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Darren Goldspink? Though he might have been the one before. He was umpiring back in the 1990s. I once met someone (cousin of a friend) who was an avid Bloods fan (of the South Melbourne variety) whose ex-wife was married to Goldspink. He reckoned it explained why Goldspink hated the Swans so much (because he was insecure about his wife's ex?)Comment
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Darren Goldspink? Though he might have been the one before. He was umpiring back in the 1990s. I once met someone (cousin of a friend) who was an avid Bloods fan (of the South Melbourne variety) whose ex-wife was married to Goldspink. He reckoned it explained why Goldspink hated the Swans so much (because he was insecure about his wife's ex?)Comment
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He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)Comment
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He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)Comment
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Is it just me or is this thread supposed to be about 'Longmire'? I'd be overjoyed if there was another thread where all the umpire talk happened.Comment
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FWIW, from 1996, the Swans have been in 6 grand finals and only won 2. Wish it were the other way around.Comment
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Darren Goldspink? Though he might have been the one before. He was umpiring back in the 1990s. I once met someone (cousin of a friend) who was an avid Bloods fan (of the South Melbourne variety) whose ex-wife was married to Goldspink. He reckoned it explained why Goldspink hated the Swans so much (because he was insecure about his wife's ex?)
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A win would make it 50:50 and I'd take that any day.Comment
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Goldspink - of course. Thanks Liz. Though the interview I heard as I drove down to the 2005 GF where he said he and the other umps were proud they let those last few frantic minutes of the semi run their course gave me grudging liking of the man. But there were resounding cheers when he failed his physical tests and was dropped as an ump. He was a postman - or owned a post office - I believe.
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A win would make it 50:50 and I'd take that any day.
Of course, I still haven't forgiven McLaren, for the 15/1 count that he dished out at Subi one night.Comment
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And on Longmire's finals record, the Essendon thrashing was his tenth finals win, which means that he has now coached more Swans finals wins, than any other coach. The previous best was Roosy with nine and for the next best, you have to go back to the 30s, where Jack Bisset had six wins. Another stat that emphasises, that we modern fans are living in a Swans golden era.Comment
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And on Longmire's finals record, the Essendon thrashing was his tenth finals win, which means that he has now coached more Swans finals wins, than any other coach. The previous best was Roosy with nine and for the next best, you have to go back to the 30s, where Jack Bisset had six wins. Another stat that emphasises, that we modern fans are living in a Swans golden era.Comment
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