Heath Hopwood: ANOTHER PREMIERSHIP!

[Mr66]

Heath Hopwood played in another GF win today when Old Haileybury won
the VAFA's A Section premiership.

[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!

[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?

[Dogwatcher]

And yes, well done Hoppy!

[smac]

Happy to stand corrected on that one dw, but I am almost certain.

And yes, I forgot as well - great stuff Hoppy!

[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.

[bayman]

subiaco won over south fremantle & sandringham beat geelong (beat geelong well that is a suprise!!!!!!!)

[mighty_tiger_79]

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

[Dogwatcher]

Interesting - but how'd they come up in this thread?

BTW - where did Williamstown and Swan Districts finish up this year?

[Mr66]

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

[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?

[Mr66]

It certainly wasn't with St.Kilda, and I haven't the foggiest as to where they came from

[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.

[Dogwatcher]

Thanks for that.
Wow - four losses in a row!
You were right SMAC.

Where can I Find a copy of the HUN article?

[braveheart]

good to still see hoppy on the telle .

[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