Re: Do You Remember.........Dave Granger

by Chambo Off To Work We Go on Sat 13 Aug 2011, 11:43 am

I suppose the legend will continue for ever-more on whether he did or whether he didn't.

The whole Granger folklore almost has a life of its own these days.

by the sarge on Mon 22 Aug 2011, 1:36 pm

unfortunately all these hard men that have been mentioned in this thread were before my time.....i wish i could go back in time to see them all in action, the only bloke that i have seen and he cant compare to these guys was adam richardson he wasnt afraid to throw a few punches

by Testy on Mon 22 Aug 2011, 2:47 pm

Not in the same league as these blokes Sarge.

by Chambo Off To Work We Go on Mon 22 Aug 2011, 4:15 pm

Check out the you tube footage of them.
There is certainly some out there.

by the sarge on Mon 22 Aug 2011, 6:06 pm

Testy wrote:
Not in the same league as these blokes Sarge.

yes i know testy and i said that in my post

by howthewestwaswon on Mon 22 Aug 2011, 9:08 pm

Occupational Health and Safety has a lot to answer for IMO...ruining what once was a great game. Evil or Very Mad

by Strawb on Mon 22 Aug 2011, 9:13 pm

howthewestwaswon wrote:Occupational Health and Safety has a lot to answer for IMO...ruining what once was a great game.

Yes but we need to look after the kids these days and seeing the old footage kinda sends a tingle up my spine.

by burgerking on Tue 23 Aug 2011, 8:03 am

i know what people think and say about Granger but you know what even though this is politically incorrect but most of the Port fans loved him and most footy fans would have liked him in their side even though very few would admit it..........

by Testy on Tue 23 Aug 2011, 11:26 am

burgerking wrote:i know what people think and say about Granger but you know what even though this is politically incorrect but most of the Port fans loved him and most footy fans would have liked him in their side even though very few would admit it..........

BK, I've allways said the difference between liking a player or not comes down to what colors he wears and if he had worn red & black he would have been a champion. Very Happy

by danny del re on Fri 26 Aug 2011, 1:18 pm

Chambo Off To Work We Go wrote:I wonder what the relationship is between Cahill and Cornes?
I have never actually seen them engaged in debate or conversation over the years.

This despite both being the highest profile SA coaches going around in the 90s.

Cornes may have forgiven Granger, but I just wonder if you engaged him in quiet debate away from cameras and microphones what he would say about Cahill.

Digressing this a bit slightly, did Granger ever directly come up against that other 'enforcer', John Wynne?

Speaking of enforcers, in order of "enforcement" priority how would you rate these;
- Granger
- Wynne
- Wayne Phillis

- Neil Balme

Having seen all 4 in action I would categorize them this way..

Phillis and Wynne were very "hard at it" players, who didnt mind a bit of rough stuff.

Balme was at his peak the best player of the group but was never averse to king hitting a player while his attention was elsewhere.

Grainger was a thug and a coward.