tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post85501595200936131..comments2023-09-14T18:07:21.937-07:00Comments on Wirreandah Wandering: A Variety of SportsJofeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-42378037314821317812015-05-06T12:16:53.935-07:002015-05-06T12:16:53.935-07:00The shot you won the award for is fascinating. It ...The shot you won the award for is fascinating. It looks like some sort of a stunt I'd expect to see cheerleaders doing. I'm trying to imagine how they maneuver this with the speed of the game.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-8714833900392193142015-05-04T11:10:47.689-07:002015-05-04T11:10:47.689-07:00Wow, Robert Featherstone was a big rugged looking ...Wow, Robert Featherstone was a big rugged looking player! great photo of him. Glad you set the record straight for the 1946 Premiers. And what an active sports loving family you have. Yea!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-10041907236863826642015-05-03T16:20:49.487-07:002015-05-03T16:20:49.487-07:00A perfect lineup! And using Aussie rules too.A perfect lineup! And using Aussie rules too.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-68871461970039881472015-05-03T02:49:24.649-07:002015-05-03T02:49:24.649-07:00I'm certainly no expert, but it would appear f...I'm certainly no expert, but it would appear from the IRB Rules, r. 19, that lifting is still allwed, unless players are U15s or below: (d) Lifting and supporting. Players may assist a team-mate in jumping for the ball by lifting and supporting that player providing that the lifting and/or supporting players do not support the jumping team-mate below the shorts from behind or below the thighs from the front.<br />Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-40177113343793725092015-05-03T01:03:05.306-07:002015-05-03T01:03:05.306-07:00A great collection of images. In some of those fro...A great collection of images. In some of those from the 1940s, the date is almost carved, not in stone, but in human flesh, styles and fashions.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-33644012197615957612015-05-02T17:36:51.274-07:002015-05-02T17:36:51.274-07:00That rule about lifting in the line-out has change...That rule about lifting in the line-out has changed over the years, I think, from safety concerns. Good photo, I must say, and not surprised it won an award,Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-85209051230120346782015-05-02T16:19:18.000-07:002015-05-02T16:19:18.000-07:00What a little sweetie. And being supplied with th...What a little sweetie. And being supplied with the appropriate accoutrements. Nice to see Aussie Rules getting a mention. Go Geelong !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-5296350605271272232015-05-02T08:45:27.482-07:002015-05-02T08:45:27.482-07:00You Aussies are tough! I loved reading about your ...You Aussies are tough! I loved reading about your father in law and his photos. I didn't know about boosting up a player as you explained. Finally the little socks are adorable.Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-44654501293463254582015-05-01T13:36:55.063-07:002015-05-01T13:36:55.063-07:00My younger daughter played softball too and happen...My younger daughter played softball too and happened to win two state championships. One of the years they went all the way to the Little League World Series. My nephew was on his college rugby team a couple years.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-77247477416374677832015-05-01T00:01:32.695-07:002015-05-01T00:01:32.695-07:00A great sporting tradition in your family.A great sporting tradition in your family.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-43383423380179341522015-04-30T18:38:57.500-07:002015-04-30T18:38:57.500-07:00No, that lifting to help a designated team member ...No, that lifting to help a designated team member to catch the ball when it is thrown in from the sideline by the referee is a legal play. The two high fliers would be from the opposing teams. Aussie Rules players can jump very high too, when they are competing to 'mark' or catch a big kick during play. I should have included a shot showing that too, as they can be spectacular. 'And the bg men fly' as they say :-)Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-19694013379180728232015-04-30T18:03:17.516-07:002015-04-30T18:03:17.516-07:00Not being familiar with rugby, I don't know wh...Not being familiar with rugby, I don't know what those fellows are doing in your award winning photograph (Congrats!) Is that a legal move in a game - being elevated like that? Or was that a stunt?La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.com