Posted by... quigs eraofthebiff - on ... Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Barry Green
Everton Hills
Australia
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.. is the club I follow
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BRL Woolies Pre-Season final 1976 (I think).
The
game started under lights at Lang Park with Redcliffe kicking off with a
high ball to Wests (Bris).
Dolphins prop John Barber (ex-Manly) followed
through and took out the man, obviously prepared to give away an early
penalty in keeping with the "softening up" tactics of the era.
Sure
enough, the whistle blew, but when big John turned around to run back on
side, there was referee Bernie Pramberg signaling not a penalty, but
"You're off!"
Barber complained with indignation ("You can't send me off
on the first tackle!") but off he was and, by halfway through the first
half, so too were three more Redcliffe players and Wests second rower
Rod Bradshaw.
From memory some if not all were given an early shower for
a wild all-in brawl which spilled over the sideline. Triangulated metal
signs had not long been introduced (for the TV coverage to pick up in
the background) and these signs were stomped flat by a succession of
size 12 tagged boots as players ran from everywhere to get into the brawl.
Not suprisingly, Wests went on to win, although I'm not sure of the
score.
I do recall the Redcliffe scrum at one stage consisting of a front
row and that was it!
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