World Of Sport - World Championship Handball - Australian Rules Football

Graham "Polly" Farmer, Ron Barassi and Barry Cable do battle in "...the first, the ultimate and long overdue World Championship in Handball."
Broadcast on World Of Sport, Channel 7 (HSV7) Melbourne, Australia.

[@jessesands4099]

Bless you Polly you will never ever be forgotten both in Western Australia and Victoria!😥🏉🏟️

[@kevinherbert4256]

A great yet humble man....loved by all who saw him play fairly on every occasion...his close tussles with Carlton great John Nichols at Kardinia Park live on in my mind 57 years later.....2 great champions.

[@zordsps9400]

When footy was footy and the players were grown men Look at the legends in the background too!

[@camerontrichet5391]

What would Kevin Bartlett have been thinking. This would be an entirely new concept to him

[@ianmontgomery7213]

@john smith what board is what he would say!

[@scrappy5011]

Haha I was thinking the same thing..

[@jessesands4099]

3 of the greatest footballers ever to play Vfl Football!🏉🏉🏉

[@simonkevnorris]

When I was a child both Cable and Farmer were playing in the WAFL.

[@markfarrell6103]

two of the best West Australian Footballers

[@kenchristie9214]

Two of Australia's greatest footballers. I'm a Perth supporter and I regard Polly as the greatest ever player. I have a friend who is an East Perth supporter and he claims Barry is the greatest ever player - go figure.

[@benwilson4121]

Two great Noongar champions.

[@pippaknuckle]

Great memories. Thanks for posting this.

[@allymayful]

An amazing bit of Aussie football history, with 3 of the games toughest competitors, ever, AND you don't tell us what year it was!!!!!!!

[@3072to4170]

It's from 1984 - World of Sport's 25th anniversary show.

[@mercycollege123]

two west aussies doin us proud

[@TheWesternunionman]

An absolute gem....thank you

[@dvidclapperton]

It was great entertainment seeing minority sports on a Saturday afternoon when World of Sport was on air on ITV.

[@TheWesternunionman]

@@dvidclapperton nice one David…Dapper Fred Villiers doing the soccer report a gentleman surrounded by the rest. Thanks David

[@torpedodropkick59]

I have seen Barry Cable at the Coburg football ground 36 years ago practicing his skills, and saw him hit the bulleyes not 10 but 20 times , one hitting the 7 just missing. Every Sunday morning this was broadcasted...its just a get together. Cable use to hit that ball hard and fast than you see here. Try getting up after a soild Saturday game to do this early morning Sunday....demonstrates how good they were, even Farmer was out of the game for a couple of years.

[@melthoidserendipity1332]

When it came to handball there was Cable and Greg Williams then Polly then everyone else. I remember this anniversary episode of World Of Sport. It was a wonderful celebration of the greatest sports show of all time. Sadly the final episode was like a funeral. 1987 was a terrible year for channel 7

[@babyduck1]

You need to see Australian Rules Football to understand this.

[@darylcumming7119]

An blast from the past.

[@davidedmondson5083]

Two of the BEST from the West,,,

[@allymayful]

Maybe early '80s. Polly retired as a player, in the '60s. He is the player that was the perfecter of the handball. My dad used to say "Polly changed the way the game was played." Here are Graeme Farmers career statistics:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZDchGuqp5iHnJY

[@49barfly]

Andy ,ya gotta love it mate

[@StFidjnr]

0:04 the quote

[@dvidclapperton]

I don't know of many sports where 3 players went head to head with each other.

[@irishgodfatherchris]

@Shann553 it doesn't have to be underhand but its the most accurate way of doing so

[@1979RayDay]

Tony Jones should be there🤣🤣

[@mackenshaw8169]

Ted Whitten, KB and Peter McKenna just hanging around.

[@COOLARUL]

Bobby Davis and Jack Dyer passing the Sherrins. Bob Skilton there as well.

[@tonywalker7602]

Not sure that Barass handballed in his career.

[@sexobscura]

*National - National Panasonic - Panasonic* *(corporate evolution)*

[@torpedodropkick59]

Both indigenous players too!!

[@jessesands9426]

torpedodropkick59 Aboriginal!

[@blackie75]

Abodigenous

[@Shann553]

does it HAVE to be underhand?

[@KG1970.]

That is how a handpass is executed in Australian Rules

[@kenclayton5088]

The big cat

[@irishgodfatherchris]

amateurish? do have any idea how dumb that sounded and if they did seem like amateurs its because when they played they were. Everyone of them had a job they would go to every Monday like the rest of us

[@dvidclapperton]

Indeed amateur is just sportspeople not being paid for what they do on court or the field. Amateur has nothing to do with the actual standard.

[@sexobscura]

This only proves the obvious