1979 VFL Elimination Final Essendon Vs Fitzroy The Winners replay. Gezza1967

[@samueljonis434]

What a goal by Conlan at 6:30!!!

[@orgasmified]

Best part was no stupid celebration. Just jogged back to his position after scoring one of the best goals you will ever see.

[@patrickmaguire6622]

I want to say a big "THANK YOU " for posting this magnificent moment in Fitzroy history. I'm a Roy Boy from long ago and was at this game amongst the faithful. I remember my Dad saying to me when we kicked the first goal," it's been a long time kiddo". My first game was in 1977 at the Junction vs South Melbourne. I would give everything I have just to go back and watch them in their prime... I walked away from the game after the AFL murdered us and haven't been back since. If you could please keep posting any old Fitzroy games I would be so thankful. Awesome channel, keep going. PJ

[@rowdyshearer1900]

my first final as a 8 year old. Thank you for such a great reminder of better times .

[@ajwilsonny]

Me too except I was 9 and a Bombers fan. Fitzroy had destroyed Essendon at Windy Hill earlier that year as well (first and only time I ever sat in the Member's Stand), so yeah getting a bit sick of Fitzroy by then. Not to mention the 81 and 86 Elimination Finals. Fitzroy's best during that time, certainly in 1983, was enough to win a Flag. Who knows if that would have changed their fate, but they deserved better.

[@HoratioFitzbastard]

Blowing the last game at Geelong when they had it in the bag proved costly for this Fitzroy side. They needed that double chance.

[@georgepsarras4405]

Can you put more games like this please I can’t wait this is awesome football to show the young crowd how simple football was back in the day and terrific as well and played during the day at a appropriate time as well 2 30 pm

[@mvnorsel6354]

1979, my first job , State bank of Victoria.

[@richardpr23]

Great post Gezza, an important part of Fitzroy's history and barely any other footage ever shown before. I'll be interested to see if Robert Hyde appears in what was his last game.

[@kurtflahavin5994]

Robert Hyde's one & only senior game for Essendon.

[@georgepsarras4405]

Football to watch

[@danrobinson572]

Fantastic video Gezza

[@georgepsarras4405]

Fantastic I hope u got more replays of real foitbalk to watch

[@tc3578]

Memories of how great footy used to be when the rules allowed players to play without being measured to the millimetre. Forgot that Alan Davis played also for Essendon. Big names from previous clubs in Fitzroy: Walls, Quinlan, Max Richardson... Note the font used in the electronic chyron for the scores: same as the one used in the 1977 season (and, notably, both GFs). Mercedes-Benz also used it in the late 2000s / early 2010s C class cars on the dashboard.