1970 vfl grand final

Or Bob Rose disconsolate.… – Caroline Wilson, The Age, 9 August 2014“I didn’t like the idea of them pulling down the scoreboard because I thought that should have been heritage listed.” Bob Hill, Collingwood scoreboard attendant at Victoria Park from the late 1960s to 1999. Late in the last quarter, with Carlton leading by less than a goal, Leading ball winners for Carlton were Crosswell with 23 (17 kicks and 6 handballs), McKay 20 (18 and 2) and Waite 19 (10 and 9).

It determines coaches’ destinies, club futures and where you are on the ladder.” Denis Pagan, North Melbourne premiership coach, The Age, 5 May, 2016“The scoreboard is the mortal enemy of our development team.” Williamstown FIDA coach Rob Klemm after his reserves team lost by 100 points to Kananook. Just better.

TonyC1963 posted the above pic, noting that this is the moment when Collingwood first held a 44 point lead: eight minutes into the second quarter and Peter McKenna evades Kevin Hall for a left foot goal to make the score Collingwood 7.11 (53) to Carlton 1.3 (9).

No, you won't see Jezza's mark here. Or Ron Barassi triumphant. There is only one thing that matters in AFL football and that’s the scoreboard and it determines so many things. The scoreboard attendant, dressed in blue, looks pretty relaxed.Several photos are from the eight minute highlights clip on  Brilliant. It was the 75th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1971 VFL season.The match, attended 118,192 spectators, was won by Hawthorn … The Age 24 May, 2014.Scoreboards are stubborn things but they’ve been around a long time. It determines coaches’ destinies, club futures and where you are on the ladder.” Denis Pagan, North Melbourne premiership coach, The Age, 5 May, 2016“The scoreboard is the mortal enemy of our development team.” Williamstown FIDA coach Rob Klemm after his reserves team lost by 100 points to Kananook. It was the 74th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1970 VFL season.

Or Bob Rose disconsolate.… It is widely considered to be the epitome of a classic Australian Football Grand Final and the "birth" of the modern Australian game as we know it. The 1971 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 25 September 1971.

For Collingwood, Price 22 (17 and 5), W. Richardson 22 (21 and 1) and M. Richardson 19 (13 and 6)It is often stated that the style of play displayed by Carlton in the second half, featuring frequent handball and open fast running play, was a precursor to the modern style of football. The crowd of 121,696 in attendance remains an enduring record for any VFL/AFL match. The most important game of Australian football was the 1970 grand final, which changed the game, Carlton and Collingwood, and the lives of individuals. I went home after the game and straight to bed, waking at 10pm and thinking I had better get to the wake.These changes were highly effective and Carlton scored seven goals to one behind in the first thirteen minutes of the third quarter, almost completely erasing Collingwood's lead. TonyC1963 posted the above pic, noting that this is the moment when Collingwood first held a 44 point lead: eight minutes into the second quarter and Peter McKenna evades Kevin Hall for a left foot goal to make the score Collingwood 7.11 (53) to Carlton 1.3 (9).

No, you won't see Jezza's mark here. The grand final has been played in all VFL/AFL seasons except for 1897 and 1924 (where the premiership was awarded without a grand final being played), and has been an annual tradition in its current format since 1931. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The payers left a smear on the proud Collingwood tradition of fighting to the last gasp.It was a great match after half-time, and one which kept the 121,636 fans right on the tips of their toes.I must admit I was one of the many people at half-time who thought of leaving the MCG after Collingwood’s annihilation of the Blues in the first half.I could see Collingwood winning by a street, and could picture myself driving along Geelong Road listening to the last half on the radio.Collingwood had no weak links and every man was playing his part to perfection. In the second half I started to wait for the ball and play in an uncharacteristic fashion. But when the Blues got a run on again the Magpies looked a very tired side.From the Archives, 1970: Carlton's miracle VFL grand final winCarlton captain John Nicholls holds the premiership cup as Carlton laps the MCG.Alex Jesaulenko marks for the Carlton Blues in the 1970 Grand Final against Collingwood. Despite the two clubs having not met in a final since 1988 the rivalry is regarded by some as being among the most historic and significant in Australian sport.Grand final of the 1970 Victorian Football League seasonHarry Beitzel's Footy Week, 28 September 1970, p. 2 Wayne Richardson, in particular, was magnificent, and I thought he would win it off his own boot.But Ron Barassi delivered the tactical address of the day when he spoke to his players at the interval.From what I have heard, he instructed them to handball at all costs, and although this looking foolish at time, it was the play which won Carlton the pennant.Carlton had nothing to lose by approaching the game in this way, and the introduction of handball created a loose man every time.The Blues carried out their instructions to the letter, even as far as trying some silly things like handballing on the backline.Carlton is a well-disciplined side, and it is a credit to Barassi that his players tried their hardest to put his thoughts intro practice, although they sometimes fail.They don’t go down without a fight, and if they lose they can still hold their heads high.Young Ted Hopkins, the best bench-warmer in the business, gave the Blues a new lease of life they needed when he came on.His blonde head kept bobbing up around the goals, and when he was on the ball he could be seen stirring the other players towards victory.Brent Crosswell, who played well all day, Kevin Hall, Syd Jackson, Alex Jesaulenko, David McKay and Adrian Gallagher all played their part in lifting the Blues out of the doldrums.Every Carlton player lifted his game and more than matched Collingwood in all departments.