Saints v Tigers

[George27]

There is an article by Russell Holmesby on the Saints website about our wonderful comeback victory against Tigers at Waverley in 1975. Down 1.8 to 9.8 at half time, we totally overran them to win 14.18 to 13.12 .

I was there that day and recall it vividly ( amazing how some games from the distant past stick so well in the memory ). Russell Reynolds had an absolute blower that day. As WA recruits go, he was in the shadow of Young and Duperouzle, but he was a very strong ( albeit undersized ) defender.

Anyone else remember that one ?

Sorry - I am a computer moron , so do not know how to cut and paste the article, but hopefully one of my clever Saintsational colleagues will do so.

[Saint 58]

Yes I was there, my mates wanted to leave at half time - never !
I'm fairly sure this was when Paul Callery was knocked out by a teammate late in the 2nd quarter & a Richmond player was blamed.
The team lifted after half time, the Richmond fans went quiet & the rest is history.
Would love to see the replay of this match !

[Saint 58]

... just read the article, Callery got a mention for the 3rd quarter ... so maybe not what I was remembering.

[magnifisaint]

Yes I was there, my mates wanted to leave at half time - never !
I'm fairly sure this was when Paul Callery was knocked out by a teammate late in the 2nd quarter & a Richmond player was blamed.
The team lifted after half time, the Richmond fans went quiet & the rest is history.
Would love to see the replay of this match !

No that was at Princes Park v Hawthorn. Callery got accidently knocked out by a Saints player and swallowed his tongue.

[George27]

Yes I was there, my mates wanted to leave at half time - never !
I'm fairly sure this was when Paul Callery was knocked out by a teammate late in the 2nd quarter & a Richmond player was blamed.
The team lifted after half time, the Richmond fans went quiet & the rest is history.
Would love to see the replay of this match !

No that was at Princes Park v Hawthorn. Callery got accidently knocked out by a Saints player and swallowed his tongue.

That was another phenomenal comeback game, and another game where Russ Reynolds played a blinder.

It was Cat Colling’s knee.

[saynta]

There is an article by Russell Holmesby on the Saints website about our wonderful comeback victory against Tigers at Waverley in 1975. Down 1.8 to 9.8 at half time, we totally overran them to win 14.18 to 13.12 .

I was there that day and recall it vividly ( amazing how some games from the distant past stick so well in the memory ). Russell Reynolds had an absolute blower that day. As WA recruits go, he was in the shadow of Young and Duperouzle, but he was a very strong ( albeit undersized ) defender.

Anyone else remember that one ?

Sorry - I am a computer moron , so do not know how to cut and paste the article, but hopefully one of my clever Saintsational colleagues will do so.

https://www.saints.com.au/news/2019-06- ... gers-in-75

"
Russell Holmesby
Jun 27, 2019 12:30PM

As we approach this week’s vital clash against Richmond, it is timely to recall a day when St Kilda showed incredible resilience.

When the under-siege Saints trudged off Waverley Park at half-time of their 1975 clash with the Tigers, they could be excused for thinking all was lost.

The red, white and black had just endured a second quarter which produced just three behinds against Richmond’s seven majors.


St Kilda had kicked woefully for goal, with Kevin ‘Cowboy’ Neale the only man to kick true in the first two quarters.

The 9.8 to 1.8 scoreline looked to be the basis of an easy day for the Tigers, who had won the previous two flags.

This was usually the scenario that Richmond relished, as they rarely lost games when they had such a big lead.

But as The Sun’s Peter Simunovich wrote: “Richmond cracked, crumbled and finally collapsed” in the final hour.

Russell Greene and Paul Callery scored goals in the opening two minutes to stir the embers of a revival.


A key figure in the remarkable turnaround was the brilliant and often unpredictable Allan Davis, who was on the bench until half-time.

Given a free hand by coach Allan Jeans in a ruck-roving role, Davis stunned Richmond, working in concert with half-forward Barry Breen and Callery through the centre.

St Kilda cut Richmond to pieces in a devastating seven-goal-to-three third term.

Even then, the Tigers still held a four-goal lead at the final change.

St Kilda had the scent of an upset in their nostrils, and through their sheer persistence and rediscovering of cohesive teamwork, the normally rock-solid Richmond defence crumbled.

The Saints’ strongly built centre-half back, Russell Reynolds, played a magnificent game to out-bump and out-mark star Tiger centre half-forward, Royce Hart.

Meanwhile, the Saints poured on another six goals to run away to a 12-point win.

The 13-goal second half had come while Richmond could scrape through just four goals in reply.

Editor of the Saint magazine, Jules Feldman, was moved to wax lyrical in Biblical terms.

Jules’ colourful prose enhanced a great St Kilda memory as he lauded the inspiration provided by coach Jeans at half-time.
MIRACLES 1975

It came to pass on that time when there was celebration of a day when a monarch first saw the light that the people did gather at Waverley even in a stadium rising higher than that tower which was in Babel to witness combat between mighty warriors known as Tigers and those who wore the halos of Saints.

There were among them followers of the Tigers who did raise a banner so that all could see, upon which were inscribed holy words.

And these were the words. "God help the Saints."

And in the first quarter of that combat the Tigers smote the Saints with all their might and the holy ones were laid low.

Then it came to pass in the second quarter that the Tigers were terrible in their glory and the Saints did lose their halos and their spirits seemed departed even unto the grave.

And there was much weeping and wailing in the Stadium for it was grievous in the sight of many.

But the High Priest spake unto the Saints and uttered pearls of shining wisdom.

And lo, in the third quarter, eighteen Saints stepped on the field of battle and girded up their loins.

And the Tigers followed, extolled by shouts and songs of praise.

Then the Lord lifted up the hearts of all the Saints - yea even those who were on the field of battle, and those who had stayed long and strong in support.

And the Lord DID help them in the third quarter so that their spirits arose from the dead and the sound of those who sang their praise was now loud upon the earth, yea, louder than those trumpets that, in ancient time, did herald the fall of the walls of Jericho.

Then cameth the fourth quarter and the Saints arose in their strength even like that unto Samson - yea every one of them.

And they were even stronger of thigh and fleeter of foot than of yore and rose high above the Tigers so that their heads touched the clouds.

And from the skies came a storm of goals and the Tigers were no longer yellow and black mouthing fearsome oaths, but pale shades of grey and very silent.

And then there was heard a blast from heaven and the Tigers slunk from the field of battle.

And the scribes did write upon their parchments that it was a miracle of the Lord.

And the prophets, who had spoken for the doom of the Saints stilled their voices for theirs was an arrogance and did not please the Lord of Hosts.

And loud in the land there was jubilation and even those who did not support the Saints but others, did sing in their praise and did shout "Come on Saints".

For truly it was a miracle and the Saints did find the favour of God, and He helped them.

From the Eleventh Match of Oracles, Book of Miracles, Football 1975.

ST KILDA 1.5 1.8 8.11 14.18 (102)
RICHMOND 2.5 9.8 12.11 13.12 (90)

GOALS: Neale 3, Colling 2, Davis 2, Barker 2, Young 2, Greene, Sarau, Callery
BEST: Reynold, Elliott, Breen, Sarau, Callery, Davis, Young

We couldn't kick back then either.

[Enrico_Misso]

Yes I was there, my mates wanted to leave at half time - never !
I'm fairly sure this was when Paul Callery was knocked out by a teammate late in the 2nd quarter & a Richmond player was blamed.
The team lifted after half time, the Richmond fans went quiet & the rest is history.
Would love to see the replay of this match !

No that was at Princes Park v Hawthorn. Callery got accidently knocked out by a Saints player and swallowed his tongue.

That was another phenomenal comeback game, and another game where Russ Reynolds played a blinder.

It was Cat Colling’s knee.

The team thought Callery had been ko'ed by a dirty Hawthorn mongrel and lifted to avenge their fallen comrade. It was only later that Cat confessed it was his friendly fire!
Wins at Princes Park were so rare for us it was a major celebration.
We hadn't beaten Caaaaarlton there since I think 1961(?) and our next win at PP against that scum was still about 16 years away.

To return to the Richmond comeback I think quite a few of our supporters left at halftime which quite frankly serves them right.
Only have hazy memories of the gane so would love to see a replay - HINT HINT

[perfectionist]

Yes, I was there. Cowboy was swung to full forward after half time and kicked a few. It remained our biggest half time deficit comeback (48 points) until Round 6 2015, when we were 49 points behind the Bulldogs at half time and won by 7 points ( the Dogs also got the first goal after half time to lead by 55 points). Neither was our greatest comeback ever however (in terms of deficit and time to go), that was on on Mothers Day 1994 against the Swans when, with 16 minutes and 18 seconds left of the clock, we trailed by 48 points. With 9 minutes and 2 seconds left on the clock we still trailed by 41 points. With 2 minutes 50 seconds, we trailed by 21 points. We won by 1 point. Swans supporters initially referred to it as "a day of infamy" due to a certain incident between Plugger and Peter Craven. The following year, they were on the same side and all was forgiven - at least by the Swans supporters.

[saintsRrising]

Sums up our year of bad luck.

Tigers have had like us a huge injury run, but the week we play them they get seven back!

[The Fireman]

Sums up our year of bad luck.

Tigers have had like us a huge injury run, but the week we play them they get seven back!

would it have mattered?
Any undermanned good side would beat us atm, we really are in a bad way.

2020....new coach , bolstered list from injuries and picks. wait till then because now we are a rabble.

[elizabethr]

You are in a bad way shags

[Yorkeys]

That bit about cohesive teamwork - an old testament thing? Seems to work miracles if you can lay hands on it.

[George27]

There is an article by Russell Holmesby on the Saints website about our wonderful comeback victory against Tigers at Waverley in 1975. Down 1.8 to 9.8 at half time, we totally overran them to win 14.18 to 13.12 .

I was there that day and recall it vividly ( amazing how some games from the distant past stick so well in the memory ). Russell Reynolds had an absolute blower that day. As WA recruits go, he was in the shadow of Young and Duperouzle, but he was a very strong ( albeit undersized ) defender.

Anyone else remember that one ?

Sorry - I am a computer moron , so do not know how to cut and paste the article, but hopefully one of my clever Saintsational colleagues will do so.

https://www.saints.com.au/news/2019-06- ... gers-in-75

"
Russell Holmesby
Jun 27, 2019 12:30PM

As we approach this week’s vital clash against Richmond, it is timely to recall a day when St Kilda showed incredible resilience.

When the under-siege Saints trudged off Waverley Park at half-time of their 1975 clash with the Tigers, they could be excused for thinking all was lost.

The red, white and black had just endured a second quarter which produced just three behinds against Richmond’s seven majors.


St Kilda had kicked woefully for goal, with Kevin ‘Cowboy’ Neale the only man to kick true in the first two quarters.

The 9.8 to 1.8 scoreline looked to be the basis of an easy day for the Tigers, who had won the previous two flags.

This was usually the scenario that Richmond relished, as they rarely lost games when they had such a big lead.

But as The Sun’s Peter Simunovich wrote: “Richmond cracked, crumbled and finally collapsed” in the final hour.

Russell Greene and Paul Callery scored goals in the opening two minutes to stir the embers of a revival.


A key figure in the remarkable turnaround was the brilliant and often unpredictable Allan Davis, who was on the bench until half-time.

Given a free hand by coach Allan Jeans in a ruck-roving role, Davis stunned Richmond, working in concert with half-forward Barry Breen and Callery through the centre.

St Kilda cut Richmond to pieces in a devastating seven-goal-to-three third term.

Even then, the Tigers still held a four-goal lead at the final change.

St Kilda had the scent of an upset in their nostrils, and through their sheer persistence and rediscovering of cohesive teamwork, the normally rock-solid Richmond defence crumbled.

The Saints’ strongly built centre-half back, Russell Reynolds, played a magnificent game to out-bump and out-mark star Tiger centre half-forward, Royce Hart.

Meanwhile, the Saints poured on another six goals to run away to a 12-point win.

The 13-goal second half had come while Richmond could scrape through just four goals in reply.

Editor of the Saint magazine, Jules Feldman, was moved to wax lyrical in Biblical terms.

Jules’ colourful prose enhanced a great St Kilda memory as he lauded the inspiration provided by coach Jeans at half-time.
MIRACLES 1975

It came to pass on that time when there was celebration of a day when a monarch first saw the light that the people did gather at Waverley even in a stadium rising higher than that tower which was in Babel to witness combat between mighty warriors known as Tigers and those who wore the halos of Saints.

There were among them followers of the Tigers who did raise a banner so that all could see, upon which were inscribed holy words.

And these were the words. "God help the Saints."

And in the first quarter of that combat the Tigers smote the Saints with all their might and the holy ones were laid low.

Then it came to pass in the second quarter that the Tigers were terrible in their glory and the Saints did lose their halos and their spirits seemed departed even unto the grave.

And there was much weeping and wailing in the Stadium for it was grievous in the sight of many.

But the High Priest spake unto the Saints and uttered pearls of shining wisdom.

And lo, in the third quarter, eighteen Saints stepped on the field of battle and girded up their loins.

And the Tigers followed, extolled by shouts and songs of praise.

Then the Lord lifted up the hearts of all the Saints - yea even those who were on the field of battle, and those who had stayed long and strong in support.

And the Lord DID help them in the third quarter so that their spirits arose from the dead and the sound of those who sang their praise was now loud upon the earth, yea, louder than those trumpets that, in ancient time, did herald the fall of the walls of Jericho.

Then cameth the fourth quarter and the Saints arose in their strength even like that unto Samson - yea every one of them.

And they were even stronger of thigh and fleeter of foot than of yore and rose high above the Tigers so that their heads touched the clouds.

And from the skies came a storm of goals and the Tigers were no longer yellow and black mouthing fearsome oaths, but pale shades of grey and very silent.

And then there was heard a blast from heaven and the Tigers slunk from the field of battle.

And the scribes did write upon their parchments that it was a miracle of the Lord.

And the prophets, who had spoken for the doom of the Saints stilled their voices for theirs was an arrogance and did not please the Lord of Hosts.

And loud in the land there was jubilation and even those who did not support the Saints but others, did sing in their praise and did shout "Come on Saints".

For truly it was a miracle and the Saints did find the favour of God, and He helped them.

From the Eleventh Match of Oracles, Book of Miracles, Football 1975.

ST KILDA 1.5 1.8 8.11 14.18 (102)
RICHMOND 2.5 9.8 12.11 13.12 (90)

GOALS: Neale 3, Colling 2, Davis 2, Barker 2, Young 2, Greene, Sarau, Callery
BEST: Reynold, Elliott, Breen, Sarau, Callery, Davis, Young

We couldn't kick back then either.

Thanks Saynta !

[Bruce G McAbee]

If I remember correctly, it was Queens Birthday Monday fixture and it was very foggy to start off with.
In those days there were always 2 games on Queens Bithday Monday and Anzac Day. One at the MCG and one at Waverley.

[Trev from the Bush]

It was the Queen's Birthday Monday from recollection. I was driving home to Melbourne from Batemans Bay along the Princes Hwy (as only a dumb teenager would do).

Crackling, sporadic reports on he car radio coming through East Gippsland; couldn't believe the half-time score. Then, closer to civilization (around Bairnsdale) I picked up the dying stages. Couldn't believe that, either.

After the game the commentators were praising Davis. That I could believe, a bloody star and matchwinner when on song. Recall his 6 goals in the '71 Prelim against the Tigers anyone? An unbelievable performance on a rain-sodden ground.

And Cowboy was prone to turning our fortunes as well, did it many times off his own boot.

[The Fireman]

You are in a bad way shags

I guess so, probably because of how much the club is in such a bad way.

It's wearing me down.