The feeling of deja vu was amplified by the camera work today. The way they
had a close up of the one ‘incident’ and had to quickly pull back (or cut
away) to a 2nd one a few metres away. It was just like that Ess V Hawks Grand
Final all-in-brawl of the mid 1980s.
We used to travel all the way out to VFL park to see us play Hawthorn back
then. I’m sure it was there were Dermie KO’d Van Der Haar and also ran through
our huddle. I think it was there where he kissed Billy Duckworth too. Perhaps
all three were in the same game!
Then there was Barney breaking the point post at Windy Hill; a young Dipper
smashing a Bombers face all over his, umm, face – and an older Dipper taking
out Kevin Walsh in a Grand Final. Even just a few years ago there was that
final played at the G when it was strangely humid and the umpires didn’t help
the oppressive atmosphere either.
What is it about these two teams? Our rivalry with Collingwood and Carlton
might be greater; but Essendon and Hawthorn seem to have more memorable
incidents. May it never change.