What a classic moment in Australian commentary, or should I say comedy! Thanks for the upload of where it all began. The commentators who visit the ground still mention this moment and call it ‘Wollongong Ocean’ to this day, even though the correct term is actually ‘Tasman Sea’.
Thought you mighta been seeing things, watched it in 0.25 speed and the post covers the ball, he definitely missed it. Crooked refs or what? Suss as after awarding that "try"
I remember watching this with my dad on the Friday night and we both said “he’s missed that!”. 30 years later I thought I must have old timers disease and imagined this ever happening because I’d never been able to find this footage. Thanks for uploading for us all to have a laugh 😂
I agree that was the best commentary team. They all actually balanced nicely. Rabs has said he used to take himself a bit too seriously until he started working with Fatty and Sterlo. Sterlo was an outstanding analyst, fatty provided a bit of comic relief, Blocker was good at the sideline role, and of course Rabs became the voice of rugby league.
I was a young lad in rural NZ when all of a sudden you be of our 3 tv channels starting playing the NRL. It’s n the golden era as we are watching here. I’m would get home from school (1.5hrs on two school buses up into the wops) and there it would be. Fell in love with it. My old man had shorn sheep around Illawarrah and has been through North Sydney. So I followed both teams. Bought the North Sydney jumper etc. Both were good hard teams with some skills as well who went well.
Bro kiwi here. We used to stay up till 11,30pm to watch the league every weekend and even listen to it on the radio as rural young fullas in the late 80s Teacher complained we were tired at school because of the league. We loved it Steelers were my team. We lived and breathed league.
Honestly, I think videos like this are WHY the leagues are so insistent on video refereeing, in all codes, in all sports. They just can't trust human judgement anymore, so it seems.
I was on the hill behind Rod and thought at the time he missed the conversion but when the flags went up, I doubted myself. When I saw the replay the next day it confirmed what I saw … missing to the left.
Crack upp. Double whammy. No try and missed the kick. I thought it missed when I saw the first time. Then the replay confirmed. Broncos always got it hard in the NSWRL comp yeah.
Haha i remember this night !! Both the 2nd rower AND the winger knocked on LOL !!! Dunn actually clutched at his head giving away that he knocked on. For added extras , Matterson goes to the bin as a result of the stuff up . And then for the bonus points ,when i actually slowed down the footage of the Wishart kick , the ball is CLEARLY obscured by the posts for a moment as it misses . And if Fatty had his way , there would have a boatload of Referees and touchies "floundering " in the "Wollongong Ocean" later that evening !!! 🐳
I remember the conversation missing. I was in Townsville watching this. I think it was 92. I remember the no try and conversion, but fatty’s Wollongong ocean comment. I was incensed at this whole thing and was probably cursing at the time. I was a broncos fanatic, but even back then could acknowledge this was a really good Illawarra side. Great memories
More like dodgy temporary lighting. Not an exaggeration. They’d hang off a short crane and blow in the breeze, making the lights flicker. Sat directly underneath one there once and everyone kept looking up at it, noting that if it fell we’d all be history. A different world back then, can’t imagine it today.
@@tasteofsteel I love this video, but if you think "dodgy lighting" is responsible for everything in this video, including the sin bin, I have a bridge to sell you...
@@85inexact sorry - comment was made in reference to the goal kick and the comparison with Daley’s kick in 95. Sometimes lose the thread with so many comments.
1:52 is when Fatty says Wollongong Ocean. Also noticed the missed conversion. These refs were at least about as good as the bunker so you can't be too harsh on them
Indeed. I think the easiest way to sort the bunker is to only use it like cricket or tennis. Have the on field referee make the decisions, so we don’t kill the atmosphere and the captains can use a limited challenge to overturn a howler.
I don't know. Moments like these add spice to the game. We're all watching it again after thirty-odd years and been talking about it for as long. Brings a bit of drama and excitement.
@Johnny Hammer Yeah but when a moment like this could be the determining factor of a game or a teams season (where the 2 points on the ladder could be important) and the current technology we have, there's just no room or excuse for it anymore
@@WingsOfIcarus5674 Indeed, but I still prefer occasional human error to robotic perfection. We can't even enjoy a try without it being tainted by the dreaded feeling that we'll be "going upstairs" straight after.
If the bunker only stopped howlers from happening then we would all be ok with it, however, when they spend 10min analyzing the video with a slide ruler and protractor looking at it frame by frame from 45 angles is what people get pissed about.
Blast from the past. Must be getting on cause I remember watching that game. Lol fell of the lounge listening to fatty that night. But geez, how good was that officiating. Always say broncs have to beat 18, well that night it was the whole damn shebang. Garn the broncs!!
I'm no Paul Vautin fan. But to give him some credit here, I think he actually meant Wollongong Beach. I know he said "ocean", but he's trying to think of a nearby locality to dump this ref.
Yes that's right. Couldn't imagine PV saying this stuff on live broadcast now. Agree, was indeed refreshing to see this. If PV said this now, he'd have to say sorry for telling the truth.
In this instance I think the ref was obscured. Though the goal, how all three missed it from two angles is a shock - then again if you’re the ref and you see two flags up, you probably assume you’re the one needing to go get an eye test 😂
This sort of shit was every week for the Broncos till the late 90’s when playing in Sydney. They went on to win this game despite the referee’s best efforts to gift the Steelers the win
Ha. In my opinion, Greg McCallum always seemed to referee the Broncos and was the number one ref during the early to mid 90s - overall I think they have little to complain about. He even said once in an interview that the Broncos suited his style - if I find it, I’ll share.
Remember- this is why there’s a bunker. When there are f up, and fans blow up, there are knee-jerk reactions to keep the fans happy on the opposing teams. Then we complain later on…. No more complaining!
@@tasteofsteel They had alot of good players come thru that club, as a Eels fan was very happy when we got John Simon and Peter Johnston to play at the Eels.
there was always something odd about the goal kicking at that end .. can recall Laurie Daley converting a try one night and it being waved away - ref (who watched it go through) couldnt overrule the touchies because their decision is final. 🤷🏼♂️ long live the Steelers
Classic Fatty. It's typically described as The Tasman Sea and just in case Fatty didn't realise when he called it the Ayers Rock Plate when referring to third grade footy in Alice Springs, its quite a long way from Uluru to Alice Springs - they are not one and the same. We love ya Fat Man. Where have all the characters gone!
Correct. This game was the final round and had no impact on finals standings. Brisbane would get the next week off and Steelers were playing St George regardless of the result. Both teams rotated players and tested their playing depth… and seems the officials did too! 😂
How good is it to hear Rabs with the crispness still in his commentary?! So good back in the day.
Yep. He’d flow and emote so well. Truly the voice of Rugby League.
and Fatty and Sterlo still sound exactly the same!
Sterlo’s “that’ll be near the Darwin Ocean” call is just utter genius. God I miss him & Fatty commentating together.
The pain in Rabs' voice when Fatty says the Woolongong Ocean is priceless
Don't let the fat boys wiin 😉
WOLLONGONG!
The pain of everyone who reads your comment.🙄🤘
What a classic moment in Australian commentary, or should I say comedy! Thanks for the upload of where it all began. The commentators who visit the ground still mention this moment and call it ‘Wollongong Ocean’ to this day, even though the correct term is actually ‘Tasman Sea’.
Wishart actually misses the conversion but the touches raise the flag
Holy shit I thought you were joking.
You nailed it. I just noticed
Thought you mighta been seeing things, watched it in 0.25 speed and the post covers the ball, he definitely missed it. Crooked refs or what? Suss as after awarding that "try"
I thought it missed on first view. Haha I was right
OMG youre right. Pause it at 2:28.
I remember watching this with my dad on the Friday night and we both said “he’s missed that!”. 30 years later I thought I must have old timers disease and imagined this ever happening because I’d never been able to find this footage. Thanks for uploading for us all to have a laugh 😂
Alzheimers ? You probably do got old timers though
Beauty I watched it also! Used to love watching theses teams and this footy as a young fulla. It’s was a golden era looking back.
@@edmondsfamily9577 I’ve definitely got that 😊
@@HighMaintenancePS It was great. Footy was an escape for us to look forward to.
I watched it and thought it missed. But thought I was wrong
The further back in time you go with Aussie commentary the better it gets
Rabs Sterlo Fatty and Blocker were the best commentary team hands down! Started to go downhill when Gus come along.
I agree that was the best commentary team. They all actually balanced nicely. Rabs has said he used to take himself a bit too seriously until he started working with Fatty and Sterlo. Sterlo was an outstanding analyst, fatty provided a bit of comic relief, Blocker was good at the sideline role, and of course Rabs became the voice of rugby league.
Well said mate 👍
Blocker "Mr Squeaky" Roach is the worst caller of time.
Gus is always too serious
It went down hill when Fatty smashed his head doing a Footy Show stunt, meaning Gus got a full time gig
I was a young lad in rural NZ when all of a sudden you be of our 3 tv channels starting playing the NRL. It’s n the golden era as we are watching here. I’m would get home from school (1.5hrs on two school buses up into the wops) and there it would be. Fell in love with it. My old man had shorn sheep around
Illawarrah and has been through North Sydney. So I followed both teams. Bought the North Sydney jumper etc. Both were good hard teams with some skills as well who went well.
Bro kiwi here.
We used to stay up till 11,30pm to watch the league every weekend and even listen to it on the radio as rural young fullas in the late 80s
Teacher complained we were tired at school because of the league.
We loved it
Steelers were my team.
We lived and breathed league.
Everyone knows NZ is Rugby Union
Stop embarrassing yaselves
Rabs was almost more appalled by ‘the Wollongong Ocean’ than by the decision haha
Just when I thought it couldn’t get any funnier…… the missed goal given ha
Some great Steelers running round here. Loved Simon. Underrated journeyman👍
Anyone who reckons the bunkers a waste of time should watch this video absolutely embarrassing 🤣
Honestly, I think videos like this are WHY the leagues are so insistent on video refereeing, in all codes, in all sports. They just can't trust human judgement anymore, so it seems.
1:50 "This bloke in the back here they should kick him straight out to sea, the Wollongong ocean whatever it is out here" 😂🤣🤣🤣
If today’s commentators made such a comment,they would be sacked.
@@DEATHSTARER exactly! The PC Brigade will all come out of nowhere lol
@@jpowell2603 Fatty the oceanist
@@jpowell2603 No they wouldnt angry boomer
How about that Langer tackle 😳
That little maggot always went for the trip.
The best commentary team by far
Those were the days. I love watching RL from that era.
The good old Wollongong Ocean 🤣🏄♂️
What a stitch up home games for NSW teams were in the NSW rugby league
I think Brisbane did fine.
Wishart was a great player.
He was a hard man to stop.
He was well hated in QLD.
@oink ooink why oink 🐷 ?
@@oinkooink Everybody hates QLD.
@@moshesheckel7369 That's just because they beat nsw all the time against all the odds like true Chads
The Steelers needed some of this luck against the Dragons in the prelim that year.
Lols.
It was usually the kiwis on the end of dodgy Ozzy reffing.
Do you have when Sterlo called Wishart Rod Stewart 😅
Haha, no but would love to have that classic moment.
Haha crackup I don't remember that one
They do look alike
For a second I was waiting for the bunker.
Got to love how touch judges improved over the years...
Yeah, went to video ref.
It's been called the Pacific since Captain Cook. It's been called the Tasman Sea since Tasman mate.
I was on the hill behind Rod and thought at the time he missed the conversion but when the flags went up, I doubted myself. When I saw the replay the next day it confirmed what I saw … missing to the left.
I thought the kick looked out on first look but just put it down to very close... then when they started talking about it I was shocked 😂🤣
Crack upp. Double whammy. No try and missed the kick. I thought it missed when I saw the first time. Then the replay confirmed. Broncos always got it hard in the NSWRL comp yeah.
I think they did alright.
Haha i remember this night !!
Both the 2nd rower AND the winger knocked on LOL !!! Dunn actually clutched at his head giving away that he knocked on.
For added extras , Matterson goes to the bin as a result of the stuff up .
And then for the bonus points ,when i actually slowed down the footage of the Wishart kick , the ball is CLEARLY obscured by the posts for a moment as it misses .
And if Fatty had his way , there would have a boatload of Referees and touchies "floundering " in the "Wollongong Ocean" later that evening !!! 🐳
Who won the game?
dunn actually got kicked on the head thats why he grabbed it.
@@jonboy1509 the broncos - luckily, after great injuctice
😉
I remember the conversation missing. I was in Townsville watching this. I think it was 92. I remember the no try and conversion, but fatty’s Wollongong ocean comment. I was incensed at this whole thing and was probably cursing at the time. I was a broncos fanatic, but even back then could acknowledge this was a really good Illawarra side. Great memories
Can't imagine why Brisbane was keen to get out of the ARL
They had it good.
🤣🤣🤣I was too young to appreciate these classic footy TV moments at the time... thanks to the powers that be for youtube!
I'd be booking eye appointments for the match officials after that effort
Why was Langer allowed to trip everyone for 20yrs and no one ever pull him up?
For 20 years you must've lived under a rock.
Because it wasn't illegal until he started doing it.
because back then as long as hands were on the player first, Legs could be used
The incompetence of the old NSWRL
More like dodgy temporary lighting. Not an exaggeration. They’d hang off a short crane and blow in the breeze, making the lights flicker. Sat directly underneath one there once and everyone kept looking up at it, noting that if it fell we’d all be history. A different world back then, can’t imagine it today.
@@tasteofsteel I love this video, but if you think "dodgy lighting" is responsible for everything in this video, including the sin bin, I have a bridge to sell you...
@@85inexact sorry - comment was made in reference to the goal kick and the comparison with Daley’s kick in 95. Sometimes lose the thread with so many comments.
Do you have the game where ,i think it was sciffalitti plays the ball backwards ALA Dwz
Don’t think he ever did that.
1:52 is when Fatty says Wollongong Ocean. Also noticed the missed conversion. These refs were at least about as good as the bunker so you can't be too harsh on them
shocking no wonder we got video referee
I challenge everyone to slow the footage down to 0.25x and pause it at 2:29. He missed that conversion!!
Yeah mate, that’s half the point of the video. Keep watching…
And then watch this one… The Wollongong Ocean Part 2 (1995)
th-cam.com/video/XKgR83cHZ-M/w-d-xo.html
@@tasteofsteel Ah nice one. Great uploads mate!
Or just finish watching the clip.
Fans these days be like "get rid of the bunker" until a howler like this happens
Indeed. I think the easiest way to sort the bunker is to only use it like cricket or tennis. Have the on field referee make the decisions, so we don’t kill the atmosphere and the captains can use a limited challenge to overturn a howler.
I don't know. Moments like these add spice to the game. We're all watching it again after thirty-odd years and been talking about it for as long. Brings a bit of drama and excitement.
@Johnny Hammer Yeah but when a moment like this could be the determining factor of a game or a teams season (where the 2 points on the ladder could be important) and the current technology we have, there's just no room or excuse for it anymore
@@WingsOfIcarus5674 Indeed, but I still prefer occasional human error to robotic perfection. We can't even enjoy a try without it being tainted by the dreaded feeling that we'll be "going upstairs" straight after.
If the bunker only stopped howlers from happening then we would all be ok with it, however, when they spend 10min analyzing the video with a slide ruler and protractor looking at it frame by frame from 45 angles is what people get pissed about.
Tigers fan, but how good was that Steelers side and the Scarlet jerseys are absolute mint
I wonder what these men think about the rfu's policy of waist height tackles only?
I’d say most Rugby League people couldn’t care less about Rugby Union 🤷
Who won this match in the end?
Broncos, and here are all the highlights
th-cam.com/video/fRe_1cSFCN4/w-d-xo.html
Up the mighty broncos!!!
This video just won TH-cam
2:28
Wishart missed conversion too.
The commentary covers this if you keep watching.
Yes, watch the ending
I really enjoyed this, haven't seen it before, league was awesome back then, thanks you "wollongong ocean" 🤣
Isn't this the same day Specsavers hit them up for a sponsor
I love how Bill Dunn gets a chin to the melon, he is obviously concussed, and no one even mentions it 😂
Absolutely no way that conversion went through the uprights.
Watch the end
Blast from the past.
Must be getting on cause I remember watching that game. Lol fell of the lounge listening to fatty that night.
But geez, how good was that officiating.
Always say broncs have to beat 18, well that night it was the whole damn shebang. Garn the broncs!!
I just feel sorry for Billy Dunn
@@tasteofsteel classic frontrow catastrophe.
Lol
The bobble of the footy ball has baffled many players and it will for many more to come. 👍👍
What year is this from?
1992
@@tasteofsteel ah so the year those dirty cane toads won the premiership
I'm no Paul Vautin fan. But to give him some credit here, I think he actually meant Wollongong Beach. I know he said "ocean", but he's trying to think of a nearby locality to dump this ref.
Langer with the karate kick tackle lol
Both of the flag bearers behind the goal were on the same side! How did the steelers get 6 there?!
Re: the goal - people forget that those temporary lights were low and quite dodgy by today’s standards. It’s the only explanation.
@@tasteofsteel so people dont know where to stand correctly
@@footballaussie Not really going to make much difference if there's low lights all around the stadium.
Ya know...with all the rules and stringent regulations and PC bull sh*t in today's game...this is actually quite refreshing
Yes that's right. Couldn't imagine PV saying this stuff on live broadcast now. Agree, was indeed refreshing to see this. If PV said this now, he'd have to say sorry for telling the truth.
Yeah the problem today is that there are rules and people are treated with respect. How horrible! Peak boomer dribble.
@@clangboomsteam how does it feel to be part of the problem
@@krisiotua223 you'll have to tell me? Be specific now - if you've got the courage, that is.
@@clangboomsteam no worries beta-male
Sorry Rabs, it’s the Tasman Sea
"THE WOLLONGONG WHAT???" 🤣
Win stadium is where I grew up from 1986-96.
After all these years of course there’s still no home team advantage
So, who won the game?
The full highlights are on the channel.
Brisbane fans can't be too pissed. They won their maiden Premiership that year.
Up near the Darwin ocean.
lol someone check that ref for a TAB ticket
In this instance I think the ref was obscured. Though the goal, how all three missed it from two angles is a shock - then again if you’re the ref and you see two flags up, you probably assume you’re the one needing to go get an eye test 😂
God I miss that era
Wow this rivals the storm getting all the calls
Mate, it was all our luck used up at once. Wish we could have saved it for three weeks later…
Pretty sure I played before this game in a school boys comp
Riolo, Schifilliti, Piccinelli. The spaghetti triplets. 😂
Good upload thx
Still more accurate than the bunker.
If this happened today, they’d all be stood down for criticising the officials!
Langer fine tuning the career ender tackle
Classic stuff !! Love it
I remember that game
"He'll be reffin 3rd Grade in Alice Springs next week" 🤣🤣
“That’d be up near the Darwin ocean”
No tough badges. Those were the days.
And no cocaine addictions.
wow Girdler played for Steelers back in the day
Fantastic. They really were the GOOD OLD DAYS!!!
You mean blatant cheating?
This sort of shit was every week for the Broncos till the late 90’s when playing in Sydney. They went on to win this game despite the referee’s best efforts to gift the Steelers the win
Poor old broncos 😂
Ha. In my opinion, Greg McCallum always seemed to referee the Broncos and was the number one ref during the early to mid 90s - overall I think they have little to complain about. He even said once in an interview that the Broncos suited his style - if I find it, I’ll share.
Remember- this is why there’s a bunker. When there are f up, and fans blow up, there are knee-jerk reactions to keep the fans happy on the opposing teams. Then we complain later on…. No more complaining!
The days when rugby league was played the way it should and was worth your money for the ticket!
People scoring after 2 knockons and getting points for missing goals?
The Langer tackle?
Didnt realise Girdler played for the Steelers warly on
He left in search of a regular starting spot. Was a real shame, a lot of people were hoping the club would find a way to keep him.
@@tasteofsteel They had alot of good players come thru that club, as a Eels fan was very happy when we got John Simon and Peter Johnston to play at the Eels.
@@ausman05 Parra also ended up with our David Riolo and... Paul Carige.
This is why we now have video refs
I miss the old days of the NRL.
there was always something odd about the goal kicking at that end .. can recall Laurie Daley converting a try one night and it being waved away - ref (who watched it go through) couldnt overrule the touchies because their decision is final. 🤷🏼♂️
long live the Steelers
You mean this one?
The Wollongong Ocean Part 2 (1995)
th-cam.com/video/XKgR83cHZ-M/w-d-xo.html
@@tasteofsteel yes thats it 👍👍
good to know I didnt just imagine it
Priceless 😂
It’d prob be a try today too
NRL should investigate this game; no try or conversion yet 6 points given
It’s loooooong gone.
Classic Fatty. It's typically described as The Tasman Sea and just in case Fatty didn't realise when he called it the Ayers Rock Plate when referring to third grade footy in Alice Springs, its quite a long way from Uluru to Alice Springs - they are not one and the same. We love ya Fat Man. Where have all the characters gone!
He said Ayers Rock Lake dude
The broncs won the cup that year, no?
Correct. This game was the final round and had no impact on finals standings. Brisbane would get the next week off and Steelers were playing St George regardless of the result. Both teams rotated players and tested their playing depth… and seems the officials did too! 😂
Ahhhhhhhhh the good old days.
The funniest thing is they are both wrong. It's the Tasman Sea.
He missed the extra point too lol
See the ending
👍👍👍👍👍👍😆 "Wollongong Ocean"
& "Darwin Ocean"
Absolute classic, how’s Fatty publicly ragging on the touch judge? You’d go to prison for that now
In fairness to that touchie, he was wrongsided by the way both Steelers fell, i.e. the players came between the ball and him.
When anyone complains about the bunker, show them this shambles. Steelers indeed.
Hey, not our fault!
also, watch the Broncos defence lift in the restart 90,s Broncos "simply the best"
With a virtual State of Origin side.
No doubt they were the hotshots of the 90s
Shocking👀
Piccinelli & Schifilliti 👍
Cheers for this video funny asf 🤣
Schifilliti, Piccinelli, Riolo some excellent italian names playing for the Steelers. 😄
Whilst Schif was a Queenslander, he fitted in well in the Gong.