A couple of these bring back some memories.....

[Headless Chook]

Yes Beetson switched Hasting to half back in round 14 against Penrith. Not sure how many games Fulton played at 5/8 early in the 1977 season but Kevin Stevens ended up playing 5 /8 mid 1977 and Bozo settled into the centres.. Bob Farrugia started as the half back in the 1977 season and was the main goal kicker during that period, Johnny Mayes must have been out injured for the start of the 1977 season, i do recall him playing some games in 1977 but not sure how many, i do remember him scoring a try for Easts against Parramatta that year at the SCG, that was a horror match, Fulton pulled out just before kick off then Ron Coote tripped and injured his ankle on the way out onto the field., despite being under manned Easts were out playing Parra for much of the game but Parra just kept bombing away and wore Easts down.

https://afltables.com/rl/scorers/games/197709.html#0918

[horrie hastings]

https://afltables.com/rl/scorers/games/197709.html#0918

Yep. Mayes crossed to Easts a 12-9 lead then Parra kicked a penalty to make it 12-11 then it was bombs away, think it was Price who scored next off the bomb to give Parra a 16-12 lead, Easts kicked a penalty goal to reduce the score to 16-14 till Eric Ferguson spilled a bomb to give Parra the match winning try. Easts were the better side for at least two thirds of the match but Parra came up trumps in the end with their aerial assault.

[horrie hastings]

(2) 1980 Easts v Wests Final - YouTube

The week after was not a good memory, but this match is. My fave is the Gary Warnecke try celebration ...not quite the standard of a Choc Mundine or Nathan Blacklock, but just as enjoyable !

I remember there was a sign on the fence saying You Can't Stop The Magpies, midway way through the second half the sign had changed to You Can Stop The Magpies.

Think this skit lead to the sign

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