1982 Preliminary Final

[am Bays]

Bloody hell watching those highlights (1982 The way it was) proves Sturt are as protected by the umpires then as they are now....

[FOURTH ESTATE]

cant see duths remonstrating either

Haha, for some reason Duthy starts celebrating when Porplycia kicks the goal! What the....?

If you watch the goal umpire he makes a fair bit of ground to his left which left Duthy thinking that it was a point. Disgraceful decision by Charlesworth what hope did McDermott have of getting rid of the ball. it was actually pinned to him by the Port Player and was very close to a high tackle.

[mal]

Bloody hell watching those highlights (1982 The way it was) proves Sturt are as protected by the umpires then as they are now....

What about the 1978 Grand Final .....

[CENTURION]

yeah Am Bays, go over to the NWD v NA thread!

[Bluedemon]

Bloody hell watching those highlights (1982 The way it was) proves Sturt are as protected by the umpires then as they are now....

another silly comment from AM Bays, when has sturt ever been protected from the umpires. Glenelg get looked after more than Sturt or even Centrals do.

[heater31]

Bloody hell watching those highlights (1982 The way it was) proves Sturt are as protected by the umpires then as they are now....

another silly comment from AM Bays, when has sturt ever been protected from the umpires. Glenelg get looked after more than Sturt or even Centrals do.

Exactly!!! 2009 Qualifying final Tony Dey screwed us over in the dying seconds.


God corrected this with the Preliminary Final a couple of weeks later though

[Barto]

Bloody hell watching those highlights (1982 The way it was) proves Sturt are as protected by the umpires then as they are now....

What the hell are you smoking?

[whufc]

I love how people think their teams are either protected or conspired against by the umpires!

[on the rails]

Was a disgraceful decision given by umpire Rick Charlesworth. Heard him interviewed on 5DN the week after and he justified his decision with words to the effect that "young players like McDermott get less leeway because they need to learn the rules of the game." Talk about clutching at straws.... why not just admit he made a mistake? Even Foster eventually did that....

Terrible decision - ranks with that d*ckhead umpire Ball in the SA vs WA State game for shockers in front of goal when the game was on the line!

If the quote re Chalesworth defending the decision is true (and I am not doubting your version or memory) then that is an even bigger disgrace and he should never been allowed to umpire again at league level.

Also Mal - lighten up!

[GWW]

Even though my club benefited from that decision, that clearly is a ridiculous thing for an umpire to say. You'd hope it was said in jest only.

[stampy]

Was a disgraceful decision given by umpire Rick Charlesworth. Heard him interviewed on 5DN the week after and he justified his decision with words to the effect that "young players like McDermott get less leeway because they need to learn the rules of the game." Talk about clutching at straws.... why not just admit he made a mistake? Even Foster eventually did that....

Terrible decision - ranks with that d*ckhead umpire Ball in the SA vs WA State game for shockers in front of goal when the game was on the line!

If the quote re Chalesworth defending the decision is true (and I am not doubting your version or memory) then that is an even bigger disgrace and he should never been allowed to umpire again at league level.

Also Mal - lighten up!

mike ball wasnt it? i would rank him with that victorian cheat russo, the biggest howler in terms of when the match was on the line was that little ferret des foster in the 78gf

[Mr66]

Bloody hell watching those highlights (1982 The way it was) proves Sturt are as protected by the umpires then as they are now....

Mm,...I wish that happened two years later

[Harry the Horse]

Looking at that decision again, it was even worse than I remembered it.
As has been said, that and Mike Ball worst decisions I can remember that changed the result of a game.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Gotta be one of the worst decisions of all time. He almost blows the whistle as the ball lands in McDermotts hands.

[GWW]

So Glenelg made Grand Final from Elimination that year, is that correct?

If so, how far out of top 3 did they finish - it wasn't 1 point, being what this draw cost them, was it?

[Mr66]

1/ Yes

2/ Norwood 2nd 15-7, Sturt 3rd 15-7, Glenelg 4th 13-8-1.

[FOURTH ESTATE]

I stand corrected David Granger did play in this game it was his first for 1982

He was suspended for 6 games not sure why we played in round 4 unless preseason games counted or Escort cup games in the preseason.

He kicked 3 of Port Adelaide's first 4 goals but fell out of the game later.

[stampy]

I stand corrected David Granger did play in this game it was his first for 1982

He was suspended for 6 games not sure why we played in round 4 unless preseason games counted or Escort cup games in the preseason.

He kicked 3 of Port Adelaide's first 4 goals but fell out of the game later.

so i got something right!

[Magpiespower]

Of North's 6 wins in 84, I reckon it included a big win over Port the minor premiers...

72 points!

North had a % of over 50 that year.

Remarkable...