THE EVER EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF SYDNEY FOOTY

[Big Al]

One major error coming out here is the fact that the Peter Betros "brain explosion" did not occur in 1979 or when he was playing for Wests.
I am sure Wests coach Ian Harry would take umbridge at being declared to have ordered the disgraceful events of 1987 when Mr Betros was in fact playing for Campbelltown. Campbelltown belted St George into submission in a game which should have been abandoned. There were at least 27 reports with Peter Betros reported at least 12 times.
Having witnessed this game I still get a shudder at the disgraceful events which took place. The umpires nor the League would tolerate this today. I am sure similar behaviour would see a club expelled from the competition.

Peter was retiring after the Grand Final and had some scores to settle and boy did he settle them. The Game was so violent that it actually made the news.

That was Campbelltowns first premiership in the top grade if I remember correctly. It was a year after the devastation of going through the season undefeated only to be beaten by North Shore in the GF.

[Mug Punter]

hahaha i was at that game as well.. i may have only been 6 months old.. but i sure did enjoy it!!
GO THE BLUES!!!

That game was an absolute disgrace to our great game and to your club. It says a lot that the mongrel who instigated that went on to become the Campbelltown mayor.

If you are proud of that event and your club's conduct that day, as I suspect you and many of your club are, then it explains a lot why you struggle to attract and retain quality people there.

[Old Dragon]

You can thank Betros for the introduction of the send-off rule into Sydney football. If I remember rightly there was a 'select committee' (I think they called it) investigation into the 1987 GF fiasco. It was open to the public and I believe visited by an ABC radio journalist on a couple of occasions.

What he did changed Sydney football. What resulted should be called the 'Betros Rule'.