Best Origin Fights!
Ben Montague
history of Origin footaball. I will list what I perceive to be the 3 best
all in brawls, & then the best 3 one-on-one encounters.
Note I have not seen all Origin encounters, which brings up a question. Is
there anywhere in Wellington, NZ, where I can either purchase or hire
1980's Origin's, Grand Final's, or Internationals.
Anyway here's my favourites....
ALL IN BRAWLS
1. 1995 Match 2 - This would have to be my favourite. It seemed to go on
for ever.
It erupted from a scrum in the opening minutes, everybody raced in. Images
of Harragon & Allen, Sedaris & Bartrim, Barnhill & B.Moore, & even Manly
teamates Hopoate & D.Moore going hammer and thongs. Although it was in the
middle of the ARL v Superleague war, and only ARL players were on display,
the match and more specifically the fight was in true Origin spirit.
2. 1991 Match 2 - The infamous brawl that led to the Geyer-Lewis
confrontation. It happened on the brink of half time & had be on the cards
for the whole first half. Geyer was being hit left,right, & centre by the
likes of Lewis, Coyne, and Andrew Gee. Elias & S.Walters also battled in
a seperate area, and again club teamates were getting physical as Ricky
Styart & Gary Coyne were about to square off.
The images that followed the stoush will go down in Origin folklaw.
3. 1984 Match 2 - After only a matter of seconds it was on in this one.
It was the incident where Chris Close's jersey was ripped off by Ray Price.
Taugh guys Roach, Tunks, & Dowling were in the thick of this one.
ONE ON ONE'S
1. 1993 Match 3 (I think) - How can you go past Harragon v Bella for the
best one-on-one scrap. Harragon gave his oppersite a dead set hiding,
landing many solid punches. To Bella's credit however he kept comming back
for more. During the course of that fight, Elias & S.Walters once again
decided to settle a few differences of their own.
Result - Harragon by a mile.
2. 1985 Match 3 - Dowling v Jarvis - Again this occured during an early
scrum. Dowling and Jarvis emerged trading blows for atleast 30 seconds.
All while Jeff Fenech was cheering Jarvis on from the sidelines.
Result - Jarvis narrowly
3.(Equal) 1995 Match 2 - Harragon v Allen - After their part in the all in
brawl mentioned above Harragon & Allen decided to go at it individually. A
brawl which saw Gavin Allen leave the field, face streaming with blood.
Result - Harragon easy.
3.(Equal) 1993 Match 3 (I think) - Sirenon v D.Smith - This time towards
the end of the match Sirenon and reserve foward Darren Smith decided to
have a bit of a blue with Sironed clearly taking the honers.
Result - Sirro
It seems to me that the New South Welshmen seem to come out on top when the
boys decide to roll up their sleaves.
Any other famous 'encounters' that I have missed out.
Cheers,
Ben
Sap Sucker
> Stuart & Gary Coyne were about to square off.
> The images that followed the stoush will go down in Origin folk law.
>
> 3. 1984 Match 2 - After only a matter of seconds it was on in this one.
> It was the incident where Chris Close's jersey was ripped off by Ray
Price.
>
> ONE ON ONE'S
>
> 1. 1993 Match 3 (I think) - How can you go past Harragon v Bella for the
> landing many solid punches. To Bella's credit however he kept coming
back
> for more. During the course of that fight, Elias & S.Walters once again
> decided to settle a few differences of their own.
> Result - Harragon by a mile.
>
> scrum. Dowling and Jarvis emerged trading blows for at least 30 seconds.
> All while Jeff Fenech was cheering Jarvis on from the sidelines.
> Result - Jarvis narrowly
>
> 3.(Equal) 1995 Match 2 - Harragon v Allen - After their part in the all
in
> brawl mentioned above Harragon & Allen decided to go at it individually.
A
> brawl which saw Gavin Allen leave the field, face streaming with blood.
> Result - Harragon easy.
> 3.(Equal) 1993 Match 3 (I think) - Sironen v D.Smith - This time towards
> the end of the match Sironen and reserve forward Darren Smith decided to
> have a bit of a blue with Sironen clearly taking the honours.
> Result - Sirro
>
> It seems to me that the New South Welshmen seem to come out on top when
the
> boys decide to roll up their sleaves.
>
> Any other famous 'encounters' that I have missed out.
>
> Cheers,
> Ben
I remember more fondly the times when smaller guys have been fouled somehow
and totally lose it, not caring if the ref sees them. They come out
swinging and mean, often landing some good hits on much bigger opponents.
I'm not sure of the actual games, but I've seen some classics by Steve
Mortimer, Andrew Johns and once Peter Sterling. The death or glory looks on
their faces are priceless.
mooloo man
early 80's. Kevin Tamati and Greg Dowling, both big props went at each other
during the game and got sent off. As they walked off to the dressing rooms,
Dowling said something to Tamati, and it was all on again, going hammer and
tongs. Bloody bewdy!!
Ben Montague <b...@wn.pl.net> wrote in message
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Peter Haigh
You forgot the one-to-one Wally and Roach, I think it was Lewis's last year
in Origin, at Lang Park when Lewis belted Roach (the so-called hard man) so
many times Roach had to get 30 odd stiches in his head. The emporer never
got a mark on him.
Of course your biased comments ignore the individual stouches in 1980-82
when there wasn't a decent defence displayed by any of the Blues, ask Mick
Cronin. Finally in the case of Walters v. Back-Door Benny, Walters won
them all.
PBH
Ben Montague wrote in message <01bea19f$643ace00$939e60cb@oem-setup>...
>I thought it would be fitting to write a post on the best scraps in the
>history of Origin footaball. I will list what I perceive to be the 3 best
>all in brawls, & then the best 3 one-on-one encounters.
>Note I have not seen all Origin encounters, which brings up a question. Is
>there anywhere in Wellington, NZ, where I can either purchase or hire
>1980's Origin's, Grand Final's, or Internationals.
>
>Anyway here's my favourites....
>
>ALL IN BRAWLS
>
>1. 1995 Match 2 - This would have to be my favourite. It seemed to go on
>for ever.
>It erupted from a scrum in the opening minutes, everybody raced in. Images
>of Harragon & Allen, Sedaris & Bartrim, Barnhill & B.Moore, & even Manly
>teamates Hopoate & D.Moore going hammer and thongs. Although it was in the
>middle of the ARL v Superleague war, and only ARL players were on display,
>the match and more specifically the fight was in true Origin spirit.
>
>2. 1991 Match 2 - The infamous brawl that led to the Geyer-Lewis
>confrontation. It happened on the brink of half time & had be on the cards
>for the whole first half. Geyer was being hit left,right, & centre by the
>likes of Lewis, Coyne, and Andrew Gee. Elias & S.Walters also battled in
>a seperate area, and again club teamates were getting physical as Ricky
>Styart & Gary Coyne were about to square off.
>The images that followed the stoush will go down in Origin folklaw.
>
>3. 1984 Match 2 - After only a matter of seconds it was on in this one.
>It was the incident where Chris Close's jersey was ripped off by Ray Price.
> Taugh guys Roach, Tunks, & Dowling were in the thick of this one.
>
>ONE ON ONE'S
>
>1. 1993 Match 3 (I think) - How can you go past Harragon v Bella for the
>best one-on-one scrap. Harragon gave his oppersite a dead set hiding,
>landing many solid punches. To Bella's credit however he kept comming back
>for more. During the course of that fight, Elias & S.Walters once again
>decided to settle a few differences of their own.
>Result - Harragon by a mile.
>
>2. 1985 Match 3 - Dowling v Jarvis - Again this occured during an early
>scrum. Dowling and Jarvis emerged trading blows for atleast 30 seconds.
>All while Jeff Fenech was cheering Jarvis on from the sidelines.
>Result - Jarvis narrowly
>
>3.(Equal) 1995 Match 2 - Harragon v Allen - After their part in the all in
>brawl mentioned above Harragon & Allen decided to go at it individually. A
>brawl which saw Gavin Allen leave the field, face streaming with blood.
>Result - Harragon easy.
>3.(Equal) 1993 Match 3 (I think) - Sirenon v D.Smith - This time towards
>the end of the match Sirenon and reserve foward Darren Smith decided to
>have a bit of a blue with Sironed clearly taking the honers.
>Result - Sirro
>
>It seems to me that the New South Welshmen seem to come out on top when the
>boys decide to roll up their sleaves.
>
Chad Millar
wrote:
>> ONE ON ONE'S
>>
>> 1. 1993 Match 3 (I think) - How can you go past Harragon v Bella for the
>> best one-on-one scrap. Harragon gave his opposite a dead set hiding,
>> landing many solid punches. To Bella's credit however he kept coming
>> back for more. During the course of that fight, Elias & S.Walters once again
>> decided to settle a few differences of their own.
>> Result - Harragon by a mile.
Sheesh. That fight was airswings galore, by both of them. Did Bella
even land one on Harrigon?
>I remember more fondly the times when smaller guys have been fouled somehow
>and totally lose it, not caring if the ref sees them. They come out
>swinging and mean, often landing some good hits on much bigger opponents.
>I'm not sure of the actual games, but I've seen some classics by Steve
>Mortimer, Andrew Johns
Andrew Johns? I don't remember him dealing out any decent blows. I
still fondly remember Jamie Goddard giving him a beauty a couple of
years ago in one of the Origins.
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Chad Millar
c_mi...@bigpond.com
James A. Martin
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such a bad choice of targets - but it certainly was fun to watch :)
James a
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The Jackal
ONE ON ONE CLASHES
One point back for the Queenslanders came in Origin III 1997. Up to
then it had been a pretty lacklustre series, mainly because of the boring,
conservative selctions made by the senile ARL selectors. But in a scrum
after just 8 mins, Queensland's replacement prop Craig Smith reeled out of a
scrum trading blows with Spud Carroll.
Hookers Jamie Goddard & Andrew Johns had previously been involved in
an incident where Goddard reacted to a Johns tackle and held Joey on the
ground, viciously attacking his head. During the second fight from the
scrum, Goddard again hurt Johns, so when referee Manson broke it up, Johns
crept behind the ref's back for revenge. He swung wildly before Goddard laid
a straight hard jab and nearly knocked his head off.
Suspension was appropriate, but how many stitches did Johns need?
The Jackal
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Dave Stewart
the ref.
Bloody ripper to see the ref getting his just deserts for a change.
Dave.
Ben Montague
> ONE ON ONE CLASHES
> One point back for the Queenslanders came in Origin III 1997. Up
to
> then it had been a pretty lacklustre series, mainly because of the
boring,
> conservative selctions made by the senile ARL selectors. But in a scrum
> after just 8 mins, Queensland's replacement prop Craig Smith reeled out
of a
> scrum trading blows with Spud Carroll.
>
Is that the same Craig Smith who played for the Kiwi's last year?
Peter Haigh
David C
laughed off....