TheBigKebab
Frank Row (1)
Absolutely buzzing for the upcoming clashes tomorrow. Itching with anticipation.
There is a great photo of Grant Lodge sneaking inside the corner post for the winning try @ Joeys in 85.I am not a Cranbrook dad, but I know Bolivia rather well, and his rugby and cricket knowledge rivals Allan McGilvray, for those who can relate to that, I am very sure sure that his comment about Cranbrook beating Joeys in 1985 will be correct.
Ask him who were the touchies!
There is a great photo of Grant Lodge sneaking inside the corner post for the winning try @ Joeys in 85.
As for you being confident about my recollections.….glad someone is!
I will seek out that for verification. I will get my team in the Joeys archives to check.
Just checked the weather reports tomorrow (via the Bureau of Meteorology [BOM]). Things not looking too good in the afternoon. And i quote "70% chance of showers along the coastal fringe in the afternoon and evening" end quote. Make sure to pack your umbrellas and raincoats.
Hoo roo.
Personally, this works for me..
It sums up what Joeys Rugby was always about.
To paraphrase.
At Joeys, we fight for that possession
At Joeys we tear ourselves, and everyone around us
to pieces for that possession.
We CLAW with our finger nails for that possession.
Cause we know
when we add up all that possession
that's going to make the bloody difference
between WINNING and LOSING
between LIVING and DYING.
I think this is what sets Joeys apart from the rest - they use their finger nails. This tactic is bound to catch on.
Not in my day and I go back to the 70's
Never in the 80's when my two younger brothers were at Joeys.
Not in the 90's when my cousins attended.
Not in the 00's either.
So, have Joeys ever played Cranbrook? (Joeys lower grade teams have played Cranbrook A teams in the past, NOT 1st vs 1st)
Definitely beat Joeys in 1985
Hello Bolivia
Do you remember the score.
From my memory of 1985 only TAS winning 3-0 with a Field Goal kicked by Richard Tombs and Kings winning 9-4 with a runaway try against the run of play beat Joeys . Joeys shared the premiership with Shore whom they beat 20-0 in the Preseason and 11-0 in the competition. The lost to Kings ensured they shared the Premiership with Shore.
The Joeys Front Row all played for the Australian Schoolboys that year.
TAS had a very strong team in 1985.
Joe, being true to his word, honoured the agreement and the whole school celebrated the victory with a
salad lunch and fruit salad and ice cream supplied by Mr Hanna,
Frank was a good man. Gave me a job when I studied in Armidale. Was at the game and it bucketed all match.
Alan Jones was also there I recall and spoke to both teams.
Joeys turned down many penalty conversions in the second half to draw level and TAS held their line. Stoic all game.
I recall the students standing in the rain cheering all match. Great occasion. Good dinner too with the Joeys community afterwards
Lovely
Lovely story, Joker. I was in Canberra so missed all those games! You do have a bad (good!) influence though. With your role as record keeper in mind, I have been going back through the Armidalians looking at all the past results. TAS was out of the GPS comp in 85, but on those results it would have either won or been joint GPS premiers.
TAS had a very strong team in 1985. The Armidalian records:
"The 1st XV record of games for 1985 is as follows.
V. St. Peters. 6 - 6 Draw
V. N.E. U/18 26 - 0 Won
V. St Joseph's 3 - 0 Won
V. Shore 9 - 3 Won
V. St Ignatius 10 - 6 Won
V. Kinross 40 - 6 Won
V. Cranbrook 22 - 7 Won
V. Rockhampton Grammar 42 - 0 Won
V. Toowoomba Grammar 28 - 9 Won
V. St. Stanislaus 7 - 3 Won
V. Brisbane Grammar 34 - 3 Won
V. Downlands 13 - 6 Won
Points For: 240
Points Against: 49
Tries For: 41
Tries Against: 3
There were obviously a number of high points in the season. The one which will remain long in the memories
of all who were on Backfield was the victory against St. Josephs.
Cameron Williams having dropped a field goal in the first half was the hero of the T.A.S. team, and the.
parents who were there celebrated the occasion by taking the team to a restaurant for a well earned evening.
The victory over St. Joseph's had another significance asfar as Joe Hanna was concerned. He had promised Mr
Fisher when he was Headmaster that he (Joe Hanna) would shout the School fruit salad and ice cream on the
occasion that T.A.S. defeated St Josephs in the 1st XV.
Joe, being true to his word, honoured the agreement and the whole school celebrated the victory with a
salad lunch and fruit salad and ice cream supplied by Mr Hanna,
Representative Honours:
Seventeen players from T.A.S. were selected in the North West Zone side which successfully contested the
Country Championships at Narrabeen winning the Championships for the second year in succession. Mr Harris
was the coach for the side and the players selected were:
D. Alker, J. Appleby, R. Browning, S. Bailey, W. Butt, M. Crawford, J. Coupland, M. Forsythe, J. Green, A.
McConville, S. Mitchell, M. Ritchard, P. Pidgeon, D. Steffensen, R. Tombs, P. White, C. Williams.
Andy McConville was named player of the North West side with Richard Tombs being named player of the
Championships.
Ten T.A.S. players from the North West side were selected in the Country squad. They were - A. McConville,
D. Steffensen, M. Ritchard, S. Bailey, M. Forsythe, C. Williams, R. Tombs, J. Coupland, M. Crawford.
Andy McConville was selected in the G.P.S. 3rd XV with Sam Bailey and Michael Crawford in the G.P.S. 2nd
XV. Richard Tombs was selected in the G.P.S. 1st XV and was named Captain. This nomination as Captain of the
G.P.S. 1st XV was a great achievement and an honour which T.A.S. was quite proud of.
Richard Tombs and Michael Crawford represented N.S.W. 1st XV at the Australian Championships. The
N.S.W. 1st XV won the championships and Richard was Captain of the side."
From around the grounds
Joeys 5th 43 Shore 7
Joeys 9th 80 Shore 8th 0 (Played on the main oval as well. Nice)
Joeys 11th 58 Shore 9th 5 (Played as well on the main oval)
Joeys 16D 70 Grammar 16B 10
Joeys 16E 17 Shore 16E 39
Joeys 15C 26 Shore 14
Joeys 13G 29 Shore 13E 24
Anyone know how Richard Tombs is Faring?
Thanks Joker,
Good on the 16Es. At least no clean sweep today.