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royallucky wrote:

I would say there was no more critical after the siren goal than the Alex Hamilton snap at lathlain park at the back end of the 1978 qualifying round season.Most if not all the after the siren goals documented here are from set shots,but theHamilton snap was in mid air en route to goal when the siren sounded,and was another chapter in the incredible last round were we won all seven matches,as well as the Marlboro cup,jumped from 5th to second after defeating our muncher friends in front of 24000 at Leederville in the penultimate qualifier,and then snatched the most dramatic flag in the history of the 140 year old WAFL competition.

After the siren RL you cheeky bugger. Alex Hamilton was my phys-ed teacher and I gave it to him on the Monday. I was right behind it. Mr Pampacos was my other phys-ed teacher and staunch Demon supporter. He had my back. ​​​​

DD wrote:

royallucky wrote:

I would say there was no more critical after the siren goal than the Alex Hamilton snap at lathlain park at the back end of the 1978 qualifying round season.Most if not all the after the siren goals documented here are from set shots,but theHamilton snap was in mid air en route to goal when the siren sounded,and was another chapter in the incredible last round were we won all seven matches,as well as the Marlboro cup,jumped from 5th to second after defeating our muncher friends in front of 24000 at Leederville in the penultimate qualifier,and then snatched the most dramatic flag in the history of the 140 year old WAFL competition.

After the siren RL you cheeky bugger. Alex Hamilton was my phys-ed teacher and I gave it to him on the Monday. I was right behind it. Mr Pampacos was my other phys-ed teacher and staunch Demon supporter. He had my back. ​​​​

The name Pampacos would be more synonymous with the Tab’s and Northbridge gambling dens that I’ve grown up with DD,rather than the PE field,and I’ve yet to meet any Greek in that line of work.I do have an interesting side note regarding Rob Wiley,and many years ago when I was in the cab game i actually picked up a lady who was his school PE student and she unfortunately(for Ds supporters) was involved in a tangle with him on the basketball court.Forget about the wind and rain excuses that I’ve heard from Demon supporters umpteen times regarding the ‘78 grand final.A major reason that contributed to your loss,was the lady’s story that Wiley stumbled and twisted his ankle on her leg and caused him quite a degree of discomfort and apparently went into the GF under a injury cloud.        I of course have seen the replay of that memorable game on numerous occasions,and did notice Wiley kicking on his non preferred left leg numerous times,so her story for me made a lot of sense,and Wiley being the out and out champion he was still played a solid game,but he was clearly inconvenienced.

Yep remember that RL, Wiley being heavily strapped and kicking on his left. Murray Couper didn't help our cause getting 2 weeks for throwing the ball a bit too hard back at umpire Capes in the 2nd semi.

DD wrote:

Yep remember that RL, Wiley being heavily strapped and kicking on his left. Murray Couper didn't help our cause getting 2 weeks for throwing the ball a bit too hard back at umpire Capes in the 2nd semi.

Yes DD,joy for 13 year old me after the fairy tale 1978 2 point win,but utter devastation in our next Grand Final appearance 18 years later as a 31 year old supporter and punter,where I saw my 76/1 premiership double into the kangaroos go up in smoke by 2 points.The sickening part for me was not the availability of the predictable 6 to 8 Neesham Claremont Dockers that qualified on Grand Final day,but the availability of the 2 dual Eagle premiership players in Pyke and Lewis who were only 27,and of course both played blinders,and was something I could not foresee at the beginning of the 1996 season,and I well and truly copped it up the chutney chute that particular year.

I recall a game in 1979 at Bassendean Oval against West Perth which Swans dominated the first 3 quarters but kicked inaccurately which kept the Falcons in with a sniff. Still it was a 5 goal margin at 3 quarter time so I was pretty confident. However Chris Stasinowsky went crazy in the last quarter and kicked a number of goals which were instrumental in giving West Perth a 2 point lead in the final minutes. Then Swans rover Ian Williams took a mark within kicking distance. Not sure but I think the siren went when he was lining up for goals. He missed and we lost by a point. I was so pissed off.