QLD v NSW 1976 @ Lang Park;
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- After losing the first two interstate matches against NSW in 1976, the Queenslanders were desperate for some success in the three-game series and they came excruciatingly close to a rare win in the final game played at Lang Park on May 30. The two Johnny's - Lang and Payne were instrumental in a late surge by the home side that would take the highly-fancied Blues' team down to the wire. Arthur Denovan and former international Johnny Brown are your commentators for this 15-13 NSW victory.
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I was just 16 at Lang Park in the outer for this game. What great memories this brings back. Thank you very much for posting this.
Rod Reddy and Ray Higgs for NSW were both Queenslanders. Reddy played in the first SOO for Qld. Higgs played for Qld in 74 or 75...
"Queenslanders" Harry Cameron , Norman Carr, Terry Donnelly, Ross Strudwick and couple of others were all from NSW in 76. Not as bad as modern QLD sides with 8+ imports though.
And they still cant beat NSW 21year record. Lol
I attended this game. As kids we were programmed to believe that Brian Gardener was the fastest man alive. We were thoroughly shocked to see him run down like that. LOL
Brian Gardiner was Australian National Beach Sprint Champion at one stage.
@@filipina5953 Oh I know, because every time he got the ball the commentator would say " and the ball goes out to Gardener the beach sprint champion"
Running with the ball isn't as quick as running without the ball; upper body mechanics change.
Especially when the old leather balls weren't able to be gripped for better running mechanics like modern balls.
Lord Ted mowed him down easily ;)
@@barryjames544the commentator said it in this clip.
Gutsy call by the ref to award that last penalty at that stage of the game. He got it right though, clear shepard.
Back when NSW won 21 years in a row with the best players in history.
Two of the New South Wales try scorers, McMahon and Peponis, were on opposing sides 6 years later in the mildly famous 0-0 draw between Newtown and Canterbury-Bankstown in 1982. One can deduct all sorts of quirky ironies out of football line ups and subsequent line ups, but there is an example of one.
@M Girls game.
Rod Reddy and Ray Higgs were second row partners here, but opposed each other in the 1977 GF and replay, with Reddy running amok with dirty play.
And they said the grasshopper was biased, fair dinkum
You haven't seen the grasshopper in action then. Or your not fair dinkum.
I don't think that reff has his own statue and immortality in NSW for a penalty.
Bring back the black shorts for Qld. Stylish.
John Payne - Good honest rugby league
That commentator as bling as the ref
Surely there were two forward passes in the first try!
I thought so too with that last pass to Terry Fahey. Deserved a try though, Im happy to let those ones go.
@@43stevox Rubbish. They cannot be allowing forward pass advantage like that.
@@jonglewongle3438 bit late to change the ref's decision......bunker would have effed it up anyways
I did not know the NSW v Queensland games were played in the afternoon
This was back when they weren't yet known as State of Origin. Before 1980 both teams represented their respective state leagues(QRL and NSWRL) without QLD-born players representing their home state if they played club footy in Sydney.
Also played at Leichhardt Oval with a "crowd" of under 2,000.
@@jakubwidlarz And even back then QLD had more imports. 76 had Harry Cameron, Norman Carr, Terry Donnelly, Ross Strudwick and a couple more from NSW. Not as bad as the 8+ imports in some modern QLD teams...
And they still can't beat NSW 21 year record...
Bash Up Park.
Brilliant!
Queenslands defence (non) line in the first quarter was hilarious.
Great to see these old games.
I remember as a kid in NZ I'd never heard of league.
I'd watch Big League Soccer at 12midday on sundays and there was a footy highlights package on before that.
I'd never watch it 'cos i thought it was rugby, which, back then was the most awful boring game ever. I hated it.
But one day i watched it and it was amazing, so fast! So many off loads. Entertainment plus.
I thought it was Australian union and remember thinking these Ozzies make rugby look great. I think it was the Tooth or Toohys cup?
My dad saw me watching it and educated me on the history of league from northern England, professionalism, etc.
So i went to play league.
But my town didn't have a team.
It was seen as almost treachery against our nation back then.
A few years later, some warfies started a team.
I'd played hockey and never even considered union, so it was a bit of a tough learning curve.
Very gang oriented also.
I was definitely out of my depth, but over the years i learned to tackle, made so many true mates, so many memories (a few missing from concussion lol) but what a brilliant time through the eighties when it was the greatest game on the planet.
Good comeback by Queensland, given the grade of opposition they were in against, who were not hacks. Then again, we don't see the full run of play with this. But Queensland were always serious about their rugby league, and sometimes competitive versus New South Wales, pre-State Of Origin.
And here i am thinking Origin started in 1980 lol
State of origin did start 1980. Before that it was known as interstate rugby.
Origin we know started in 1980 , before that the sides were picked on where the players were currently playing , pretty sure Artie Beetson ,Queensland legend played a few games for NSW because he was playing in Sydney at the time
@@andymcneishj359 Please that 76 side had Harry Cameron,Norman Carr, Terry Donnelly, Ross Strudwick and a couple others from NSW. Pretty sure they all scored more points than Artie. Not as bad as the 8+ imports in some modern QLD teams though...
And they still can't beat NSW 21 year record...
He said 'maroons' not 'marrones'. That's how I say it. Don't know anywhere else that says 'marrone'.
It's marown mate !
REAL SCRUMS! Good old days. They had to change the rules to give QLD a chance. Great marketing "State of Origin." Couldn't be further from the truth. Sam Thaiday born in Sydney! GI from Kemspey.
If you start that sort of stuff how come you dont mention peter sterling born in Toowoomba??
pretty sure your state of origin is where you play your first registered footy, not where you where born.
@@australian8579 Inglis by right was playing for the wrong mob but hey it's all history now.damn traitor! lol
We need the scrum back, having a near 1200kg scrum will slow the game up a bit. But maybe less injuries.
@@australian8579 Hunter Sports High :) GI was playing for the school at age 15 or 16.,not Wavell State High School. Def not eligible for Q.Just did not want to play against the other 3 from Storm.
Rugby (both League and Union) were a much better spectator sport when you had to tackle around the shorts/legs. Plenty of running, lots of offloads and continuity.
@1:33: "the best centre since Gasnier" according to Langlands, Steve Rogers beats three players and offloads in the arms of a fourth to hand his winger the simplest of tries. Did you ever see Meninga or Cronin set up a try like that? Didn't think so.