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Heath Hopwood: ANOTHER PREMIERSHIP!
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:39 pmby Mr66
Heath Hopwood played in another GF win today when Old Haileybury won
the VAFA's A Section premiership.
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:27 pmby smac
From memory, the Gowans played in 4 losing GF's prior to arriving at the ponderosa in 2000, so they are now in their 11th straight GF, having won 5 of the 10 so far.
How many players don't even get to a GF, never mind 11 in a row!
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:30 pmby Dogwatcher
I thought they'd actually played in a number of WINS in a row, not losses.
Didn't the Saints win a reserves premiership while they were there, with Healy?
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:30 pmby Dogwatcher
And yes, well done Hoppy!
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:31 pmby smac
Happy to stand corrected on that one dw, but I am almost certain.
And yes, I forgot as well - great stuff Hoppy!
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:33 pmby Dogwatcher
Well with the AFL's ignorance of anything below the 'Big Show' it's going to be hard to find out who won those reserves GFs, but someone out there would know.
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:36 pmby bayman
subiaco won over south fremantle & sandringham beat geelong (beat geelong well that is a suprise!!!!!!!)
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:41 pmby mighty_tiger_79
bayman wrote:subiaco won over south fremantle & sandringham beat geelong (beat geelong well that is a suprise!!!!!!!)
settle down BAYMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it doesnt surprise me that 2 teams JAMES BYRNES used to play for and does play for lost today in SOUTH FREO and GEELONG where he is somehow captain
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:45 pmby Dogwatcher
Interesting - but how'd they come up in this thread?
BTW - where did Williamstown and Swan Districts finish up this year?
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:46 pmby Mr66
Dogwatcher wrote:I thought they'd actually played in a number of WINS in a row, not losses.
Didn't the Saints win a reserves premiership while they were there, with Healy?
St.Kilda win a GF?
Surprise, surprise they were beaten by Essendon in 1999
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:48 pmby Dogwatcher
See, i knew someone out there would know!
Thanks Mr 66.
Can you help us with the three other grand finals the Gowans boys played in before coming to Centrals?
Posted:
Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:20 pmby Mr66
It certainly wasn't with St.Kilda, and I haven't the foggiest as to where they came from
Posted:
Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:00 amby Mr66
They played with Anglesea from 1995-97 and lost to Ocean Grove each year in the
Bellarine Peninsula league then playe for Werribee as they lost the 1998 VFL GF
to Sandringham.
Three quarter page article on them in today's Herald-Sun.
Posted:
Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:18 amby Dogwatcher
Thanks for that.
Wow - four losses in a row!
You were right SMAC.
Where can I Find a copy of the HUN article?
Posted:
Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:25 pmby braveheart
good to still see hoppy on the telle .
Posted:
Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:45 pmby sydney-dog
the Gowan's definitely played in 4 losing GF's in a row prior to joining the dogs,
MR66, not sure how many but I can remember watching the Gowan's play in St Kilda reserve grade losing GF's, it was at least 2 GF's