I remember mainly the atmosphere of the ground. I remember walking off and thinking, gee, if we can be a successful club and pack a place like this it is going to be a really terrific environment to play in. The pressure was on the newest sporting club in Australia to perform. Quade had received a phone call from VFL president Allen Aylett on the Thursday before the match telling him the Swans must win. So agitated was Quade he vomited before giving his pre-match speech.
Browning says that was pretty much the norm.
I reckon he wasn't the only one who would have thrown up before that match. Browning and Hounsell will today join teammates from the 1982 squad to watch their beloved Swans take on Adelaide in their first match of the 2001 season. Among those he will share a beer with are Brownlow medallist and Sydney's first captain, Barry Round, and other great Swans characters such as Rod Carter, Dennis Carroll, Steve Wright, Tony Morwood, Bernie Evans and David Rhys-Jones. Max James, whose son Heath now plays for the Swans, will also be there, with Swans ruck coach Steve Taubert. Privacy Policy Copyright 2001.