Nostalgia
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Oh! That's really sad 😔
PrattenParkMagpie
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A bit late with this news, Fiona MacDonald died 3 October 2024.
Oh champion @PrattenParkMagpie - what a boo boo!
Thank you for correcting it - I thought it was recent
I will edit the post.
On this day in 1977, if it wasn’t the birth of the Packer circus, it was certainly the moment the waters broke.
After months of secret meetings, heated arguments, and endless speculation, World Series Cricket finally stepped into the spotlight. With traditional cricket authorities shutting their gates, the opening matches were forced to unfold at Adelaide’s Football Park and Melbourne’s VFL Park.
In Melbourne, Mike Procter delivered the very first ball of this bold experiment to Rick McCosker, watched by just 2,449 curious spectators.
Later that evening, Ian Chappell marked the occasion in style with a commanding unbeaten 118.
Over in Adelaide, only about 1,000 fans turned up—but little did they know they were witnessing the start of a revolution that would reshape the sport forever.
After months of secret meetings, heated arguments, and endless speculation, World Series Cricket finally stepped into the spotlight. With traditional cricket authorities shutting their gates, the opening matches were forced to unfold at Adelaide’s Football Park and Melbourne’s VFL Park.
In Melbourne, Mike Procter delivered the very first ball of this bold experiment to Rick McCosker, watched by just 2,449 curious spectators.
Later that evening, Ian Chappell marked the occasion in style with a commanding unbeaten 118.
Over in Adelaide, only about 1,000 fans turned up—but little did they know they were witnessing the start of a revolution that would reshape the sport forever.
LeichhardtTiger
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Sadly, this reminds me of the post game night out captured by T D May after the Dolphins Win when the boys (inside the cool camp) went to a Burger joint. Right at the start it shows the negative vibe of the Galvout & Tedious rejecting the post game team eating exercise. Later it shows the infamous airport scene where fat players kept eating and not engaging in fan friendzy behaviour. We lost to the Worriers the next week after looking likely but maybe too cocky expecting an easy rare 3rd win in a row.
