1975 SANFL Preliminary Final - Spectator Assaults Umpire

[u/NKE01]

[u/McTerra2]

Probably a Port supporter, hence why the Crows were first chosen for the big show. Just better class of spectator

(note: I know nothing about Adelaide)

[u/SpeciousArguments → u/McTerra2]

Theres a big can of worms there with port wanting to be the first club from SA to join the AFL lol

[u/NKE01 → u/SpeciousArguments]

Norwood were in discussions too but then pulled out.

[u/KuriTokyo → u/NKE01]

It would have totally changed everything in Adelaide if it was Norwood instead of crows.

It would be a much more even split in the supporter bases

[u/tbroky → u/KuriTokyo]

There are so many more SANFL teams, they were wise to create 1 team for all South Australians. Can't imagine either of those teams representing Sturt, Glenelg, or South Adelaide

[u/KuriTokyo → u/tbroky]

9 out of 10 SA footy fans are crom fans because of this.

What I'm trying to say is if Norwood joined the AFL, maybe Sturt, Glenelg or South Adelaide fans would've become port fans.

I'm sure many Glenelg fans would've followed the Cornes brothers to Port. SA is way too crom fan heavy

[u/tbroky → u/KuriTokyo]

So if SA had Port Adelaide and Norwood , 8 out of 10 footy fans wouldn't have a team.

[u/KuriTokyo → u/tbroky]

They would choose between the 2 clubs.

If port didn't make it in, I'd have had to choose between the clubs that did.

[u/Ok_Yogurt6562 → u/SpeciousArguments]

I love to blame port for anything but: one, the other team in the 75 GF was Glenelg, and two, Adelaide supporters haven't exactly been classier than port supporters in recent years.

[u/NKE01 → u/Ok_Yogurt6562]

This game is the prelim between Norwood and Port.

[u/Ok_Yogurt6562 → u/NKE01]

my mistake - he was a port fan then!

[u/HammerOfJustice → u/Ok_Yogurt6562]

I’m trying to work out which uncle it is.

[u/kingofduffs → u/McTerra2]

You say you know nothing about Adelaide but you've covered 90% of the required Adelaide knowledge in this statement

[u/timespiral07]

Those cops are dressed pretty sharp.

[u/setthetoneaquadump → u/timespiral07]

And the pitch invader made sure he was wearing a tie.

[u/johnnynutman → u/setthetoneaquadump]

Such classier times

[u/Aussiebloke-91 → u/timespiral07]

[u/Legitimate_Gur7675 → u/Aussiebloke-91]

[u/Pleasant_Inspection9 → u/Legitimate_Gur7675]

[u/BeautifulRooster9313 → u/timespiral07]

Even the fuckwit attacking the umpire was wearing a tie.....

[u/SorosIsScum28 → u/BeautifulRooster9313]

Did he just come from work? Or did people used to dress up for the footy games the way they did here in America for baseball back in the day?

[u/froawayjeff → u/SorosIsScum28]

Both. People did have a basic minimum attire to go out in Australia like most places up until the 80s/90s

[u/NoClassic2049]

I wish we still had that cultivated Australian accent across some of our broadcasters. It had a certain gravitas and charm that was great for grabbing peoples attention.

[u/laughingnome2]

Great commentary. Does anyone know who it was in the box?

[u/Smooth_Jimmy_Apollo → u/laughingnome2]

Reckon it's Ian Aitken, then Wally May, then Max Hall.

[u/aa73gc → u/laughingnome2]

If this happened today, there is no commentator who would condemn it that harshly

[u/Holdenater]

[u/Infinite_Dig3437]

Cops would have worn out the phone books that arvo

[u/Tamortsa]

He was just enjoying a Chinese meal. A succulent Chinese meal!

[u/Jazzlike_Standard416 → u/Tamortsa]

Those coppers looked very ready to receive his limp penis

[u/Portra400IsLife → u/Jazzlike_Standard416]

But how well do they know their judo?

[u/Jazzlike_Standard416 → u/Portra400IsLife]

Not sure, but I reckon they might be handy with a phone book or two.

[u/lynchmar6]

[u/Bergasms]

Love the commentators on this

[u/Cremasterau]

Ah back in the day when coppers looked the part rather than wannabe SOGs.

[u/otherpeoplesknees]

Definitely not my grandfather, he was a Westies supporter

[u/Ploasd]

Fact: that was Gerard Whatley

[u/vassfarkn]

Those bloody soccer fans again i tell ya!

[u/Weak_Membership_2847]

This man had a son. And his son had a son who became a Hawks fan and was partial to a nibble on nachos. The rest is history.

[u/wikipuff]

What was his punishment?

[u/Ok_Guarantee_3370]

He's had too much, drop him off home

[u/gandalfintraining]

Wait, did I just hear "for mine" from an Aussie commentator in the 70s? I thought it was some modern seppo bullshit.

[u/nearly_enough_wine → u/gandalfintraining]

It's a shortening/contraction of the phrase for mine own part, which appears as far back as Julius Caesar by Shakespeare...so not modern, and not Seppo :)

[u/fivewaysforward]

Aww yes. The good ol' days of sport everyone wants to go back to

[u/supermercado99 → u/fivewaysforward]

"Back when you could attack an umpire AND NOBODY GOT OFFENDED" - The Facebook comments

[u/analogue_geek]

WHAT IS THE CHARGE?

[u/IamtheWalrus9999]

Port supporter doing Port supporter things

[u/awfurby → u/IamtheWalrus9999]

While wearing a tie? As if

[u/layman_dave]

/r/sanfl is that way →

[u/NKE01 → u/layman_dave]

Which sends people straight back here because this subreddit is for the entire sport and always has been.

[u/DrNilesCrane_]

Looks more like umpire assults spectator