Bozo's brilliance | Sea Eagles v Sharks Match Mini | Grand Final, 1973 | NRL

The Sea Eagles and Sharks face off in the 1973 Grand Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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[@JamesWilson-me8cs]

Looking at these old matches it really shows how different the game has changed.

[@oinkooink]

Not as many Australians playing as there used to be

[@johncater7861]

Geez those guys were tough!

[@princeplanet4300]

Wombat and Bozo were unstoppable and all time greats

[@BigBlack81]

Definitely want to see more of these old matches in this 'Mini' format. Would really be great to see for those like me who only know modern NRL and not the classic play of years gone by.

[@dluap569161]

This is the first rugby league game I remember watching. I don't recall it being so violent. Punches going unpunished and what looked like an eye gouge on Cliff Watson at around 2:30. That said, so many legends of the game here: Bob Fulton, Steve Rogers, Graham Eadie, Tommy Bishop et al.

[@Angel-nr8td]

I watched many games in early 70s of manly, was golden period

[@wilbradley4822]

Amazing grand final

[@tam1381]

A free for all fight . Excellent.

[@petnahc]

The game was brutal back then.

[@quinbymunchamore8809]

interesting to watch an old match. easy to watch in this mini format too :)

[@simondavis942]

Fulton was a genius player, easily the best I’ve seen in over 50 yrs of watching the game

[@markrobinson5780]

WhaddddaboutChang?!

[@oot007]

Fulton in the late 80's said Steve Mortimer was the best half he's ever seen

[@andrewr311]

Me too

[@waynekasmar4401]

@@markrobinson5780 Fulton was clearly better. Nobody challenged the selection of the original Immortals, of which Fulton was one, when they were announced. He was on a different level to the other players of that time. What he did in this match did not show how remarkable he really was.

[@hannotn]

Two things that stand out... the old balls had all the aerodynamic qualities of half a Besser block and (probably related) the ball skills both in place kicks and general handling is light years from the skill levels you see today. The modern game is infinitely better.

[@googlefashists4986]

No

[@Nile15rush_fj]

Bozo would be the best player in the world in any era

[@mohamadalsalman2485]

Ye i agree, a modern day new south wales cup team would beat any of these two teams Edit - but it also depends on what rules are being used.

[@Bluepillphil-d1w]

Rough game. The 1977 GF Parra v St George was a rough affair too, check it out. Classic era the second half of the 70s

[@rudycramer225]

Less arm grabbing in those days. Players can't tackle round the legs anymore. Anyone that says it's because they get the pass away, then so what? It takes only one man to stop a bloke around the legs, leaving the rest of the players to handle offloads. The tackling in today's game is rubbish.

[@johncater7861]

Check out Peter Stirling and Brett Kenny among a lot of others.

[@teddyboo2962]

Love my team !

[@jackyoshi5815]

Imagine if this kind of football was still being played today. Would Turbo still be as effective if he was being punched in the head every time he got tackled? 🤔

[@ouchtosmart1722]

Athletes today are more skill full so I would imagine turbo would destroy these guys but players won't handle the physicality of These matches it was tough back then

[@ctdingo]

@@ouchtosmart1722 hi

[@ouchtosmart1722]

@@ctdingo what ?

[@ctdingo]

@@ouchtosmart1722 How's life

[@ouchtosmart1722]

@@ctdingo no response

[@johnanthonycafe2993]

You know it’s a brutal match when Malcolm Reilly is taken out something he used to pride himself on doing to other teams

[@nrlisthebest5095]

In those days u punch the head when u tackle them and nothing happened now if u punch them u get sin bin or sent off. Than u get like 2 weeks for it

[@YaBoiiTheAussie]

1986 grand final involving eels had a sin bin for 1 single punch thrown. You point is now null and void.

[@spunkos5870]

​@@YaBoiiTheAussiethat was in 1986 not 1973

[@Yeviscount]

Didnt realise Peter Peters could get past a light jog.😂😂😂

[@АндрейВолков-ч1о2ц]

Класс мужики

[@growrugbyleague6353]

👌👌

[@asterixdogmatix1073]

I lost count of the number of spear tackles, swinging arms and appalling kicking.

[@justineagle6176]

Fisher off with a broken rib and a punctured lung

[@smiledon77]

go bunnis South Sydney

[@texan-rp4wc]

is ray warren the commentator?

[@nrlisthebest5095]

No

[@LeeXhaf]

Sounds a bit like him but no

[@oliverpitt3808]

Maybe Rex Mossop?

[@Bluepillphil-d1w]

@@oliverpitt3808 think its before Rex. Rex was channel 7. That was possibly ABC ?

[@blackprince4074]

Norman May was the ABC TV commentator. Ray Warren was Just a twinkle in his fathers eye those days. Yep! I watched it on the old valve TV of my parents. Go Manly.

[@itsthatwutangguy.9370]

wu tang..

[@junebugger6512]

yessir

[@tilapiadave3234]

And the Sharks ( reality they are Mullets) have never won a competition without cheating using steroids

[@markrobinson5780]

Idiotic game - Keith Page was a tosspot

[@smirkingshark6968]

1. Forward pass. 2. In touch. Man of the match - Arko.