lockett's first game

[bigcarl]

does anyone know who it was against and where and when? how did he go, what number did he wear etc?

a friend of mine swears it was the morwood/foschini game, but i'm not so certain.

[Stephen Theodore]

Certainly was the Morwood / Foschini game against Swans at Waverley. Year was 1985 ?

[my les foote]

I hope you didn't put any money on it.

Your friend was right.

No. 37 I think

[Stephen Theodore]

From a fading memory, I reckon he game off the bench and kicked at least one goal.

[Stephen Theodore]

correction - 1983

[cowboy18]

1983



oops too late!

BTW quite a few 80s footy vids on you tube.

[plugger66]

From a fading memory, I reckon he game off the bench and kicked at least one goal.

Another with his first kick. I think he was number 564 to do it.

[bigcarl]

thanks for your help guys

I was there and remember the stink over morwood and foschini playing without clearances, but the debut of one of the greatest players to have played somehow escaped my notice.

[bozza1980]

Yeah, the back page of the Herald Sun sports lift out a few weeks ago highlighted the match.

Spoke of the ho-ha about Foscini and Morwood and spoke to a few of the players involved.

It mentioned as a side-note that a bloke wearing 37 named Tony Lockett made his debut and kicked a goal with his first kick. It also made mention of the fact that he was commuting from Ballarat.

Interesting article.

[cowboy18]

Didn't Mark "Jacko" Jackson have to make way to fit him in? Or is my memory mucking around with me?

[spert]

I saw him play at Arden St. against Nth. Melb in his first year, but didn't do anything special

[Enrico_Misso]

I thought it was against Geelong at Waverley.
And he played on the wing.

Yes, Jacko was the FF in those days.

[longtimesaint]

I remember the match at Arden strret as I was in the outer.
It was the opening round and Plugger played in the reserves.
From memory he kicked about 4.

[saintspremiers]

Didn't Mark "Jacko" Jackson have to make way to fit him in? Or is my memory mucking around with me?

I think you may be right....Jacko was given the arse after kicking 10 goals against Shytme in Sydney for that reason.

It is talked about on Saints and Sinners DVD.

[yipper]

Didn't Mark "Jacko" Jackson have to make way to fit him in? Or is my memory mucking around with me?

I think you may be right....Jacko was given the arse after kicking 10 goals against Shytme in Sydney for that reason.

It is talked about on Saints and Sinners DVD.

After all the planning then coach Tony Jewell had done to structure up a potentially good forwardline with Silvio Foschini to crumb - Jacko just told everyone to eff off, "I'll kick all the goals in this club" he is alleged to have told the coach!! So, big Plugger got the nod, Jacko the boot and the rest is history..

[bigcarl]

Jacko just told everyone to eff off, "I'll kick all the goals in this club" he is alleged to have told the coach!

sounds like he seriously underestimated the kid in the reserves named a. lockett

[cowboy18]

Jacko just told everyone to eff off, "I'll kick all the goals in this club" he is alleged to have told the coach!

sounds like he seriously underestimated the kid in the reserves named a. lockett

Sounds like that kid learned from Jacko! He seemed to have a similar philosophy with respect to forward structure.



Lovely moments on the terraces at moorabbin - during one of the carnival vibe interstate games (when the non Vics were hopeless) - folk yelling out "feed the fat man" while he was on one of his sprees.

[Enrico_Misso]

Just to clear things up ....

He played 12 matches in his first year - 1983.

He debuted in R4 against Geelong at Waverley kicking 2 goals from the wing.

He did play against North, but it was at Moorabbin (not Arden St.) in R12 (his 3rd game).

[starsign]

sounds like he seriously underestimated the kid in the reserves named a. lockett

overestimated himself more likely!

[Enrico_Misso]

Just to clear things up ....

He played 12 matches in his first year - 1983.

He debuted in R4 against Geelong at Waverley kicking 2 goals from the wing.

He did play against North, but it was at Moorabbin (not Arden St.) in R12 (his 3rd game).

And he failed to kick a goal in that match.

For interest
In his 183 games for us he kicked 898 goals an average of 4.91 per game.
Only Hudson (5.64) and Coleman (5.48) had higher averages.
He was goal-less in just 13 of those matches.

[saintsRrising]

From memory in that first game..he started on the wing but later went forward to Forward Pocketish...

[bigcarl]

Jacko just told everyone to eff off, "I'll kick all the goals in this club" he is alleged to have told the coach!

sounds like he seriously underestimated the kid in the reserves named a. lockett

Sounds like that kid learned from Jacko! He seemed to have a similar philosophy with respect to forward structure.

yeah, but i think he had a bit on jacko in terms of ability

[stinger]

Didn't Mark "Jacko" Jackson have to make way to fit him in? Or is my memory mucking around with me?

yep...they were happy to give whacko jacko the flick...he kept dropping lighted cigarettes in peoples pockets...including the presidents......

[bigcarl]

In his 183 games for us he kicked 898 goals an average of 4.91 per game.
Only Hudson (5.64) and Coleman (5.48) had higher averages.
He was goal-less in just 13 of those matches.

hudson and coleman played in good teams for most of their careers, but i don't think you can say the same for plugger.

also, the hawks had a special gameplan for hudson. they'd chuck everyone on the ball and give him the whole forward line.

[perfectionist]

In the 13 games he was goaless, in how many of these games did the team in which he played win? I know he kicked 12 one day in a loss.