: Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:06 pm  

tvoc wrote:

I think you're perhaps mixing two consecutive JP semis at Fartown into one. The season before (82/83) Conway kicked all Leeds' points in a 8-2 win V Widnes.

The next game in the same competition was the first final I attended without my Dad taking me. It set me up perfectly for the next 20 years of being a Leeds fan.

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:54 pm  

reggieboy wrote:

Thanks for your kind words about my Dad tvoc.

No worries. I suffered a loss of my own late last year and people on here were very kind even though non knew me personally, I was touched.

reggieboy wrote:

Do you know the scorers from the Leigh Semi Final tvoc ?

Sure, Leeds won 18-11 with tries from Keith Rayne (2) and Paul Prendiville and David Creasser adding three goals. For Leigh tries came from Jeff Clarke and Des Drummond, a goal from John Woods and a drop goal from Steve Donlan. 7-2 to Leigh at half time, the referee was Fred Lindop and the attendance was 5,740.

Andy Gilder wrote:

The next game in the same competition was the first final I attended without my Dad taking me. It set me up perfectly for the next 20 years of being a Leeds fan.

Oh to have been born a Wigan fan that day of re-awakening under Alex Murphy. The next 15 years must have been something else.

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:36 pm  

I'd like to add my musings but am in a quandry.

The thread is top 5 Rhinos moments but people are posting about pre 1997 stuff.

What's the parameters please?

TIA.

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:44 pm  

G1 wrote:

I'd like to add my musings but am in a quandry.

The thread is top 5 Rhinos moments but people are posting about pre 1997 stuff.

What's the parameters please?

TIA.

There are also opposition fans chiming in with their top 5's for their specific sides.

I would also like to know the parameters.

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:22 pm  

G1 wrote:

I'd like to add my musings but am in a quandry.

The thread is top 5 Rhinos moments but people are posting about pre 1997 stuff.

What's the parameters please?

TIA.

Give both pre and post Rhinos and stop trying to be clever.

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:58 pm  

tvoc wrote:

Sure, Leeds won 18-11 with tries from Keith Rayne (2) and Paul Prendiville and David Creasser adding three goals. For Leigh tries came from Jeff Clarke and Des Drummond, a goal from John Woods and a drop goal from Steve Donlan. 7-2 to Leigh at half time, the referee was Fred Lindop and the attendance was 5,740.

I went to this game TVOC and i can recall Des Drummonds try in the right hand corner, he dived and dropped the ball in mid-air, hence the try was awarded by Fred

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:11 pm  

The Biffs Back wrote:

I went to this game TVOC and i can recall Des Drummonds try in the right hand corner<facing>, he dived and dropped the ball in mid-air, hence the try was awarded by Fred

The same corner as Alan Smith had scored in to win the 1980 Yorkshire Cup final against Hull KR and turn the form book on it's head. Hull KR unbeaten domestically and sat on top of the 1st division against a disrupted and miss-firing Loiners with Syd Hynes playing ducks and drakes with the back division. Just to add that the ground appeared to be seven or eight tenths full of Robins.

Drummond's 'TRY' went on to receive the prestigious BBC Rugby League 'Try Of The Season' Award.

Just how much contempt can one publically owned broadcaster have for one sport?