We Should Larn From The Past

Photos: The Caledonian agree programme from 1979 for the Calies together with Tasmanian games against the visiting Newcastle KB United [Courtesy of the Rodney Tattam Collection]

Forgive me for proverb I’ve seen it all before.

But, it’s true.

Others who accept had a long involvement inwards Tasmanian football game are likely proverb the same thing.

After the recent matches involving local clubs against South Melbourne together with Melbourne Knights, at that topographic point has been about give-and-take virtually the form of teams that should accept been selected to play these Victorian Premier League sides.

The representative squad that played against Melbourne Knights on the Sunday, for example, came upward for about criticism inwards regard to squad alternative together with playing style.

Some said a Tasmanian side should accept been selected, every bit was the instance for the game against Central Coast Mariners inwards July concluding year.

Well, such visits past times interstate sides are non new.

Shown inwards a higher house are pages from a programme produced past times the Caledonian firm inwards Feb 1979.

Calies, every bit they were unremarkably known, absorbed Hobart Rangers a decade earlier, before themselves merging alongside Kingborough to shape Kingborough Lions United.

Ken Morton was Calies motorbus at the time, together with therefore he is also likely proverb he’s seen it all before.

Morton has retained the burn downwardly together with the sweat to nevertheless survive organising such matches today - as motorbus of South Hobart.

Morton didn’t rest alongside Calies for long. In fact he didn’t run across the flavor out together with took over the player-coach part at Rapid presently later arriving inwards Tasmania from Western Australia.

Calies played Newcastle KB United on the Sabbatum together with a State squad - actually a southern Tasmanian selection - played Newcastle KB United 1 time to a greater extent than on the Sunday.

Two games inwards 2 days. No employment inwards those days.

The Calies side together with the State squad listed are interesting.

Which players are nevertheless involved inwards about capacity nowadays?

Chris Hey is 1 who has seen it all, together with therefore all those who criticise Chris, fifty-fifty on this blog, should intend again. Just similar Morton, Hey has seen it all together with has been involved every bit a histrion together with a motorbus together with I reckon he knows what he’s talking virtually together with is trying to improve the local game.

Alister Hales nevertheless has about involvement alongside Beachside, spell Paul Jones was refereeing non together with therefore long ago.

Eamonn Kelly was, until relatively recently, coaching Glenorchy Knights together with the Tasmanian side.

David Smith is, of course, the Northern NSW coaching director, spell Rodney Tattam coaches women’s football game these days.

Neil Thomas played alongside Kingston Cannons until recently, spell Willie Peters catches the occasional local game.

So, at that topographic point y'all accept it. Nothing novel nether the sun, but I want we’d acquire something from the past. We’d survive meliorate prepared for today - and tomorrow.