Mumby Magic Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Having watched the watersplash final programme surely the BBC are sat on a goldmine of sporting archives and not just RL Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 highlights of kangaroo tours would be good . Always a decent watch on YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 In fact I was just watching this a couple of days ago PS 30,622 there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigan Riversider Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 British Coal Nines 1988 please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, DavidM said: In fact I was just watching this a couple of days ago PS 30,622 there I was one of the 30,622. Despite the loss, it remains my second fondest memory of Wigan at Central Park (after the Manly game). Now I think of it, if you add the Lancashire Cup Final of '84 which was my first ever live game, two of my favourite three games at Central Park as a Wigan fan were losses! "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Just now, Dunbar said: I was one of the 30,622. Despite the loss, it remains my second fondest memory of Wigan at Central Park (after the Manly game). Now I think of it, if you add the Lancashire Cup Final of '84 which was my first ever live game, two of my favourite three games at Central Park as a Wigan fan were losses! Great stuff . One thing I noticed was Kenny and Miles in the centres , with Big Mal in the midweek team . And interesting to note that despite their dominance there were only 2 Eels players in the whole squad ( Kenny / Sterling ) , after Grothe and Pearce pulled out injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dunbar said: I was one of the 30,622. Despite the loss, it remains my second fondest memory of Wigan at Central Park (after the Manly game). Now I think of it, if you add the Lancashire Cup Final of '84 which was my first ever live game, two of my favourite three games at Central Park as a Wigan fan were losses! So was I. Those tour matches were special, as were the big crowds at Central Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 55 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said: Having watched the watersplash final programme surely the BBC are sat on a goldmine of sporting archives and not just RL I think we may see many sports being given the archive treatment over the next few weekends. If that happens, sports fans should get a few treats from the vault. Of course, as comedy and drama fans have long known, the BBC weren't always protective of their archive tapes in the past. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Mumby Magic said: Having watched the watersplash final programme surely the BBC are sat on a goldmine of sporting archives and not just RL It was a great watch and well done BBC on a top production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Er didn't Aunty fess up a little while ago to getting rid of their TGG archive ? But I'm gald they're showing what they have. 2 warning points Non-Political Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, DavidM said: Great stuff . One thing I noticed was Kenny and Miles in the centres , with Big Mal in the midweek team . And interesting to note that despite their dominance there were only 2 Eels players in the whole squad ( Kenny / Sterling ) , after Grothe and Pearce pulled out injured I guess with NSW coming off best in State of Origin in both '85 and '86 (3-0 that year) Kenny was always going to be in the team... and with tour captain Lewis at 6 something had to give. Personally I would have thought Australia would be stronger with Meninga in the centre but given their dominance it was not that big a call. Australia have always produced an incredible amount of Rugby League talent but that was a golden era. Having the likes of Meninga in the midweek team shows strength but to consider players like Steve Ella who was centre in the Grand Final winning Eels team didn't make the squad shows even more. I was gutted that Wayne Pearce was ruled out of the tour as he was my favourite Aussie player at the time and I hadn't seen him play live. He was passed fit by his specialist only to be ruled out by the tour doctor. A strange decision considering the length of the tours in those days and his chance to have a few more weeks rehabilitation. The fact that Australia had the likes of Paul Langmack and Bob Linder in the squad meant they were hardly weak in that area though. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 the nrl have everygame from the last few seasons= cant they throw them out there for free on youtube etc? see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said: the nrl have everygame from the last few seasons= cant they throw them out there for free on youtube etc? There are full match replays being shown on NRL.com. Here is the Melbourne St. George Grand Final https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/05/nrl-classic-grand-final-storm-v-dragons-1999/ "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 22 minutes ago, Dunbar said: There are full match replays being shown on NRL.com. Here is the Melbourne St. George Grand Final https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/05/nrl-classic-grand-final-storm-v-dragons-1999/ I’ll give that one a miss and skip to 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Dunbar said: I guess with NSW coming off best in State of Origin in both '85 and '86 (3-0 that year) Menny was always going to be in the team... and with tour captain Lewis at 6 somet6had to give. Personally I would have thought Australia would be stronger with Meninga in the centre but given their dominance it was not that big a call. Australia have always produced an incredible amount of Rugby League talent but that was a golden era. Having the likes of Meninga in the midweek team shows strength but to consider players like Steve Ella who was centre in the Grand Final winning Eels team didn't make the squad shows even more. I was gutted that Wayne Pearce was ruled out of the tour as he was my favourite Aussie player at the time and I hadn't seen him play live. He was passed fit by his specialist only to be ruled out by the tour doctor. A strange decision considering the length of the tours in those days and his chance to have a few more weeks rehabilitation. The fact that Australia had the likes of Paul Langmack and Bob Linder in the squad meant they were hardly weak in that area though. It really was a golden era . Just looking at that midweek team I see the likes of Belcher , Lamb , Hasler , Elias ( and part time commentator ) , Langmack ... and Alexander who was the replacement for Grothe . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 35 minutes ago, DavidM said: It really was a golden era . Just looking at that midweek team I see the likes of Belcher , Lamb , Hasler , Elias ( and part time commentator ) , Langmack ... and Alexander who was the replacement for Grothe . The midweek team was indeed strong... and how about this team of players from Australia who for one reason or another didn't actually make the tour in '86. 1. Steve Ella 2. Eric Grothe 3. Chris Close 4. Mick Cronin 5. John Ferguson 6. Steve Morris 7. Steve Mortimer 8. Craig Young 9. Mario Fenech 10. Peter Tunks 11. Paul Vauntin 12. Wayne Pearce 13. Ray Price "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigan Riversider Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Mouthwatering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 That Watersplash docu is a great film. Saw it last time round but I was still fighting back a tear in my eye earlier. Terribly sad how it affected Don Fox so badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapologetic pedant Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Invidious to be more specific, but I find any BBC game hard to watch without first hitting the mute button. More interesting would be the Granada early nineties RL archive (is it still extant?), with the Clive Tyldesley-Brian Smith commentary team. For me, this was the only time in this country that RL had coverage worthy of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wollongong Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 06/04/2020 at 00:28, Wigan Riversider said: British Coal Nines 1988 please Watched this a couple of days ago ... was easy to find on YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigan Riversider Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Wollongong said: Watched this a couple of days ago ... was easy to find on YouTube Have found 1987 Nines but not 1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Is there any money to be made from archives anymore. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wollongong Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 7 hours ago, Wigan Riversider said: Have found 1987 Nines but not 1988 Sorry my mistake... I only remember the comp being played in one season and seeing it on Sportsnight ... the one with Auckland and PNG ... then the much later Comp at Headingley (which if televised was on one of the short lived subscription channels) I can even find records of the 1988 competitors or results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 36 minutes ago, Wollongong said: Sorry my mistake... I only remember the comp being played in one season and seeing it on Sportsnight ... the one with Auckland and PNG ... then the much later Comp at Headingley (which if televised was on one of the short lived subscription channels) I can even find records of the 1988 competitors or results Talking of those short-lived early subscription channels, who actually owns the WireTV/L!ve TV archives? There's a major chunk of a pretty decent RWC tucked away there, including the Tonga/PNG match that I keep hearing was such a classic, but haven't ever been able to watch in full. Highlights of that RWC about to be posted on the "Classic" thread, BTW> Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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