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What stood out were a couple of things - Claremont getting thrashed at Claremont Oval and in front of the members area Browny trying to ignite his teammates, taking all and sundry on with playing number 100 on his back!
Us kids could not believe seeing number 100 and the number stretched all the way around him!
Had to have been done with a sense of humour, and showed whilst the bloke could be dead serious had that mischievous side.
Nobody surely has worn number 100 before or since?!
He was a Sandover Medalist with great knowledge and by all reports an outstanding WAFL player at his top.
No doubt he would speak highly of Polly Farmer. They would've linked up and been both teammates and rivals would say.
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Farmer had taken EP into the finals three years in a row, Cable did the rest though - win 78.
Not sure if Polly retired from the coaches job or forced, am slightly favouring the latter.
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VK would that have been Polly's first year as coach in his final stint of coaching at EP ?
I'm leaning to 75,76 and 77.
Finalists all three years and runners up 76. It's the 75 season not 100% sure about, but pretty sure had them three years 1975, 76 and 77.
That would've been his final block of coaching. Then Cable took over...a champion replacing a champion...when looking back an indication of how strong and powerful the WAFL once was.
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Ray Giblett just the two years too and Barry Cable 78,79 and think 1980 not sure 81 and then he took over from Malcolm Blight as coach of North Melbourne in 1982.
Grant Dorrington must have taken over in about 82 until Greg Brehaut in 1984 and then the final coach before the Eagles cane in would've been Gerard McNeil.
The guy who I thought was great was the fellow at West Perth - Graham Campbell, he seemed to suit them and took the Cardinals to a premiership.
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Dorrington- 81, 82
Brehaut- 83, 84, 85, 86* replaced by McNeill half way through the season
McNeill- 86*, 87, 88
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Time never stands still and now winners to be found!
Going for two line bet's this week - both with the headstart....
Perth v East Fremantle - going to take the Sharks +14.5 @$1.88.
$ubi v West Perth - on the Falcons at +36.5 headstart.
Other games:
East Perth v West Coast - The West Coasters should win at $1.43 but Royals keep hanging in there.
Swans v Peel - tough one. Good luck.
South v Claremont - both can be hold and cold, and if one of them is going to step up and challenge the Lions - it's time!
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East Fremantle and North Melbourne.
Their was a guy "Bluey" Hampshire think was playing coach of Footscray ( Western Bulldogs ) early 80s...and was Alex Jesaulenko a playing coach at Carlton ?
Not too many worked out in later years...so full credit to Barry Cable ( EP ) and Ron Alexander ( EF ) for getting premierships because even back around then - 90% of coaches were non playing and it was more the exception than the rule.
Brian Doogue in the 70s at Subi, think Swans had one too, but by the early 80s it was beginning to fade, Alexander was remarkable coaching effort - but he did have a bloody good team too.
Have a suspicion - not 100% sure but Cable may have been playing coach of EP but not Captain! Am sure that was the case with one of the playing coaches.
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Bang on the money VK
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East Perth 0.0 half time
0.1 three quarter.
1.5 finish.
West Coast finished on 4.11 in a slog of a game.
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On today's games blimey no money for East Freo or West Perth at the line...an hour before bouncedown both drifters, at least a few more points to play with.
Sharks from +14.5 to +18.5
Cardies out to +38.5 from + 36.5
That doesn't include the game in Round 1, 2004 when Peel Thunder had their entire score annulled for fielding a player that didn't have clearance to play.
Subiaco are the only club to be held scoreless for a full game, losing by 95 points to South Fremantle at North Fremantle Oval in Round 14, 1906.
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Perth Demons a couple of goals behind the Sharks at half time, them and West Perth just making up the numbers.
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Perth turned it around in the second half to win by 13 points and the Sharks line backers cheer at that result.
Black Ducks underdogs against Peel turn up trumps again, winning narrowly. Bet on Peel Thunder games and win, you've done very well.
South Fremantle put the sword to the Tigers and give them a shellacking.
Favourite Quinella for GF - Subi v South Fremantle. Claremont continually dissapoint when the chips are down in the big games - loss to WP last week too.
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A loss for West Perth or Perth could mean curtains for the season for one of them, providing the Eagles reserves can knock off East Fremantle at Shark Park.
If the Eagles win and either Perth or West Perth lose, they will pinch a place in the finals.
If Eagles lose then dosent matter if WP and Demons lose they will both stay in.
The final fixture for them:
WP v South
Peel v Perth
East Freo v Eagles
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Perth and West Coast will be favourite's to beat Peel and East Fremantle respectively and West Perth ( currently 4th ) underdogs to knock off South, so on that scenario - ( favourite's winning ) then the Falcons will drop out of the final five.
By the same token Perth and West Coast whilst both should be winning - no good things. Also Falcons at Joondalup with everything on the line could cause an upset.
Out of the three games got a hunch either WP or Perth will lose which means Eagles only have to knock over the Sharks and there in.
Hopefully though the Sharks will show endeavour and make it tough for them.