It's absolutely criminal...

[JayBee]

The way that Andrew Ryans GF-tackle is completely lost into oblivion without recognition.

Don't get me wrong - Sattlers tackle in the 2003 Grand Final was amazing to watch live - scores tied up, mid-way through the second half, a lock chasing down a winger... amzing.

Now let's look at Ryan's tackle -

• Dogs leading by 3 points in a GF.
• 80th minute of the game
• Floating ball from the halfback (Finch) finds Crocker in some space.
• Tonga misses his assignment (nearest defender) as Mick (the dick) Crocker finds space - with support looming.
• Ryan cuts in behind his defensive line to effect the tackle - not only grounding the ball-carrying player, but also dislodging the ball in the same tackle.

What makes this feat all the more amazing was this was our stand-in captain for the day.

It seems that this play has been lost into history, with only Peter Sterling making such a big deal of it at the time.

It's no flick pass for a try. It's no forward tackling a back into touch to save a try. But it was a tackle that won us our 8th premiership.

Love you Bobcat. Even if those flogs at 9 won't give you the recognition you will always deserve.

 

[habs]

Lol

 

[Wahesh]

The way that Andrew Ryans GF-tackle is completely lost into oblivion without recognition.

Don't get me wrong - Sattlers tackle in the 2003 Grand Final was amazing to watch live - scores tied up, mid-way through the second half, a lock chasing down a winger... amzing.

Now let's look at Ryan's tackle -

• Dogs leading by 3 points in a GF.
• 80th minute of the game
• Floating ball from the halfback (Finch) finds Crocker in some space.
• Tonga misses his assignment (nearest defender) as Mick (the dick) Crocker finds space - with support looming.
• Ryan cuts in behind his defensive line to effect the tackle - not only grounding the ball-carrying player, but also dislodging the ball in the same tackle.

What makes this feat all the more amazing was this was our stand-in captain for the day.

It seems that this play has been lost into history, with only Peter Sterling making such a big deal of it at the time.

It's no flick pass for a try. It's no forward tackling a back into touch to save a try. But it was a tackle that won us our 8th premiership.

Love you Bobcat. Even if those flogs at 9 won't give you the recognition you will always deserve.

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I have said this for a while, THAT TACKLE won us the grand final. Yep, gotta love Sterlo for giving Ryan the recognition, even Andrew Voss who interview him after game mentioned it, but that fact that Scott Sattlers tackle (which was an absolute screamer) gets far more recognition than this is quite bizare.

If Sattler made that tackle on Crocker instead (for arguments sake) that rest of channel 9 would've blown their loads.

 

[OldDogFan]

Those of us who remember watching Turvey play, he pulled off these type of cover defending tackles week in week out. Funny how no one ever remembers them.

 

[Reecek89]

If we had spider cam back then you would of seen roosters had a massive overlap with only Patten to beat.
One of the best passes you’d see too and a perfect like run by Crocker

 

[Heckler]

Sterling remembered it and recognised it. Superb tackle and deserved more recognition.

 

[Moedogg]

There was still time left after the Sattler tackle but the Ryan tackle pretty much won us the premiership.

I think during that time it was overshadowed by other headlines like the SBW tackle on Flannery and Thurston giving his ring to Price

 

[_G-Dog_]

The Tackle Edwards did wasnt anywhere near important with the score what itvwas at the time..

 

[DinkumDog]

The Tackle Edwards did wasnt anywhere near important with the score what itvwas at the time..

Sure, but still a cracker.
Happened right in front of me.
Sorry to see Simonsson get injured (we heard his cries as soon as he hit the ground) but it was still a try saving tackle in a GF and a very good one - Edwards totally deserved the Clive Churchill Medal, great game.

 

[ChesoBulldog]

Finch pass was 3m forward

 

[MichaelM]

Totally agree on the Bobcat tackle - I’ll also leave a link to the master

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[cookieman909]

If he doesn’t make that tackle we don’t win the GF. Simple as that.

 

[TOTTO]

I will never forget Ryans tackle in that final, everyone i was watching it with that day knows how important it was and still talk about it every grand final day.

 

[Snake]

I will never forget Ryans tackle in that final, everyone i was watching it with that day knows how important it was and still talk about it every grand final day.

Yep I was in the stands that day and the tackle happened right in front of me I was filled with elation. One of the best feelings ever. I was with about 6 mates who were all cheering for the roosters too lol

 

[albatross]

Those of us who remember watching Turvey play, he pulled off these type of cover defending tackles week in week out. Funny how no one ever remembers them.

Three beauties in the 1980 GF for starters, and all of them at least as good as Sattlers. Cover defending was like Turvey's little side-skill that got lost a bit among all his main skills.

 

[transporter]

You people didn’t see les johns tackle on Kevin Yao yea at Leichhardt oval in the 60,s. the best tackle I’ve ever seen. These other tackles were great as well.

 

[The DoggFather]

Yep I was in the stands that day and the tackle happened right in front of me I was filled with elation. One of the best feelings ever. I was with about 6 mates who were all cheering for the roosters too lol

I must of been next to you, it happened right in front of me too.

Remember it like it was just this morning.

 

[Dingo]

Love ya Bobcat

 

[D0GMATIC]

Those of us who remember watching Turvey play, he pulled off these type of cover defending tackles week in week out. Funny how no one ever remembers them.

1980 gf,Turvey made 2 of those "Sattler like" tackles.

 

[D0GMATIC]

1980 gf,Turvey made 2 of those "Sattler like" tackles. 1 at about the 7 min mark on David Michael who was pretty fast