Rodc

G'day Caveman,

This is the first time I have read through this post properly.  That is an amazing job you've done - it must have taken hours of research to come up with these gems.  

I think it is about time you wrote a book mate - it will be a bestseller.  The amount of research you have put into the various topics on this website is incredible.  

Hope you are surviving the lockdown and lack of footy OK.  It will be interesting to see how the season eventually pan out when it starts.

Keep up the good work.

Just thought of another game I'm sure you would love to see the entire footage of, Caveman -

Round 22, 1976 - Carlton v Footscray at Princes Park.  I know it is a favourite of your's and many Footscray supporters for obvious reasons.

And what about if we had today's technology to properly see Tony Liberatore's snap at gaol late in the '97 Preliminary Final against Adelaide?   P.S. - Any Footscray supporters out there reading this board who were at the game and had a good view of it?

Just following on from above re old footage.  If there was the facility to be able to obtain footage from days gone by, are there any in particular you would like to see?

From a Footscray perspective -

Footage of Merv Hobbs' mark in the 1961 1st semi;

Full replay of Ted Whittens 300th game against Fitzroy in 1969 and his last game against Hawthorn in 1970;

Footscray v St.Kilda 1st semi 1963;

Any other full game of EJ apart from the 1961 Grand Final.

Other than Footscray -

Vision from all the suburban grounds, particularly grounds like Coburg, Punt Road and Brunswick Street of which there is very little.

Footage of the likes of Coleman, Pratt, Bunton and Reynolds. (Other than the small snippets that are around).

Some of the old footy panels that had the likes of Norm Smith, Reg Hickey, Bill Twomey, Phonse Kyne and Jack Mueller.

What do you think Caveman?

Hi Caveman,

Yes my email has changed - I'll get it to you.  

The only footage that I think I have seen of North Melbourne at Coburg is a minute or two on the North Melbourne History tape.  It shows some silent footage of the game against Carlton played in the mud.  I wonder how many of the 9 North Melbourne games at Coburg were replayed on Channel 7, 9 or the ABC in 1965.  Once again one of those frustrating things for those of us who love history that there doesn't seem to be any footage of the Coburg days.  I guess in fairness to the TV stations at the time they probably didn't realise that North would only have the one year there, unlike Richmond and StKilda who had very successful moves in the same year.  

Cheers, Caveman and I will be in contact.