Those were the days. I remember if you wanted to watch some biff, with a bit footy thrown in, VFA on Sunday afternoon was the ticket. It was brutal at times.....some matches between arch rivals degenerated into straight out slugfests with all-in's a plenty! When they actually concentrated on the footy, the standard was pretty damn good.....it was open, fast footy.
The truth was it was 'bogan footy', with the crowds not acting much better than the behaviour out on the field. I got smacked in the mouth one day at Frankston (at age 12, chipped my tooth) by a @@@@@ who didn't like the way I returned his stray footy during the half time kick to kick. Went and got my Dad who grabbed a cop and the dude got a stern talking to and had to apologise and shake my hand.....in front of all his tough mates.....and we sent him the medical bill. Ha ha!!
Good times!
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