To a chorus of 'Bobby beats his wife' (three lions tune) from the Southstand - referring to revelations in the papers earlier that week. That was a night with a fantastic atmosphere in the Southstand.

Another one to remember but for all the wrong reasons was the Premiership semi-final against Hull - where John Gallagher bottled catching the bomb right at the end and we lost the game from the resulting try.... I never forgave him for that, I was only a kid at the time, and had no understanding or sympathy for the hard time he was apparently having at Leeds, or for the after effects of the spear tackle - I just thought he was a spineless, gutless, ginger, Union pansy..... And that's being polite.

Bobby Goulding's missed goal is a good call. Even the North stand erupted after that.

Some others :

Beating Cas with an Academy side at Headingley, when Bluey was coach.

Danny Ward's drop goal.

Sinfield's touch line conversion to beat Warrington at Headingley in 2008(?)

Matt Diskin's try vs Wigan at Headingley in 2004. JJB scored 2 in that game IIRC.

Calderwood's try vs Wigan at the JJB from the 20m tap.

Garry Schofield's debut vs Auckland as I suddenly realised what Leeds would look like with a world class centre. Also his intercept try vs Cas in the Yorks Cup Final. I wish I could see that again for the first time because he literally charged onto the pass at full speed as though he was an attacking player and so was out of view when the pass was made. The only similar moment since in terms of surprise was McGuire's try in the WCC vs Canterbury.

That Wigan game 94/95 was one of the best I've seen for pure entertainment and the result.

Against us, Martin Offiah scoring a try for Widnes rounding players on the outside as though they weren't there. I'd never seen pure speed like that before. Also Henderson Gill in the first game I watched had me (and the Leeds defence) mesmerised, and in the same year Des Drummond destroying us and terrifying the defence every time he got the ball in the year they were Champions.

Yep, amazing scenes then pitch invasion and chair lifting him off like an emperor at the end!

I had my leg in a full cast after breaking my knee, watched the game in telly then my mates carried me to the pub. After that it got very, very messy

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What is this ? A happy thread on Southstander, and one that's not been derailed by the usual "may Dad is bigger than your Dad" stuff we see.....surely my eyes deceive me !!





Des Drummond's "touch down" try in the JP Trophy Semi Final at Fartown....how it was awarded i will never know (I think that won the BBC's try of the season too).

Think GCH mentioned the Schoey try at Castleford after being sin binned, I've never seen a set of fans go so mad when he scored.

2003, we were right in line with Sinny's kick behind the posts, and the moment it left his boot it was over.

My first real hero in Blue and Amber, ET, how he used to just glide across the pitch was amazing to see.

24-24 v Hill KR in the CC Semi Final, how we didn't win that game I will never know, especially as they were down to 12 men.

Scott Donald's try against Saints in the GF 2007, it gave me goosebumps and I was crying like a baby at how excited I was when he scored.

There are so many more....I could be here all day

oooh, sounds nasty. did you get that from playing? few beers would have numbed the pain i guess

I'll admit I wasn't confident. Easy to forget after what he did in later years but his kicking back then in 2003 wasn't as good/consistent. Just looking at the video you can see a clear difference in his technique.

Another Sinfield moment. The Tansey Magic weekend try is often talked about but my abiding memory is of Sinfield out of nowhere busting out a cartwheel in celebration.....god knows where that came from

1978 CC quarter final v Bradford Northern. John Atkinson leaving defenders for dead down the north stand side. Official attendance of 18k though I reckon there were more present than the subsequent GB v Aus test where the crowd was given as 32k. Atkinson's tries, and the one in the 7-2 semi final win against saints the previous year, made me a fan for life.

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I didn't think he would land it at the time. Took a tremendous amount of bottle, and character which we obviously came to see time and again down the years but it wasn't so evident up until this point. Must have been a real sinking feeling for the Saints players behind the sticks who i would guess thought he would miss too!

Both those were in titanic struggles in typically awful weather. Another memory from the QF V Bradford was Willie Oulton laughing as he lined up the final conversion from bang in front. Apparently one of the retreating Northern forwards had said 'Don Fox missed one of these.' Oulton didn't.

The Atkinson try in the semi at Central Park is still one of my favourite Leeds team tries albeit now only from fading memory - only 38 years ago .... really how did that happen. I can still see Steve Pitchford hit up and offload, Neil Hague dancing across field, Les Dyl arcing to the left and Atky dropped off inside streaking across the muddy mess to score under the sticks.

By comparison already forgotten this season and it hasn't even officially finished yet.

Yes to both questions! Did it the week before. Worst part was getting the runs after a dodgy chinese. If anyone has ever had a full leg cast and had to rapidly get on the toilet they'll know what I mean.

Pretty much how I remember it, except that I think it was Cookson who offloaded out of a 3 man tackle. Could easily be wrong though. Central Park, not my first game but the first one I saw that wasn't at HQ. 38 years, sheeesh! actually, thinking about it, it's 39!

Yep, 39 it is. Would love to see the video of that game again, especially the performance of the Leeds front row Harrison, Ward and Pitchford, magnificent to a man. Re Cookson/Pitchford - I started scrap booking one day short of a month after the semi-final so I think I'd struggle to find confirmation now unless anyone else out there remembers.

I think it was 1986 when Cliff Lyons landed a drop goal from 40 yards out, the ball was still rising as it went over the crossbar towards the old scoreboard end. Never seen a drop goal like it since

To think he was the 2nd choice kicker behind Furner for the previous rounds in the cup and only got given the job ahead of him the week before that game when we beat Saints in the league and he hit 4 from 4.

Last home game 2003, we were getting beat 20-0 iirc by Saints and looked totally gone, but in the last 25 mins we scored 5 times and won 30-20.

The pace throughout our team 2003-5 gave us an ability to score from deep Ive not seen before or since.

Does anyone remember Mcdermott dummying for a drop goal and then scoring V warrington in 97?

Or B Goulding missing a kick just to the side of the uprights in the last min which would have won the game in 97?

The 19-0 win at Wigan under Doug Laughton deserves a mention. A young lad on loan from York Matt Shaw played his part and 2 Phillis Ford tries and a 70m John Bentley try made it a happy trip.

I always remember a JPS Trophy tie at Headingley in mid 80s v Wigan, which ended in a 10-4 win i think. In that game the brilliant Tony Currie took John Chicka Ferguson on the outside near South Stand and skinned him for pace. In the 2nd half Currie scored a belter to win it. That guy was some player but whenever i mention him very few people remember him.

Craig Izzard's fight with Joe Grima which nearly went into South Stand was worthy of a mention too. First time i had seen a Leeds forward stand up to Widnes rough house play in those day. We went on to beat them that day. Izzard was phenomenal that year for us.

One of the most charismatic Leeds players ever. I remember a game at Salford when he didn't play, but was on kicking tee duties. Every time he ran on the pitch, we were chanting his name louder than we'd been cheering during actual play.

Izzard and ET - how about those two for setting the standard for overseas recruits. Two completely different types of player, but both absolutely phenomenal.

For me, ET was everything any young bloke could ever want to be (he'd definitely be my man crush).. Tough, quick, super skilful, athletic, model looks..... They don't make many like him.... Not completely perfect though, he was prone to the odd 'Ferres' moment....

IIRC Simon Irving was on kicking duties that night, banged one over Sinfield at Huddersfield like off the 'wrong' touchline for a right footer but had to retake it as the touch judges were not ready..... What? Made no difference he repeated the kick to perfection.



Another great game. Did Brett Kenny play? John Holmes certainly starred for Leeds opposite him if he did. Chicka Ferguson was also great to watch, so casual until he hit fresh air then he was gone. That was a special Wigan team that year and Leeds got over them that Saturday afternoon.

It was Steve pitchford who passed to Dyl and then onto John Atkinson. The 2 tries Atkinson scored v Bradford in quarter final in 1978 is another favourite memory from a that era.

Alan Smith coming off his wing and tackling a centre man and ball is another sight I would love to see along with Atkinson going in and out and leaving a full back for pace.

In that semi at Wigan v saints in 1977 , Steve Pitchford headbutted the late dave chisnall and the claret was flowing. He was not too happy mr chisnall. It was a tough, gripping match in awful conditions that game, which made the Atkinson try from our half all the more special and exciting. The only try of the game.

Kenny was not playing that year, it was the year after he came over. John Holmes put Tony Currie in the gap with a piece of class play, probably the last big game he won for Leeds with a. Touch of magic. The last of a very long list. Holmes suckered a young Edwards onto him and slipped Currie through. Think I have dvd of the game somewhere.