That honour went to Anglesea’s Peter Fidler,who had been the original Solo man in the famous soft drink ads shot in the 1970s,a figure of such note that children all around Australia would slam the drink down fast whenever the chance arose.
Friday night’s moment was not lost on Dangerfield as he prepares to hopefully,from Cats fans’ perspective,meet them again in a grand final in a few weeks.
“It’s special,it’s special to have that connection particularly with Trav. We went to school together. Unfortunately,for Geelong people he was phenomenal for Port Adelaide. He gets better with age,” Dangerfield told K rock after the loss.
SOMEBODY,GET THE CATS’ DOCTOR
While on the Cats,they might have Jeremy Cameron in their line-up after he decided,much to the disappointment of Giants fans,to move closer to home in 2021,but the Giants have an old Cat,too,in their camp,which might bring a few smiles to the players’ faces during the game.
Dr Geoff Allen was the Cats’ doctor during their golden run of flags between 2007 and 2011 and only finished up at the club at the end of last season,his last job on game day helping lift concussed Cat Sam Simpson onto a stretcher in the dying minutes of last year’s grand final. Popular with the players,he survived a cardiac arrest that occurred during the warm-up preceding a match in Adelaide in 2010.
However,when the Giants had to evacuate Sydney at short notice,they needed medical expertise and Allen came to the party with his familiar,concerned,hunched approach to injured players now part of the scene for Greater Western Sydney as they continue their remarkable season in exile.
Allen,who played a key role in the career of Giants director Jimmy Bartel,has been in the bubble with the GWS squad at Barnbougle and is expected to be in Perth helping out the Giants in their crucial semi-final match against his old mates at the Cats.
Such doctor swapping,of course,has been common since the pandemic hit,with helping hands extended all over the league as the sports medicine fraternity puts club loyalty to one side for the greater good.
THE QUARTER SYDNEY FANS WILL NEVER FORGET
Swan Nick Davis celebrates victory over Geelong.Credit:Getty Images
Snap Shot respects anyone who is happy to have a bit of fun reminding others of their former glories,so we appreciated the response last Sunday via social media from Sydney’s 2005 premiership player Nick Davis,who kicked four goals in the final quarter of the 2005 semi-final to win the match against Geelong off his own boot.
Davis saw ABC Sport commentator Luke Ball’s assessment of Essendon midfielder Darcy Parish’s second quarter against the Western Bulldogs as “one of the best quarters you’ll see played in a final,by Darcy Parish in this quarter” and responded quickly with “Hi mate,tell him to give me a call”.
Of course,Davis’ heroics led to the Swans’ drought-breaking premiership,while the bitter experience also strengthened the Cats’ resolve to break their own drought in 2007.
Davis,whose quarter ranks alongside Carlton icon Anthony Koutoufides’ last quarter of the 1999 preliminary final,as the best one quarter blitz ever,was keeping the fun going after the Giants’ Toby Greene’s suspension,wondering whether they might be after a small forward to take on the Cats in a semi-final now.
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