Kangaroos vs Great Britain 1992 Game 1 - Australian Commentary

[@usarugbyleagueunionfan]

Watching this at Aztec Cigar bar in Monrovia CA right now. So good.

[@rhyssanders9122]

Jesus that Australian side is iconic as fuck, so many huge names in rugby league history

[@oldmate99]

back in the days when durries were still good for you

[@rhyssanders9122]

@@oldmate99 and 20 bucks would make you all set for a night out including beers and durries

[@oldmate99]

@@rhyssanders9122 got a time machine?

[@rhyssanders9122]

@@oldmate99 Nah ive just said fuck it gotta go with the flow

[@andrewcrooks373]

Great game , I was there . At 26minutes 45 seconds Martin Offia was no longer “the fastest man in Rugby League” , when Andrew Ettingshausen ran from the other side of the field covering far more distance than Offia to tackle him out of the field of play . I still talk about that when conversation goes to Rugby League . 🤩🇦🇺🎊

[@Pete-n-That]

Running without the ball has every player faster by way of sprinting technique than with the ball . It's not an accurate comparison. ET was midfield as well.

[@passy99]

@J G Yeah nah.

[@96libertytt]

Thankyou for telling me when in the game this happened. Its the only thing I remember about the match having watched back then. Now to watch that bit again :-)

[@lancemollenhauer9740]

@J G I don't want sheep, send me your Lions Rugby league

[@lancemollenhauer9740]

@J G I don't want sheep send me your Lions Rugby league

[@cumbrianmackem9296]

Back when rugby league was interesting and actually a good watch .

[@troystaunton254]

Agreed. The athletes today are better than they’ve ever been but the footballers have never been worse. The likes of langer or johns would have teams like the bulldogs or titans in the playoffs just by virtue of the extreme instinctive football they played that modern defences have never faced.

[@oinkooink]

Back before the immigration policy had been utterly destroyed. For example, now the Wallabies are all from Fiji.

[@publius1252]

@@oinkooink Wrong game, Einstein.

[@oinkooink]

@@publius1252 Whatever. Same same. Rugby League is full of south sea islanders with nothing to do with Australia beyond an interest in its money and welfare.

[@matagunou2624]

Naturally skillful games in those days. Really enjoyed watching them (Test Matches)

[@revellien]

Never thought 30 years ago that my son, who was 6 then, would end up living in Oz!

[@oinkooink]

Every man and his dog is coming to live in Oz these days

[@richieabubu2785]

Legends star studed line up what a game that was back in the day.Glen lazzarus was badly concused earlier in the game but kept on playing should've come off you could see he was struggling really bad ,players were tough buggers back then ,im glad the rules have changed on concussions and head high shots. Its better for the greatest game of all

[@benjoBusaFGGTFalcon]

The good old tough rugby league days of the 1990's was always my favorite football era.Gillespie,Linder,Sironen,Harrigan,Clyde are my favorite hard men but also loved the great britain pack,they were tough as.

[@s.e.wagger3888]

"...just over 6-feet, 92kilos, 17 stone...." Commentator has no idea. Big Mal was 108kg during that game. 92kg is only 14st.

[@AlisterVK1DVO-tf8lu]

I love them all. More games. Too many games is not enough.

[@christopherdale7017]

I can't believe that this nearly 30 years ago the last real interesting International on Aussie Soil.

[@freedomofchoicelover3734]

Watched my brother play beside Jacko (RIP) in the centres through juniors in rep teams...i was a big fan then, my brother always maintained he was destined to play for Australia...he was great in this game and from memory was great in the origin series preceeding

[@siliconbong9386]

Can't say i'm surprised.

[@tigerwarsaw99]

Jacko was a solid club player but he was a different beast for QLD. RIP.

[@bendawson1296]

Got to play a round of golf with Jacko probably about a year and a half before he passed, just me and his brother in law. 1 of the best days in my life we just laughed the whole 18 holes, I've met plenty of footballers but none of them came close to Jacko just a humble and funny man and was genuinely interested in my life and what I had to say

[@freedomofchoicelover3734]

@@bendawson1296 wow that is a great memory

[@oinkooink]

RIP Jacko. You were a great player.

[@intellectualgladiata]

Paul Harrogan had probably the biggest breakout season in RL history to earn himself a spot in this team.

[@tigerwarsaw99]

He played great for NSW country that year, which was a genuine stepping stone to the Blues back then.

[@troystaunton254]

I’m a Queenslander but chief was a beats. That whole 90-94 blues team was beats. Stuart doesn’t get the respect he deserves. Chief, Lazo, sirro and roberts plus Clyde and Elias. In the pack. Is there a better pack in history?

[@ronburgundy8423]

some great tests between the two sides between 1990 and 1995. Australia just had the edge when it really mattered but the Brits never gave an inch during that period led to some great contests and still a time when the Biff was well and truly allowed.

[@ronburgundy8423]

@J G and you needed to come on here and state those facts because?

[@dragonoftheeast7572]

Crazy to think that international Rugby League has not grown one inch since then... In fact we'd be lucky to get a quarter of that crowd today to turn up and watch an international

[@zel3888]

@J G not likely. The fact that soccer is the number 1 football code throughout the world is irrelevant - rugby league and AFL are the dominant football codes in Australia, and that is highly unlikely to change.

[@Antechynus]

I think it's got a lot to do the low calibre narcissistic shits that seem to play the game today. No club loyalty, and the NRL's pandering to social media groups... makes it all a joke.

[@Pete-n-That]

Slight exaggeration

[@MeanAzz_13]

My *"Favorites" Roos* side From a *Kiwi* *Lockyer* Brett Morris Guru Meninga - C *G.I* Joey *Bret Kenny* Cam Smith Lazarus *Blocker* *Gene Miles* Brad Clyde *Laurie Daley* Freddy Menzies Tallis *Ian Roberts* *Wayne Bennett*

[@dale7238]

When the game was the greatest

[@randumofo4538]

Dam I forgot how fast they played back then.

[@darylkanofski9327]

We need more tests like these

[@Johnninham-ur1dr]

Hell of an era!

[@tigerwarsaw99]

These commentators are very good. Way better then todays nuffys.

[@pokeman6543]

Best Australian team ever assembled 💯

[@troystaunton254]

Certainly one of them. I think the World Cup team later that year was better. Renouf and brasher and carne all made that team.

[@ray.shoesmith]

lol Jackson and Langer in your best Australian team ever?!? 😂

[@kid048]

Miss these games, YFH!!

[@neo-pelagian]

Proper good game!

[@nahzewilliams5912]

man they running & smashing hard

[@harryf1ashman]

Back in the days when Australia could actually beat us at something

[@evogardens]

@49.29 the Pommy number 8 throws Steadmans boot into the head of "Chariots" Offiah. 🤣

[@publius1252]

Again, Great Britain mistakenly send their Special Olympics team to play against a full strength Australia. WTF is going on?

[@harryhatter2962]

Im not ENGLISH but that penalty on Steadman being in front of the kicker was pretty crook! It happens worse than that every time in a NRL game!

[@raphaelbernard7954]

I believe 1 of the announcers is Bill Anderson? Both are fantastic. The defence of GB is absolute but there goes Australia 8 nil

[@KangaJack-ns9gd]

I enjoyed his thoroughly, and it was played about 30 years ago, and I don't have any interest in the game today. I don't know what has happened to the game. Maybe better faster stronger athletes but not as skilled.

[@garryxu5791]

Bill Anderson: “there’s been little mischief in the match”. There was plenty going on in tackles uncalled from both sides. Nothing to see here. 😎

[@jrs4516]

this aussie team is absurdly strong. and you have fittler on the bench and renouf not even in the side.

[@benelliott6133]

Yeah says something about Peter Jackson to push Daley into the centres and Fittler off the bench. Renouf got his dues at the end of this year in the World Cup final. I remember his try in the final. Loved the Pearl. Would’ve hated to have been a selector back in these days. Crazy amount of talent on tap.

[@motorracingpassion4123]

This is a different commentary lineup than what we got on Channel 7 in Sydney, which was made up of, from memory Graeme Hughes, Roy Masters, Jon Harker & Pat Welsh? This is perhaps the radio call, or QLD feed?

[@daveb3987]

Kiwi feed perhaps.

[@user-zb2hj4nt9b]

How good was RL back then ?So superior to todays watered down product, i have been watching RL since the mid sixties and can barely watch the game now. Having said that my team Hull KR are at wembley next week, come on the robins !

[@fionapascall8471]

Australia v great Britain the best sporting event in the world bar none

[@joelhungerford8388]

4:40 strangely i think those stats are going to significantly change the coming decade

[@irrationalgeographic9953]

Just wow, all that it was missing was big Darryl Eastlake

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

The penalties in Australia's favour are phenomenal. Aussie officials have no shame or sense of impartiality.

[@patricksobb5762]

Shame there weren’t a few more penalties in the first 20 minutes. Jesus, put the whistle away champ

[@suffern63]

Does anyone know if many players from this age ended up with dementia?

[@vlofvl]

This was the Test series where Harrogate ran to the authorities and the Press begging for protection, get that an Ausie Test prop crying that he needed protecting because the GB forwards told him they’d square up after his cheap shot on Ian Lucas had made him a marked man, Martin Dermott and Andy Platt battered him in the next Test Matches!

[@venderstrat]

The Poms didn't like Sirro.

[@desmondwixted7862]

Miss me some KFC replay.

[@conandis5542]

Gee. What are 'mistackles' ?? 😂 The work experience kid must've been at work that night!

[@nuggetnelson2865]

Go tha Aussies 🇦🇺

[@rayokeefe715]

Wow,Offiah stood up Langer not many do that

[@bigmaxy07]

That was perfection that little in/out thing he did. Take a look at ET chase him down at 26:28. Both men just fast af.

[@rayokeefe715]

@@bigmaxy07 ET also played agreesive in everything he did,be it attack or defence,Hated he is NSW,Cause I support Maroons,But respected his game,an Brad Clyde's,They never played badly

[@shonsapphire6814]

Classic.

[@privateemail7697]

15:34 - someone said something about a fire truck . . . . 😉

[@robm9770]

Lucky for GB that Stuart wasn't playing at 7, AUS would have put on a cricket score.

[@troystaunton254]

Stuart was incredible but in 1992 Alfie langer was the best player on earth.

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

Can I have some of that you are smoking!!...

[@harryhatter2962]

Felt a bit sorry for the poms watching this...the ref was a factor in this match.

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

Nothing changes!!..

[@hudsonsled454]

Games were so much better back then, not all about hair cuts Hollywood acting posing and tik tok vids.

[@Jaycsee66]

You are so right.

[@tsg2009]

clamping down on high tackles lol

[@oldmate99]

it's about time too

[@Baskerville22]

Who was Man of the Match ? I'd hope it was Alfie.

[@troystaunton254]

Brad Clyde.

[@arron620]

KFC got great value for that sponsorship

[@roywatkins5118]

Is this the game where Chief Harragon smashes Ian Lucas?

[@strayaDaz]

Someone should have kinghit Gregory

[@noelbaker4689]

More than once.

[@chuckselvage3157]

Go ET

[@rewster7]

How bad was the turf? haha

[@sentientbean1]

Typical 90s ground

[@rommelsaint8869]

1:12:50 Dirty play by Australia on Lucas disgusting tackle.

[@strayaDaz]

Pommy cancer did head highs for the first 30 mins. aholes

[@jimmybill1963]

@@strayaDaz yeah I noticed that too, bit rich to call out an Aussie. Must be a Pom

[@stoo0078]

The Poms got away with a lot of head high tackles, seemed like it was the focus

[@dasrhinegold]

@@jimmybill1963 did you go to the match ?

[@jimmybill1963]

@@dasrhinegold yeah where were you I thought we were gonna catch up for a beer?

[@peezebeuponyou3774]

Absolute scandal of a pitch.

[@sentientbean1]

Typical Aussie ground in 90s

[@wairabellie-1313]

Nice unform England.

[@talkinghead3169]

0 Scots, 0 Irish and 0 Welsh = Great Britain? Cue some smart arse saying one of them was born in Wales 😊

[@troystaunton254]

Sounds like they just included the good countries from Great Britain.

[@lfcwilli]

Bit gay

[@troystaunton254]

Your mum.

[@mickstunes6383]

Worst commentary team ever.

[@tigerwarsaw99]

Steve Walters so overated.

[@ZiggyStardust49]

Benny was better

[@Pete-n-That]

Still sookin' over poor Benny. He had his chance playing for the state, which certainly would've had him in the position if he was worthy.