intention at this stage for an investigation into the
incidents during the game.
Shugg said he had not seen television replays of the match
and any action the board might consider would not happen until
tomorrow night when the umpires' observer at the game would
table his report on the performances of the umpires.
``Things will depend very much on what is in that report,''
Shugg said. ``We will have to ascertain (from the report) whether
there were any incidents and if the umpires had been in a position
to see them.''

[topsywaldron]

A spectator had a swing at Mark Jeffries on a Friday night in the late 90's.

Wasn't me. Though I fully supported their actions then and still do now.

[sturtpeter]

Thanks Wedgie for the kind words.

It was a pleasure meeting you and a shame I couldn't talk longer, however I had a mate at the other end of the ground to catch up with too

Really looking forward to the next North game at Unley in July. I was really impressed the way the Roosters reacted when we had that run-on during the 3rd. Quarter.

BBQ was good too

[spell_check]

I don't like that little period before the start of a quarter where the public inter-mingle with players moving back to position and it's only a matter of time before there is a nasty incident.

I think there may have been already ZZ. Two incidents spring to mind. One was at the Parade I think it was Norwood vs North during the 90's. I can't remember the details too well, but I think it resulted in a scuffle between the people involved, and then led to crowds being "banned from entering the playing arena at any stage of the game", for a few years. Does that ring a bell to anyone?

Feast is the bigger Wally for listening to him...

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't one of the Stringer boys belt somebody in the face under similar circumstances once apon a time?

A spectator had a swing at Mark Jeffrieson a Friday night in the late 90's.

A spectator snotted one on the Stringers at Prospect. Think it was as the Glenelg players were coming off the ground.

Correct re Jeffries - that was the same night in 1998 that a certain group of North supporters gave a bunch of can throwing idiots from Norwood a hiding just before halftime. That brawl would have got much more attention except for the fact that Norwood idiot ran out after the game and swung at Jeffries. Glenn Sandford gave him a couple of good one's before he was hauled off.

Same night when McIntosh was sent off for being reported twice. The very next week restrictions were put in place on entering the oval.

[Punk Rooster]

A spectator had a swing at Mark Jeffries on a Friday night in the late 90's.

Wasn't me. Though I fully supported their actions then and still do now.

what an odd comment coming from someone who always assumes the higher moral ground....

[BPBRB]

I have no memory of the Stringer-North fan incident, so make no comment. However I dug up this snippet about the incident some time ago. From an article from the Advertiser, Monday 28 July 1986:

The SA National Football League will move to ban fans from
the playing arena of all suburban grounds following a potentially
serious incident at the end of the North Adelaide-Glenelg match
at Prospect Oval on Saturday.
Glenelg won an at-times fiery encounter by seven points and
as the players left the ground a spectator attacked Glenelg
centreman Alan Stringer, who retaliated in self defence.
A police spokesman said yesterday no charges would be laid
but SANFL general manager Leigh Whicker, who watched the game,
expressed his concern at what happened.
``I saw the incident on television and I think it is in bad
taste when a spectator's emotions run so high he has to resort
to that kind of action,'' Whicker said.
``There is no room in the game for that type of behavior and
it is our responsibility - as well as that of the police and
ground authorities - to take the necessary steps to eliminate
it.
``The league has maintained that no spectators should be permitted
on the ground at Football Park. And we should be looking to
extend that to all surburban grounds.
``To do that would require the education of the football public,
support from the police and the council ground staff.
``There is a specific part of our regulations that make it
an offence to go on to the ground at Football Park so we may have to
legislate to incorporate similar laws at the other grounds.
``It is something we will certainly look at and I don't believe
it is unreasonable in this day and age that no-one be permitted
on to the ground.
``While people can get on to the grounds there is always the risk of
a recurrence of the Prospect Oval incident and next
time it could get completely out of hand.''

North's general manager John Condon is also worried about the
potential danger to players from angry fans.
``What happened on Saturday highlights the danger of people
running on to the ground,'' he said. ``Our council and the police
do a pretty good job of controlling it but it would take an
enormous, and costly, staff to stop it altogether. You would
need maybe 30 people on the ground.
``The game is emotional and when the siren goes to end a match
people can get upset and do silly things. ``And it's important
we try to find an answer to the problem.''
It was also rumored yesterday that Whicker or the umpires'
board would investigate claims that the umpires in charge of
the match - Rick Kinnear and Jim Field - erred by failing to
report players.
Channel 7 film of the match suggested some players might have
been a little lucky not to have been reported for going outside
the rules of the game but Whicker said yesterday he had no intentions
of laying charges against any player.
``There were a number of fairly heavy clashes,'' he said, ``but
I think that overall the game epitomised what Australian football
is all about.
``It was exciting and of a very high standard. I believe people
will go miles to see entertainment like that.
``I have no intentions of issuing a report and unless other
people lay complaints I don't intend taking any action.''
Umpires' Board chairman, Peter Shugg, said last night there
was no intention at this stage for an investigation into the
incidents during the game.
Shugg said he had not seen television replays of the match
and any action the board might consider would not happen until
tomorrow night when the umpires' observer at the game would
table his report on the performances of the umpires.
``Things will depend very much on what is in that report,''
Shugg said. ``We will have to ascertain (from the report) whether
there were any incidents and if the umpires had been in a position
to see them.''

Just goes to show that in 1986 the SANFL had mastered the art of bullsh*t! A bit like their media release about the I/Change debacle from last week - there still at it!

Selective to make it read well because it suits them but no where near the facts as to what actually happened in either case.

[doggies4eva]

There seems to be a link between loss of control of what goes on in the middle and trouble in the crowd.

Further support for my previous comments that the SANFL should take a leadership role rather than try and blame everyone else.

[topsywaldron]

what an odd comment coming from someone who always assumes the higher moral ground....

It was Mark Jeffries after all.

[BPBRB]

what an odd comment coming from someone who always assumes the higher moral ground....

It was Mark Jeffries after all.

He had run out of players who wanted to belt him so it was the crowds's turn!

[rod_rooster]

Wrong on the second one though RR. "Wolfie" ran out and gave him a gob full, Stringer swung at him and "Wolfie" put his arm up to block it just as the Cameras caught the action and it looked like Wolf had swung at Stringer. A very infamous event which got National news headlines. Completely twisted and blown out of proportion by having a drunken Neil Kerley and Harry Kernahan claiming to have seen it. The weight of witnesses later that told the Police that Stringer swung at him ensured no further action was taken although Wolfies family wanted action against Stringer and their pound of his flesh too.

The site of about 50 irate North supporters trying to get into the Glenelg changerooms but stopped by the Police and Kerley and Kernahan yelling out obcsenities and bullsh*t from the safety of being behind the Police was very interesting - now amusing but could have got really ugly at the time.

I stand corrected.

[MST]

what an odd comment coming from someone who always assumes the higher moral ground....

It was Mark Jeffries after all.

And evidently still a loose cannon down in Portland.

Regularly get's himself sent off in the Western Border League when he should, as senior coach, be setting an example on discipline.

[BPBRB]

what an odd comment coming from someone who always assumes the higher moral ground....

It was Mark Jeffries after all.

And evidently still a loose cannon down in Portland.

Regularly get's himself sent off in the Western Border League when he should, as senior coach, be setting an example on discipline.

Not to mention some serious off field issues too - best not go into detail though for legal reasons!

[stampy]

that game when stringer got abused whas an absolute cracker of a match