Tradesman. Memes and memories. Keeping the Spirit of St George alive.
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Apr 18
People blame the coach. I blame the handful of men who set us down this path in 1998. Small minded fools lacking any vision of the future.
As ever, compare and contrast the growth of The Roosters and Souths in all facets since that to the withering away of the JV Dragons.
0-7 and 11 in a row and counting. Congrats to everyone that made this happen #saveoursaints
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Jun 13
Quite right. SBS could have easily kept the Australian games per the anti-siphoning rules and onsold the rest of the tournament to a streaming service where you would have to pay. But they didn't.
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Jun 11
It saddened me that the shadow of that thing isn’t visible anymore at the Azteca…
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Jun 9
Clearly never been Cas away mush👊
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Jun 9
You really can’t make this stuff up 🤦♂️
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An interview from about 5 years ago to coincide with the St George DRLFC Centenary. A brief history of St George 1921-1998.
Did you know that in the very early days, St George was part of the Western Suburbs RL?
youtu.be/lwAqNy-vdCU?si=O36Q… #redv ⚪️🔴⚪️ 🐲🐉
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Huge discovery for soccer fans:
March 30 1968. 16mm footage of Australia v Japan at Sydney Sports Ground (no sound).
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Jun 8
Don't forget FIFA apparently had rules that meant 2 stadiums in the same city could not be used. "Geographic spread" was crucial. So a 30k venue would have to be built in Ballarat, for example, rather than simply using 3 suitable stadiums in Melbourne.
Jun 7
Australia and NZ bid for the 2022 World Cup, but were told the location was not ideal because FIFA could not hold a major tournament in Jan (Australian Summer).
So they awarded it to Qatar….. who held it in Jan
@FIFAWorldCup
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Brian Smith (1974). He made 14 appearances for St George.
He scored 1 try against Cronulla at Caltex Field on 5.5.74 during a 40-5 victory. He also kicked a field goal at Kogarah Jubilee against Canterbury on 22.6.74 during a 16-5 win.
⚪️🔴⚪️🐉🐲 #redv stgeorgedragons.com.au/playe…
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Jun 3
Counterpoint to all the bragging about the inherent brilliance of Australian RL and the conceit that it's due to all these ingenious choices and superior management, rather than just the particular social, demographic and economic conditions it happens to exist in.
This can be two things at once.
On one hand, it's amazing for Penrith and damning for the UK.
On the other, you can't avoid the Panther in the room which is that Penrith have access to a proprietary group of casinos which invests $5.5m a year into growing that base.
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Jun 3
Contrast to where, say, a Hull KR were at the same time and where they are now. Which one of these pictures, which one of these stories is more admirable? What's more impressive, doing more with less resources, or doing less with an embarrassment of resources?
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For a better write up of the issues I've only rendered in colourful shorthand;
mikemeehallwood.substack.com…
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Jun 2
Your next BBL Franchise - Canberra Comets
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The evening of Jan 20th, 1991. Steve Waugh was dismissed for 60 on the 2nd day of a Sheffield Shield match against South Australia. It was, he felt, the final straw. That evening, he was at his fiancee, Lynette's place when the Australian coach Bobby Simpson called. He had been dropped for the next test against England.
Steve immediately drove over to his parent's place at Panania. When his mother Beverly opened the door, she immediately sensed something was wrong. She asked him what the matter was & he said he had been dropped.
She was in tears when Steve said it was all right, he wasn't too concerned. When his ma asked about his replacement, he said, 'he's right here' & pointed to his twin Mark, chatting with their dad Rodger.
Mark got 138 on debut & they went on to play 108 tests together.
Happy B'day Steve & Mark Waugh!
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