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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Jackstar on August 24, 2004, 03:44:47 PM

Title: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: Jackstar on August 24, 2004, 03:44:47 PM

Those with Foxtel, there is some good viewing tonite at 8.30 on Fox Footy.
Robert Walls will interview Benny Gale in a two part series.
Be tuned !

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: om21 on August 24, 2004, 03:45:55 PM

Im a big big rap for Benny....Sad that it took him so long to bloom but it was worth it.

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: JohnF on August 25, 2004, 01:10:32 PM

What did Benny have to say to himself?

Gale had a pretty big fan club amongst the Tiger faithful, but I never really warmed to him. I liked his marking, but thought he was an average ruckman.

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: Cain on August 25, 2004, 01:17:10 PM

Benny did well in the back half. He was forever taking marks "in the last line of defence" and he read the play well.

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: om21 on August 25, 2004, 02:10:46 PM

Lets be honest....he was the classic kick-behind play ruckmen.....and he would mop up.

Never forget the victory at Kardinia Park in 90 when Benny (with short hair) ran riot.....

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: mightytiges on August 25, 2004, 02:34:47 PM

Thanks to our wonderful high-$$$ contract negotiators at the time Benny was forced into retirement a year or two early IMO. Add to that the recruitment of Hudson and Houlihan and you can see where and when we totally lost the plot.

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: om21 on August 25, 2004, 03:21:16 PM

Quote from: mightytiges on August 25, 2004, 02:34:47 PM

Thanks to our wonderful high-$$$ contract negotiators at the time Benny was forced into retirement a year or two early IMO. Add to that the recruitment of Hudson and Houlihan and you can see where and when we totally lost the plot.

I have to agree.....to an extent. Your missing one vital cog. People underestimated the retirement of Benny and Brodders....you have a big man who takes contested marks *Did Hall hear that?* and plugged gaps.....and you have a true-hard man on the bottom of packs with skills so sublime....that it was a travesty that he had to play in such a bullsh$t team in a bullsh$t era.

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: 2JD on August 26, 2004, 08:47:59 AM

It's a shame that the one game we all love to remember ('95 semi V Essendon) is the one game Benny would like to forget ;)

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: Tiger Spirit on August 27, 2004, 10:23:03 AM

Only got to see a few minutes of the repeat last night.  Part 2 next week.

Benny mentioned about Tony Free and the impact his loss made to the team.

Have to agree with that.  I thought he was a good leader, both on and off the field, who never took a backward step on the footy field.

It was bad luck that he was cut down with injury in his prime.

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: Piping Shrike on August 27, 2004, 12:23:57 PM

I noticed when he talked about his old captains, Mr J Hogg didn't even get a mention (either from Walls or Benny). Total erasure for Hoggy!

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: Tiger Spirit on August 27, 2004, 04:20:47 PM

Walls didn't get to Richmond until 1996.  Hogg left in 1993 I think.

Benny started his career in 1990/91, so probably wouldn't have played much footy with him.

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: mightytiges on August 27, 2004, 04:27:55 PM

You're correct TS. Hogg was traded at the end of 1993 (Richo's first year) for Brodders, Michael Gale and Dundas.

Title: Re: Benny Gale on Foxtel
Post by: Tiger Spirit on August 27, 2004, 04:35:07 PM

:thumbsup MT.

At least that was one deal we won out in.