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I think it is widely accepted that Lawler took bribesByron Bay Fan wrote: ↑Sat 25 Feb, 2017 9:56 amMagpie legend Noel Kelly has said that he believes referee Darcy Lawler had accepted money to help St George win the 1963 Grand Final.
After Harrigan's comments in his autobiography about this subject if there was any denial the family would of taken him to the cleaners
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good coverage of it here
no gambling on footie those days - joke, those footie cards were everywhere
good coverage of it here
no gambling on footie those days - joke, those footie cards were everywhere
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Jack Gibson played for the Magpies in that Grand Final and according to his auto biography when he entered the change rooms he informed his team mates that they were off as Darcy had backed the Stains, Andrew Webster from the SMH wrote the definitive book on the Super Coach so if you listen to 2KY give him a call and he'll elaborate for you, Sky Sports Racing/Big Sports Breakfast.Byron Bay Fan wrote: ↑Sat 25 Feb, 2017 9:56 amMagpie legend Noel Kelly has said that he believes referee Darcy Lawler had accepted money to help St George win the 1963 Grand Final.
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Yep,we had a kid selling them at School in the 1960's.Also almost every Pub. had a SP Bookie that took bets on the Footy during the 1960's & 70's.
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Yep,we had a kid selling them at School in the 1960's.Also almost every Pub. had a SP Bookie that took bets on the Footy during the 1960's & 70's.
Greetings All,from far Northern NSW.
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Yep,we had a kid selling them at School in the 1960's.Also almost every Pub. had a SP Bookie that took bets on the Footy during the 1960's & 70's.Basil Tiger wrote: ↑Sat 25 Feb, 2017 10:08 pm[quote=
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what were the odds on them I forget? there were only about 6 games IIRC
Were they 20:1?
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what were the odds on them I forget? there were only about 6 games IIRCByron Bay Fan wrote: ↑Sat 25 Feb, 2017 10:54 pmYep,we had a kid selling them at School in the 1960's.Also almost every Pub. had a SP Bookie that took bets on the Footy during the 1960's & 70's.Basil Tiger wrote: ↑Sat 25 Feb, 2017 10:08 pm[quote=
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Were they 20:1?
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I forget,it was hard to pick with the start even thou. there were only 5 Games,i think it was 10:1 then 20:1 when Penrith/Sharks started but i may be wrong.
The major ones were run by Crims. that had Police protection and Players and probably Refs. in their pocket so they could influence almost any game.
My Uncle(in law) lived in Balmain and he said it was common knowledge that Lennie McPherson was involved but he wasn't top dog(possibly George Freeman),he was more the standover/problem solver type guy at that time,1960's.
Greetings All,from far Northern NSW.
yep,the jack gibson book is a good read if you footie stuff.
john elias's story is actually the superior read .do yourself a favour,as they say.
the wests souths game in the mid 1990s at cambo was a stitch up.
i was there,it was watching two different games.
john elias's story is actually the superior read .do yourself a favour,as they say.
the wests souths game in the mid 1990s at cambo was a stitch up.
i was there,it was watching two different games.
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A girl all pumped with testosterone drugs converting to a man has won a girls wrestling contest - big protests ain't fair. It was the east Germans doing that years ago.
A girl all pumped with testosterone drugs converting to a man has won a girls wrestling contest - big protests ain't fair. It was the east Germans doing that years ago.
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I often wondered about the Rd 26 game v Penrith in 2005eyewonder wrote: ↑Sun 26 Feb, 2017 4:55 pmyep,the jack gibson book is a good read if you footie stuff.
john elias's story is actually the superior read .do yourself a favour,as they say.
the wests souths game in the mid 1990s at cambo was a stitch up.
i was there,it was watching two different games.
The minute Parra beat the Knights in the early game we went to garbage after leading 18-0 nil
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Just to make us all feel a little sadder today, word has come through that Chuck Berry has Died aged 90.
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R & R was Devil's music back in those days. And whom was that declared by - the ones doingGoldXR50Leroy wrote: ↑Sun 19 Mar, 2017 12:45 pmJust to make us all feel a little sadder today, word has come through that Chuck Berry has Died aged 90.
paedofilia behind the pulpit. At least we had an alternative to Perry Como putting us to sleep.
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Still haven't got both my sons to the easter show in sydney yet.
I have fun memories of it, when i was a fair bit younger, when it was at the Sydney showground, where foxtel studios now are.
I really liked watching the wood chopping events, and sitting on the tractors.
I have fun memories of it, when i was a fair bit younger, when it was at the Sydney showground, where foxtel studios now are.
I really liked watching the wood chopping events, and sitting on the tractors.

now I am bold, in black, white and gold
" Hell and heaven, they can wait for you,
So go and do all the things that you want to do ".
From the Stereophonics song " C'est La Vie
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I had ruddy wood chopping every arvo in my backyard in my youth, dragging logs up for firewood on old pram from the mud flats after a flood, they would get caught on the Common (animal) fences. Have mucked around with draught horse ploughs but too young to give a go. I was great shot swinging an axe to take off chooks head.westTAHger wrote: ↑Fri 24 Mar, 2017 5:54 pmStill haven't got both my sons to the easter show in sydney yet.
I have fun memories of it, when i was a fair bit younger, when it was at the Sydney showground, where foxtel studios now are.
I really liked watching the wood chopping events, and sitting on the tractors.
Best fun was cracker night, had a bon fire out of corn stalks stacked about 15 feet high, the flames would go about 25 high, though well back in the paddock the fire brigade would put out as could have melted the power lines.
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This is a great Black Sabbath cover by the Foo Fighters
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Speaking overall I think that the one-footers will leave the world a much worse place then when they were teenagers and had the world at their feet. There have been great improvements in people's mental attitude, awareness etc. but they have been greatly out weighed by the dangerous spread of nuke weapons everywhere almost and the dire state of the environment and biosphere including over population. Life as we know it will only go downhill from now and we are virtually nothing to effectively prevent it. Politicians are making heroes out themselves doing the opposite. There is no hope.
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thanks, great cover - rock onvoice of reason wrote: ↑Fri 14 Apr, 2017 10:28 pmThis is a great Black Sabbath cover by the Foo Fighters

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Near, the end?Byron Bay Fan wrote: ↑Sat 15 Apr, 2017 7:47 amSpeaking overall I think that the one-footers will leave the world a much worse place then when they were teenagers and had the world at their feet. There have been great improvements in people's mental attitude, awareness etc. but they have been greatly out weighed by the dangerous spread of nuke weapons everywhere almost and the dire state of the environment and biosphere including over population. Life as we know it will only go downhill from now and we are virtually nothing to effectively prevent it. Politicians are making heroes out themselves doing the opposite. There is no hope.