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Date Posted: Mon, September 10 2007, 15:36:44 GMT-10
Author: Mick Stone
Subject: Re: WHO GETS THE GRAND FINAL ??
In reply to: Jason B 's message, "WHO GETS THE GRAND FINAL ??" on Sun, September 09 2007, 18:12:14 GMT-10

>For my money the grand final referee from the previous
>season who is the incumbant has to be knocked off his
>pedastool to not get selection this year.
>
>Thats the why its always been for as long as I can
>remember.
>
>Going as far back as the mid 1970's -
>
>Gary Cook (76-77)
>Greg Hartley (78-81)
>John Goucher (82)
>Kevin Roberts (83-85)
>Bill Harrigan (89-91 , 97 SL , 98-03)
>Greg McCallum (92-94)
>Eddie Ward (95)
>David Manson (96-97)
>
>All of the above guys retired after a 1st grade grand
>final appearance.
>
>The only ref who as it turned out went one year too
>many was Mick Stone who did the reserve grade grand
>final after being pipped by Bill Harrigan in 1989.
>Stone retired after this game.
>
>Paul Simpkins hasn't done anything wrong to be knocked
>off in my opinion and will get the grand final if he
>doesn't have a complete shocker in the next few weeks.
>
>What are your thoughts ?

Your facts are incorrect. Gary Cook did not retire after his grand final, neither did John Gocher, Kevin Roberts or Eddie Ward. Everything else seems ok tho'.

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