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Edmed did not have a happy afternoon.

Ed Craig was my MOTM. That is about all the good news from the Woodies camp. Our tight five held their own, but Gordon were all over us everywhere else on the field. Congrats, Highlanders. Eerily similar start to the 1976 GF, but we were more competitive today than we were back then...

Bugger.

Yeah, but can he kick goals like John Eales?

Hoping for the trifecta.

Win, lose, or draw, I just hope there are no serious injuries, and no refereeing controversies. When I first started watching the game back in the fifties, Gordon was the nearest neighbour, and the strongest of competitors. I played for our thirds when we won Eastwood's first ever premiership...

Interesting comments from an old stalwart about Dan Palmer's grandfather. His dad was a pretty good player as well.

Kind of makes one wonder why the club has had such a long period of failure on the field? And the crowds dropped right away. Very hard for an old Eastwood man to understand, given how strong Gordon always used to be, in every grade. What went wrong, and how was it fixed, or rather, has it been...

He was renowned as a very good scrummager right from the start of his career.

Tough stuff to read, particularly for somebody of my vintage.

You are a Rebels supporter? It would be interesting to know how many Rebels players are products of club rugby in Melbourne.

Are you serious? Do your own research (if that is what it is). I have better things to do, thanks.

Both Gordon and Eastwood produce a lot of players. Some of them move elsewhere. What is wrong with that?

I'd prefer Amy Perrett. :)

No doubt that ours is a fairly free country. There are commercial and other realities, however. I doubt that very many rugby diehards, no matter their private opinions, would want to see the team divided into kneelers and non-kneelers. That would be the worst of all possible worlds, and I...

They should be, but I wouldn't bet on it. Craig played a couple of games for the Reds this year. Edmed would be better off going to some franchise where he has the chance of a start.

I was there in '76. We actually scored first. That is the only time we have played them in a Grand Final. They have won 8 premierships since WW2, we have won 6 since 1949 when we entered the comp. Gordon were powerhouses back then, we had a dismal record against them for many years.

Post-war, Gordon have won 8 premierships, we have won 6 (if my count is correct). One thing that I am sure of is that they thrashed us the only time we have met in a Grand Final, in 1976, 33-4. We scored the first try. Laurie Monaghan was fullback for Gordon. That's about all I can remember...

They got away to a 19 point start against us, we nearly caught them, gave them a bit of a scare. They deserve favouritism.

I do prefer a dry track, I must admit. Bell also plays fly-half, that was certainly a big factor in the victory, along with Edmed. But Pat Sio was my MOM.