My Father attended this game when he was a 16 year old schoolboy.Dad said there were more fights in the crowd than on the field.Many of the crowd were young soldiers who had just seen action in WW2 still fired up,and a fist-fight was mild to what they had seen,and some of the brawls went on for 10 minutes.
Would love to see the footage of the game. But even though there was television overseas, Australia was behind the times then and tv didn't come to Australia until 1956 (because the Olympic Games were held in Melbourne)
A player could leave the field during the game to have injuries attended to and then return back to the field and continue playing, it just ment the team was playing one player short during that time he was off the ground. But once a player whether injured or not was replaced on the ground by the 19th/20th man then that replaced player could not return to the field and was unable to play for the rest of the game.
"They fought from start to finish".....funny how there's never any footage. I'm a Swans fan and I have never seen any film of the 'Bloodbath'.....not saying it didn't happen of course, but does any footage indeed exist?
Steve Murrell don’t know I agree and what footage I have seen there was no fighting, I think the older generation want too bang on about how tough it was but when I grew up it with it a whole lot of pushing and shoving Barry hall would show them what a punch was,the old days were week no real toughness just fake crap. Yeah hitting someone from behind is tough too them that’s just a dog not tough,the older generations say hitting someone from be
Yeah we were tuff because we hit someone from behind. Dog acts that’s what they were,in those days they did dog acts how tough to hit someone from behind yeah tough footy
It has been said that many WW 11...diggers had recently been released from the army ...following the internments I Singapore/Japan ....and the players were aware of their presence...and thus played up to them...in particular...Bob Chitty( Carlton.)...whose brother had been in Changi!
My Father attended this game when he was a 16 year old schoolboy.Dad said there were more fights in the crowd than on the field.Many of the crowd were young soldiers who had just seen action in WW2 still fired up,and a fist-fight was mild to what they had seen,and some of the brawls went on for 10 minutes.
Very clear impressions and memories from the lady interviewed. Would have been a pretty raw game in the wake of WW2.
Yeah, people would have been thinking "I thought the war was over!"😂
@J G You should embrace your culture and stop fretting J G. It will be fine in the long term.
@@geoffreywright95 J G is a serial troll. This same message appears on dozens of AFL-related videos.
Would love to see the footage of the game. But even though there was television overseas, Australia was behind the times then and tv didn't come to Australia until 1956 (because the Olympic Games were held in Melbourne)
How could Hands have come back later on ? Interchange wasn't brought in until 1978. Once you were taken off that was the end of your day.
Yep, when he went off he was finished.
A player could leave the field during the game to have injuries attended to and then return back to the field and continue playing, it just ment the team was playing one player short during that time he was off the ground.
But once a player whether injured or not was replaced on the ground by the 19th/20th man then that replaced player could not return to the field and was unable to play for the rest of the game.
I think the Game was at Prince Park and the crowed was 63.000
yes it was
@Jayden Loader Really? That's the best you've got?
"They fought from start to finish".....funny how there's never any footage. I'm a Swans fan and I have never seen any film of the 'Bloodbath'.....not saying it didn't happen of course, but does any footage indeed exist?
Steve Murrell don’t know I agree and what footage I have seen there was no fighting, I think the older generation want too bang on about how tough it was but when I grew up it with it a whole lot of pushing and shoving Barry hall would show them what a punch was,the old days were week no real toughness just fake crap. Yeah hitting someone from behind is tough too them that’s just a dog not tough,the older generations say hitting someone from be
Yeah we were tuff because we hit someone from behind. Dog acts that’s what they were,in those days they did dog acts how tough to hit someone from behind yeah tough footy
I met someone who was there that day. Said it was pretty full on.
May have decided to leave the footage of fights out.
I doubt there was any footage unfortunately
could the boundary and goal umpires report players in those days
Interesting question...
It has been said that many WW 11...diggers had recently been released from the army ...following the internments I Singapore/Japan
....and the players were aware of their presence...and thus played up to them...in particular...Bob Chitty( Carlton.)...whose brother had been in Changi!
yeah i'm pretty sure his brother Peter won the Changi Brownlow
I met someone who was there at that game.
Rather odd that not one fight was shown. "Bloodbath" lol
Wayne Ogston
For 1945 were lucky to have any footage whatsoever
Is the footage of the same game?
I wanted to see a bloodbath, not some ol’ biddy talking.