This will be a special piece of viewing for many people. The footage is a bit blurry sometimes but I’ll work on that. 1975 was a great part of Eels history and footage is rare. I could write a blow by blow account of the games and players involved in this but it would go on for pages so I will leave that to others who may want to make a contribution and reminisce. (Rex makes a couple of mistakes with names during commentary) Some of the players involved here are Phil Mann, Bob O’Reilly, John Quayle, Jim Porter John Vincent, Dave Cotter, Ray Higgs, Owen Stephens, Mal and John McMartin, Denis Fitzgerald, Dennis Pittard, Geoff Gerard, Terry Reynolds, Keith Campbell, Neville Glover, and John Vincent. Mal McMartin playing centre turns his back to the defence sometimes when he passes and this is what lead to the Ray Branighan “off side” intercept in the Manly semi final. The footage starts with the 1975 normal round club game between Parra and Canterbury with John Vincent, Neville Glover and Ray Higgs scoring for Parra. It then goes to the Wests playoff for fifth at about 1:47. No footage of the Balmain playoff yet but I’m working on it. It then goes to the Manly Semi Final. Can our current forwards PLEASE work crisscross moves like these? Not complete footage just yet but better than nothing and a good start. I hope everyone enjoys this rare and important piece of history.http://youtu.be/Dmu5Y1w-yEo
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I wagged school with some mates and my Dad and we went to all of the 1975 playoffs and the semi finals. Great times.
Tragic, thanks for posting, that was fantastic...the highlight of my week! That '75 side had some fantastic players and it was the start of a golden era through to '86.
Tell me in the 1st Canterbury game, was # 16 Keith Campbell?
Yep.Keith Campbell it is. He kicked the 3 penalty goals for our 6 points.
Thank you PT
won't talk long now - need to see footage first
You need to watch it about 30 times before feeling satisfied! How good was John Quayle? He did play lock for Australia and was almost untouchable in this series of matches. Love the half/lock moves at the back of the scrum and the variations of it. The runaround move with Higgs, O'Reilly and Quayle would still work today.
Thanks for posting this - great memories.
Loved that 75 jersey- free of ads and sponsors names.
and the big white numbers on the back - I miss those
Great stuff Tragic. I remember that '75 run, 5 games in 11 days. Wonder how our pampered superstars of today would go with that schedule.
ps: real scrums YES !!!!!!
Note how all the forwards are constantly backing up and criss crosssing. What ever happened to that?
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