SA Footy

i got to say as a kid i loved walking across brighton road at half time & getting 50c worth of minimum chips from the fish shop that used to be there

more recently the 'change of hands' at the norwood bbq (to my taste buds) has gone from the best to the worst bbq at the league grounds

The 'pasty man' with his stand at the gate and the end of the game ... used to be at most grounds and even setup at Footy Park in the early Crows years

dedja wrote:The 'pasty man' with his stand at the gate and the end of the game ... used to be at most grounds and even setup at Footy Park in the early Crows years

that'd be 'pilko' he still does richmond & alberton ovals with an occaisional visit to woodville & thebarton, he does the gallops every saturday & the trots on saturday nights & infact i had 2 left over from saturday night & had them for lunch today

the flockers, flags and the cloth signage tied tothe fence. big ben piees at footy park

dedja wrote:The 'pasty man' with his stand at the gate and the end of the game ... used to be at most grounds and even setup at Footy Park in the early Crows years

The best pasties we ever had were from the man at Alberton, from the station end when you left, I remember the taste more than the floggings we got every time we played there

bulldogs wrote:the flockers, flags and the cloth signage tied tothe fence. big ben piees at footy park

+1

At the Bay, the banner on the fence (what is now Snouts Hill) went on forever ... I'm sure Bayman will remember but something like the The Terrific Tenacious Terrifying Tigers etc, etc

bayman wrote:

dedja wrote:The 'pasty man' with his stand at the gate and the end of the game ... used to be at most grounds and even setup at Footy Park in the early Crows years

that'd be 'pilko' he still does richmond & alberton ovals with an occaisional visit to woodville & thebarton, he does the gallops every saturday & the trots on saturday nights & infact i had 2 left over from saturday night & had them for lunch today

He's still around? ... every game or now and then at Richmond and Alberton?

I sorta miss "Panther Power, Panther Power" clap, clap, clap, when we kicked a goal, coming from the loud speakers at Adelaide Oval

bayman wrote: getting 50c worth of minimum chips

What year was that???

dedja wrote:

bayman wrote:

dedja wrote:The 'pasty man' with his stand at the gate and the end of the game ... used to be at most grounds and even setup at Footy Park in the early Crows years

that'd be 'pilko' he still does richmond & alberton ovals with an occaisional visit to woodville & thebarton, he does the gallops every saturday & the trots on saturday nights & infact i had 2 left over from saturday night & had them for lunch today

He's still around? ... every game or now and then at Richmond and Alberton?

yep he's still around, his bakery is 5 minutes from richmond so he (or his wife) pops in the before he goes to the gallops & is always at alberton on saturdays when games are played not so sure about sundays though, i'll be getting another bag full next saturday night at the trots

dedja wrote:

bayman wrote: getting 50c worth of minimum chips

What year was that???

i remember 50c-60c 80c etc etc

actually i used to get 50c of chips & 2 potatoe fritters (5c each) for 60 cents

bayman wrote:

dedja wrote:

bayman wrote: getting 50c worth of minimum chips

What year was that???

i remember 50c-60c 80c etc etc

actually i used to get 50c of chips & 2 potatoe fritters (5c each) for 60 cents

remember the fish shop well, crossing brighton road from glenelg primary. 2 potato fritters with lunch every day in grade 7 (1972)

Looking forward to Pilkos pasties again in a couple of weeks to bayman

proper mini league not the crap they have now (or nothing)

genuine passion and aggression (in the crowd not on the ground).

I reckon if we ever have a retro/heritage round, they should get the score board attendants to put the race results up

I was only a kid when they used to do that, did anyone punters ever use them??

Duffel Coats with so much stuff on them that you couldn't actually see the coat fabric....

* this probably doesn't apply to the Port Maggies cheer squad who still have and wear the Duffel's.....

Constance_Perm wrote:I reckon if we ever have a retro/heritage round, they should get the score board attendants to put the race results up

I was only a kid when they used to do that, did anyone punters ever use them??

I always thought that was for the benefit of certain players. Forget who, but I heard of one or two players who would take to the field with a list of their bets stuffed down a sock for easy reference

My Grandpa and all his mates - great memories as a kid going to the footy with them

Constance_Perm wrote:I reckon if we ever have a retro/heritage round, they should get the score board attendants to put the race results up

They still do that at Alberton do they not? Bloody Unley doesn't even put up the around-the-grounds scores these days

Some a little off topic and not in any particular order:
A Budget you could stick in your back pocket.
Red behind posts.
The best players in the state playing in the SANFL.
Woodville and West Torrens (4-6 wins a year).
South playing at Adelaide Oval.
Rod McLeod and Brian Lees.
Ressies on TV.
The Big Replay.
Ian Day.

Previous week's mini league game on tv. Always desperate to find out that if you actually got to be in the mini league, would you then actually be on tv.

Always remember Gerry Harrison calling his son Brett (my age) in a mini league game. Thought he was going to burst through the tv with pride and Daisy saying 'must be wonderful for you Gerry to see your son out there in a Norwood guernsey and dream of what may be'. Got very emotional for a game between 11 year olds that went for nine minutes.As a completely random point, Brett was a very good swimmer but no idea what happened to him, as haven't seen him since we were about 13. Huge crush on his sister Kelly in primary school.