Originally Posted by
Sandridge
Today is the 50th anniversary of my most treasured South Melbourne win!
And the recent passing of Graeme John makes it even more significant for me.
On this day in 1973, the Bloods broke a 29-game losing streak by beating Geelong at the Lake Oval, South Melbourne.
I was 16 years old and at the game and it was just the most magnificent feeling. It’s a cliché to say it was just like winning a Grand Final but it felt that way at the time. (It was another long 32 years before we found out what winning a Grand Final really feels like!)
In those days, spectators were allowed on the ground after the game. In fact, you were actually allowed to jump the fence and stand on the sideline of the ground before the game ended! There was barely 10,000 people at the game but I reckon most of those were on the ground celebrating after the final siren blew. Coach Graeme John was mobbed by the crowd as he made his way across the ground from the Coaches Box to the rooms and some Bloods supporters were in tears.
A game and a feeling I will never forget!
Were any other RWOers there that day?
GO BLOODS!
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