Trip back to memory lane.

[Vasco]

I've dug deep into my memory...

It tells me that this week's game will be the first time since 1987 we are playing Souffs where both sides are in finals contention.

It seems like an eternity that I was at Henson Park watching Ian Roberts leap over Gary Wurth to score from a bomb. I think the score ended 32-18 to Souffs. Joe Lydon carved that day.

It was a massive crowd at Henson. There is no way they would cram that many in there today.

Great memories. Hopefully histroy doesn't repeat however.

[Guest]

mate i was there early,and the joint was empty.
then about half an hour later i looked around behind me,and their must have been 200000 ppl.
all in ****en souffs gear.
BTW,I loved Joey Lydon,just loved him

[Guest]

Gee a young virol 14 yo also made the round trip, i loved henson, i still have 4 cornerposts, 2 of them massacred at the after game rumble.

I have one from the manly game, my mate David Smith signed when i bummed a ride home with him in his old bomb holden( lived 2 houses away)

I loved those days.

[Vasco]

Here are some stats on that game:

http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/...708160921.html

[Tom Verlaine's Ghost]

I've dug deep into my memory...

It tells me that this week's game will be the first time since 1987 we are playing Souffs where both sides are in finals contention.

You actually have to to go back to the 1930s to find the last time Easts played Souths in a finals match. Quite incredible, really.

I suppose the conclusion you draw from that is that both sides are seldom good at the same time; when one is good, the other is crap.

[Vasco]

It's amazing that we haven't played in a finals match since then.

Could it be this year?

[Tom Verlaine's Ghost]

It's amazing that we haven't played in a finals match since then.

Could it be this year?

I think it will be!

[stephenj]

those tickets will be ata premium!

[Guest]

Drilling down on those stats I can't believe Spina came out of long retirement to play for Cows.

[Vasco]

Drilling down on those stats I can't believe Spina came out of long retirement to play for Cows.

I can't believe they have a junior competition up there named after him.

I couldn't wait for him to head home in the 80s. Like many, 1987 was his only good year!