They had a replay of the Manly v’s Souths 1984 semi on Fox Sports last week and Manly were leading 14-0 and then lost the knock out semi 22 -18. Then in the 1989 GF the Tigers were leading 14-0, but lost to Canberra as we all know and in 1999 GF the Dragons were leading 14-0 (if I recall?) and also lost to Melbourne in the end! Also a few important games where teams and that great start all leading 14-0 and then lost the game in the end!
A superstitious RL Fan would think that Souths have inherited Norths curse. Inheriting the ability to snatch defeat away from the jaws of victory.
I was at that semi final in 84. It was similar to Friday night, we had them on toast, the vermin were backing up from a mid week play off and we stormed into the lead, the team throught it was over and then proceeded to make every error in the book, conceding 3 tries from bombs and we were sunk. At the time it was humiliating, glad we have at least squared that ledger.
copied from a pre-Souths match thread ... I was counting on us turning the table and we did. as to my first point above - I nailed it! I should get a job as a footy analyst! [hr] (the 14-nil thing doesn't always work - we led Storm 14-nil in the 2008 GF and that didn't go so well for them
I was going to that game in 1984 until my wife pointed out that I was hosting our daughter's first birthday party, double the pain. Then last Friday much the same , hosting my daughter's son first birthday! Uncanny but a pleasing result in front of a new Manly fan.
