by Mark Schwerdt
I wasn’t a huge racing person (although I went a bit in my late 70s Adelaide Uni days, and even saw Dulcify fly home on debut at Morphettville at the juicy odds of 330-1), but still remember Alf as the cranky old bugger who presented the day’s racing highlights on the ABC News every Saturday night, after a long day of calling for 5AN.
He’s not short of self-esteem as this 15-odd minutes will tell you.
I’m sure that Crio will have some Alf Gard stories too.
Saw my first SANFL game in 1967 – Dogs v Peckers.
Have only ever seen the Dogs win 1 final in the flesh (1972 1st Semi)
Mediocre forward pocket for the AUFC Blacks (1982-89)
Life member – Ormond Netball Club
-That’s me on the right
Never heard of this bloke before. Very entertaining interview. Peter Walsh can be an annoying sports broadcaster but I think he’s under rated as an interviewer.
Is this an Almanac record, 2.5 years between article and its first comment?