@J G You're getting carried away with the numbers ! Hahaha 😂😸🤣 Asia is home is 60 % of the world population. Soccer is only a minor sport there. Same with the US: soccer is a very minor sport. Haha 🤣🤣🤣
@@ablett9 I see what you are saying. In real time it looks dodgy but he did seem to have it as he hit the ground. Using only 1 arm didn’t help his cause.
I was at this game with my old man as a 14 yr old kid all I remember is Gazzas figure flying up in the air followed by pandamodium and a huge WOOO from the crowd as it was shown on the replay,that's what I'm talking about!Thanks dad for the memories!✌️🍻
I was there too, it was a tight finish with Collingwwod coming back from a long way down but that moment made you forget about the game situation, unbelievable leap Poor Gary never got up in the air again after that, it nearly killed him
Some leap.. I m Irish and went to all 3 tests back in 87 when the compromise football between Ireland and Australia were played in Croke Park.. Lots of punch ups but some amazing football.. I remember being fascinated by how high the rules players could leap and how they could hang in the air waiting for the ball.. Great stuff.. Jim Stynes played then.. One tough cookie
Mother's Day 1994 was when my family went to the football, all 5 of us for the first time together at a football match. Watching Geelong Vs Collingwood and this highlight of the match was one I never forgot over so many years.
I was in the pocket that day Remember it well If you were at the ground it was a mark Cant sit at home in ya arm chair and say he didn’t control it I was there......Ump blew his whistle and said Mark As a North supporter i would go just to watch the great man What a player 👏👏👏
At the end of the day it got paid a mark so what difference does it make? But I absoloutely can sit at home in my armchair and say he didn't control it, because he simply didn't.
If you run it in slow motion (repeatedly pausing it), you'll see that it was a mark. He momentarily held it in his right arm between his right elbow and body. That's why he claimed it too, because he knew he had control except for the fact that he hit the ground hard and it bounced out.
Unrelated: It shits me that they don't show the player name/number/stats on screen anymore. As a kid i knew most player names thanks to this. Now I only know the big guns...
He never once had control of it... aside from a possible split second but that isn't enough to constitute a mark. Definitely a hell of a leap and incredibly athletic play, just shouldn't have been a mark.
@@chadchadderton Pause the video at 1:54. Step forward using the . key on your keyboard. Watch the ball clearly being controlled between his right elbow and chest until he hits the ground. Understand why this was named mark of the century.
@@Ash_18037 I too agree this is a mark, no bias here, not a Geelong or Collingwood supporter or hater. It was GeelongFC mark of the century not AFL/VFL mark of the century just to be clear. The AFL/VFL mark of the century was by Shaun Smith in 1995. Personally though, any mark that comes loose before or after they hit the deck shouldn't be in any best/top50 etc video and definitely shouldn't be mark of the year, I'm looking at Nic Nat 2015 (dropped before he landed) and Jeremy Howe 2012 (come loose after landing). We need to set higher standards. This mark by Ablett wouldn't even make my top 100, maybe even 200, only because the ball coming loose after landing. There's plenty better marks by him imo.
I was at the G that day sitting right at the top of the old northern stand. When Ablett took that mark the whole crowd/ground lifted as one. Quite an Amazing thing to witness!
Pause the replay at 1:54 just as the bottom of his number 5 touches the ground. You can clearly see (unless you're blind or a Hawthorn/Collingwood supporter) that he has the ball controlled between his chest and elbow. People can debate that he possibly didn't control it for long enough, but you CANNOT watch this replay and say he had no control / it was just luck. This guy was probably the best high marker ever to play the game. He knew exactly what he was doing and deliberately used his left arm to push it to the corner of his right arm where it stays until his elbow hits the ground. Also the umpire was only about the 30 metres out from goal with no players obstructing his view AND in the perfect position to see the ball in Ablett's right arm.
I LOVE Ablett, but we were there. He rose, the crowd rose! He dropped it. We sat down again, laughed, marvelled. Then we noticed him going back for a shot on goal. Everybody was puzzled. Where was the free? Then, someone said; "I think they paid the mark?"
Was definitely NOT a mark, he never caught it, or even CONTROLLED it at ANY point - even the commentators disagreed with it. Essendon’s Gary Morcroft mark against the Bulldogs was the greatest mark ever - this was a ‘sense of occasion’ joke !
What people are forgetting is, the footage was taken from behind whereas the umpire was in front and to the right, meaning the umpire was in the best position to judge it, and he judged it a mark. He was in the best position to see the ball and to see Ablett control it with his right arm before the heavy landing popped the ball out.
Robbo you only need to have control of the ball for it to be a mark even if it spills after someone punches it after its grabbed or if you hit the ground and it spills out
Losing control of the ball when you hit the ground is still loss of control which equals no mark. Take the sentimentality out of it, it's not a mark for mine even though it was paid. I loved Gary Ablett as a player, but I will never consider that to be the mark of the century.
The shock of hitting the ground and he lost control of the ball, but he had controlled it to that point, even for a brief fraction of a second...it would have been understandable if the ump hadn't paid it, but technically it's a mark.
@@sandyian7058 well the old rules when I had rulebook when I was kid said that but the knew afl rules just say he has to control it its stupid as fuck because that wasn't a mark
I have seen it many times and I seen it the first time. No matter how many times you show it, it’s not a fucking mark, they paid it because it’s this bloke.
1:24 Ablett puts his hand up which means, "I took the mark". Umpire could have thought, "Hmm, I thought he dropped that but, oh well, Ablett's an expert player and I trust the experts".
Clearly the best editing of the century did the ball even touch Gibletts hands um let see his wrist, his stomach the ground, so in spite of the freeze frames trying to make it look like it touched his hand there are a few replays and even after several replays i dont think it touched either of his hands maybe it was close to his left hand when the ball fell on his stomach. Actually a minute later i think he was closer to marking ball than previous attempt.
I'm a lifetime Cats Fan & even I have to say he was lucky to be paid a mark. Hmm hang on I just had another couple of slo- mo replays and it does appear he holds it to his right side on the way down and the impact with the ground knocks the ball loose. Did he have it under control long enough, going by similar marks I've seen paid, yes. I reverse my view, it was a mark.
In Australian Football it is a mark and an optional free kick from the moment the umpire deems it a mark. If you get hit after the mark you can still get the ball and take your free. If you are injured a teammate can take it. The only true debate happens if the ball was touched by another player. This debate is due to the people not understanding the rules of the game and thinking that they do because their kid plays Auskick. Typing in all caps doesn't make a point.
Not sure I ever noticed this, but looks like Tony Shaw remonstrating with the umpire after the mark. And then standing over the fallen Ablett and saying a few words. Didn’t look happy. Wonder what was said?
I find it rather hilarious that people still think he controlled it. He tapped it into his body bounced off stomach into his right arm then the ball flings out clear as day. Not sure what y'all are smoking. BUT...... im glad they did pay it because it makes for great history.
@@edwardbakadingo4261 I trust u have already seen my comments? Anyway he did control it in his arms or stomach or whatever you think until he hits the ground so it is a mark.
@@alexandertahn9896 yeah in your dreams so whe was it in his left hand in the numerous replays. You say 'controlled it in his arms or stomach' so make up your mind did he control it in his arms. no because its no where near his right arm after it bounced off his wrist. OR did he control it in his stomach I have watched it many times and I am quite certain that he did not eat the ball so it was not controllled in his stomach.
Omg. I bow to you. Please yell me why it wasn't a mark your highness great and big full forward/centre half forward. I am unworthy. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@@shramo He touched the ball, and it fell straight to the ground but he didn't hold it at all. Ablett was a great player, but on that occasion no way was that a mark.
Even if it was a mark (which it clearly wasn't), how could you look at that and say it was anything special? He basically fell over while reaching out and touching the ball. once. with one hand. It's not even the ruck hit out of the week.
Back then, all you had to do was make it look good and touch it. Part of the reason we'll never see another 100 goal full forward. Everyone knows the other reason: chipping it around "the swarm" with the full forward nowhere near the goals.
anyone not from geelong knows it wasnt a mark. i mean the mark and goal of the year is decided by a phone vote and one year the winner voted for himself several thousand times so even the process to decide the mark of the year is a bad joke like everything else run by the AFL
Even the commentators acknowledge it’s not a mark? No control whatsoever then drops it. Ridiculous that this is even in the conversation for best marks ever. Great leap and a super attempt but that’s about it
it was a big leap and channel 7 edited the replay to make it almost look a bit like a mark, sort of maybe as well as removing all the commentators saying it wasnt a mark so they could pretend it was something
Whether it's a mark or not, everyone would agree that play was spectacular !!!
@J G
You're getting carried away with the numbers !
Hahaha 😂😸🤣
Asia is home is 60 % of the world population. Soccer is only a minor sport there.
Same with the US: soccer is a very minor sport.
Haha 🤣🤣🤣
This video should be called ‘most of the quarter with a dropped mark being paid somewhere in it.’
It bounced out when he hit the ground , it was a mark
@@ablett9 I see what you are saying. In real time it looks dodgy but he did seem to have it as he hit the ground. Using only 1 arm didn’t help his cause.
Amen
I was there
Greatest mark you will ever see
Never controlled it, wasnt a mark
Even if it wasn’t really a mark, the umpires still called it as one, and the effort was still sensational
@MU FC Aight, pretty sure it called Football tho
I was at this game with my old man as a 14 yr old kid all I remember is Gazzas figure flying up in the air followed by pandamodium and a huge WOOO from the crowd as it was shown on the replay,that's what I'm talking about!Thanks dad for the memories!✌️🍻
I was there too :)
Awesome! Thanks for the story.
I was there too, it was a tight finish with Collingwwod coming back from a long way down but that moment made you forget about the game situation, unbelievable leap
Poor Gary never got up in the air again after that, it nearly killed him
Some leap.. I m Irish and went to all 3 tests back in 87 when the compromise football between Ireland and Australia were played in Croke Park.. Lots of punch ups but some amazing football.. I remember being fascinated by how high the rules players could leap and how they could hang in the air waiting for the ball.. Great stuff.. Jim Stynes played then.. One tough cookie
Mother's Day 1994 was when my family went to the football, all 5 of us for the first time together at a football match.
Watching Geelong Vs Collingwood and this highlight of the match was one I never forgot over so many years.
I was in the pocket that day
Remember it well
If you were at the ground it was a mark
Cant sit at home in ya arm chair and say he didn’t control it
I was there......Ump blew his whistle and said Mark
As a North supporter i would go just to watch the great man
What a player 👏👏👏
😂😂😂😂we can see it in hd now buddy so believe what you want.
I was there and i could see he the ball hit his wrist and stomach and the ground. so did his somach mark the ball or his wrist.
Thanks mate for the confirmation
At the end of the day it got paid a mark so what difference does it make?
But I absoloutely can sit at home in my armchair and say he didn't control it, because he simply didn't.
If you run it in slow motion (repeatedly pausing it), you'll see that it was a mark. He momentarily held it in his right arm between his right elbow and body. That's why he claimed it too, because he knew he had control except for the fact that he hit the ground hard and it bounced out.
Gavin McRae Of course he claim it was a mark regardless if it was.
Gavin McRae don’t tell me...you’re a Geelong supporter. Never had control of it. Certainly was the leap of the century
Momentarily holding it isn't a mark
Yes slow me down in real life and see if it’s a mark
Mate, I'm an umpire. Not a mark. A great attempt, but he did not control it.
Unrelated: It shits me that they don't show the player name/number/stats on screen anymore. As a kid i knew most player names thanks to this. Now I only know the big guns...
Play AFL fantasy
Greatest mark of all time!!! Greatest player of all time!!!
Disco Roach 79 was better
The mark you take, without taking a mark
without the ball touching your hand
@@edwardbakadingo4261 it doesn’t have to
Salty Hawthorn supporter spotted (or maybe Collingwood... no I'm tipping Hawthorn) ;)
@@Ash_18037 Freo actually
It’s certainly a mark he controlled the ball all the way down and the force of the ground on his back knocked it out
Thankyou for this, it is so obvious
He never once had control of it... aside from a possible split second but that isn't enough to constitute a mark.
Definitely a hell of a leap and incredibly athletic play, just shouldn't have been a mark.
@@chadchadderton Pause the video at 1:54. Step forward using the . key on your keyboard. Watch the ball clearly being controlled between his right elbow and chest until he hits the ground. Understand why this was named mark of the century.
@@Ash_18037 Nope, didn't control it to be classed a mark. Well not in accordance to the law.
Still an amazing effort however.
@@Ash_18037
I too agree this is a mark, no bias here, not a Geelong or Collingwood supporter or hater.
It was GeelongFC mark of the century not AFL/VFL mark of the century just to be clear.
The AFL/VFL mark of the century was by Shaun Smith in 1995.
Personally though, any mark that comes loose before or after they hit the deck shouldn't be in any best/top50 etc video and definitely shouldn't be mark of the year, I'm looking at Nic Nat 2015 (dropped before he landed) and Jeremy Howe 2012 (come loose after landing). We need to set higher standards.
This mark by Ablett wouldn't even make my top 100, maybe even 200, only because the ball coming loose after landing. There's plenty better marks by him imo.
I was at the G that day sitting right at the top of the old northern stand. When Ablett took that mark the whole crowd/ground lifted as one. Quite an Amazing thing to witness!
Taking nothing away from Ablett, it was NO mark.
Definitely a mark...!
He tucked it in & controlled it.... & it only spilled out when he hit the turf.
haha
@@edwardbakadingo4261 .... what does that mean?
Having played footy all my life as a kid? The umpires decision is final.
If that was a mark than I’m better than Dustin Martin in a finals series
Lol
Well then you must be
Pause the replay at 1:54 just as the bottom of his number 5 touches the ground. You can clearly see (unless you're blind or a Hawthorn/Collingwood supporter) that he has the ball controlled between his chest and elbow. People can debate that he possibly didn't control it for long enough, but you CANNOT watch this replay and say he had no control / it was just luck. This guy was probably the best high marker ever to play the game. He knew exactly what he was doing and deliberately used his left arm to push it to the corner of his right arm where it stays until his elbow hits the ground. Also the umpire was only about the 30 metres out from goal with no players obstructing his view AND in the perfect position to see the ball in Ablett's right arm.
“Attempted “mark of the century
Leap of the century.
He paid it.
Only because his name was ablett, anyone else its play on
Editing of the century when you watched it later it almost looked like he might have marked it, sort of, maybe, nah not really
Actually it is a mark, no one else had touched it and it was in his arms when he fell to the ground so I am pretty sure it’s a mark
I watched that game live back in the day.
I LOVE Ablett, but we were there. He rose, the crowd rose! He dropped it. We sat down again, laughed, marvelled. Then we noticed him going back for a shot on goal. Everybody was puzzled. Where was the free? Then, someone said; "I think they paid the mark?"
1:21
your welcome
If that happened in todays footy he would have been subbed off and given a week for concussion. Those were the days!
Was definitely NOT a mark, he never caught it, or even CONTROLLED it at ANY point - even the commentators disagreed with it. Essendon’s Gary Morcroft mark against the Bulldogs was the greatest mark ever - this was a ‘sense of occasion’ joke !
The leap mate, the leap!
AUSSIES WHEN THEY TALK BACK IN THE DAY FUNNY AS !! 🤣🤣
LIKE... LOL OMG IKR FUNNY AF BACK IN DA DAY BRUH AMIRITE!!
What people are forgetting is, the footage was taken from behind whereas the umpire was in front and to the right, meaning the umpire was in the best position to judge it, and he judged it a mark. He was in the best position to see the ball and to see Ablett control it with his right arm before the heavy landing popped the ball out.
Behind, in front and to the right? It's not the fckin Kennedy assignation.
Well said
Robbo you only need to have control of the ball for it to be a mark even if it spills after someone punches it after its grabbed or if you hit the ground and it spills out
No mark
No mark
The leap was great
But did not keep control of the ball
Should be leap of the century
Was at that game 4th row 2nd teir Olympic stand right in front never forgot that
If he caught it?
Losing control of the ball when you hit the ground is still loss of control which equals no mark. Take the sentimentality out of it, it's not a mark for mine even though it was paid. I loved Gary Ablett as a player, but I will never consider that to be the mark of the century.
I agree. No way that's a mark.
In football if you have control of the ball and mark it and land and pops out it's a mark in cricket it's considered a drop catch.
No actually, people drop it all the time after they take a specky, so I consider it a mark
Don't be a downer man
Great flick of the hand
It's a mark for sure
not a mark, he drop it and wasn't long enough
agree
shut up
This is right he did not hold it for long enough he dropped it when Geelong dropped the game
tobby grant not true mate he lost the ball from the impact
Nah, never had control. If he didn’t have control and lost it on impact, then it’s not a mark. Play on
How was that s mark exactly, the ball spilled out?
The shock of hitting the ground and he lost control of the ball, but he had controlled it to that point, even for a brief fraction of a second...it would have been understandable if the ump hadn't paid it, but technically it's a mark.
Isn't the rile at least 3 seconds of controlling the ball or something
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@@sandyian7058 well the old rules when I had rulebook when I was kid said that but the knew afl rules just say he has to control it its stupid as fuck because that wasn't a mark
Technically it’s not a mark
@@royboy4571 agree
I've never thought that was a mark .
Then you’ve never been right about it
Not even close
when did it happen whatyear
I have seen it many times and I seen it the first time.
No matter how many times you show it, it’s not a fucking mark, they paid it because it’s this bloke.
It was a mark, he was in the air that long it doesn’t matter that it bounced out after he hit the ground
Mark no mark whatever, it was spectacular to witness a true afl legend
Never a mark.
Definitely a mark. Ball bobbles out only when Ablett hits the ground.
bobbles out? he fell on the ground and the ball bounced off his stomach hilarious
The man looked so much younger when he retired.
Dropped it cold lol
"(sniiiif), rip snorter." 😆 Still remember his interview where he's high on coke.
No mark, play on.
Not a mark, maybe in under 10s, that's ridiculous.
did he break a rib, an ankle, a little finger? I know that they were all big and tough men back then but, the palaver after he hit the ground?
Mark aside, whose idea was it for both teams to play in these guernseys?
As a Rugby fan that was like some form of Martial Arts Marking.
We know It wasnt really a mark but, it is still iconic
5 yrs since this vid uploaded
now 8.. how are you bro..
Legendary Gaz
Can I get a coke and ice with that please sir
1:24 Ablett puts his hand up which means, "I took the mark". Umpire could have thought, "Hmm, I thought he dropped that but, oh well, Ablett's an expert player and I trust the experts".
Clearly the best editing of the century did the ball even touch Gibletts hands um let see his wrist, his stomach the ground, so in spite of the freeze frames trying to make it look like it touched his hand there are a few replays and even after several replays i dont think it touched either of his hands maybe it was close to his left hand when the ball fell on his stomach. Actually a minute later i think he was closer to marking ball than previous attempt.
Morecrofts is mark of the century and it ended his career
The GOAT mark from the GOAT
Alot of people say he dropped it, but he caught it, and it bounced out when he hit the ground, that's a mark!!
It was a mark. he had control of the ball all the way. It only spilled out when he hit the ground.
What do you mean mark of the century. That was Shaun Smith. It was even voted on
I'm a lifetime Cats Fan & even I have to say he was lucky to be paid a mark. Hmm hang on I just had another couple of slo- mo replays and it does appear he holds it to his right side on the way down and the impact with the ground knocks the ball loose. Did he have it under control long enough, going by similar marks I've seen paid, yes. I reverse my view, it was a mark.
In Australian Football it is a mark and an optional free kick from the moment the umpire deems it a mark. If you get hit after the mark you can still get the ball and take your free. If you are injured a teammate can take it. The only true debate happens if the ball was touched by another player. This debate is due to the people not understanding the rules of the game and thinking that they do because their kid plays Auskick. Typing in all caps doesn't make a point.
Farce of the century.
Not sure I ever noticed this, but looks like Tony Shaw remonstrating with the umpire after the mark. And then standing over the fallen Ablett and saying a few words. Didn’t look happy. Wonder what was said?
what a mark
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@@sliat1981 You disagree?
@@planetx1595 well for a mark you have to either catch or have control of it.
Special comments by Don Scott.
A very difficult man to listen to. Thank god they worked that out.
I find it rather hilarious that people still think he controlled it. He tapped it into his body bounced off stomach into his right arm then the ball flings out clear as day. Not sure what y'all are smoking. BUT...... im glad they did pay it because it makes for great history.
He held it for then 3 seconds that makes it a mark
0:04 Rowe took mark of the millennium but wasn't paid. Controlled it as long as Ablett's.
Following that line... Who took the mark of the million years?
Haha 😂🤣
@@capitainebonhomme1609 Tim Darcy 0.59 :p
and thousands of others not paid, as Robbo said what a great leap, and then the ball bounces off his stomach
@@edwardbakadingo4261 I trust u have already seen my comments? Anyway he did control it in his arms or stomach or whatever you think until he hits the ground so it is a mark.
@@alexandertahn9896 yeah in your dreams so whe was it in his left hand in the numerous replays. You say 'controlled it in his arms or stomach' so make up your mind did he control it in his arms. no because its no where near his right arm after it bounced off his wrist. OR did he control it in his stomach I have watched it many times and I am quite certain that he did not eat the ball so it was not controllled in his stomach.
Last time I seen a touch like that paid was at my younger cousins Auskick game ITS NOT A MARK
Having played full forward and centre half forward at a relatively high level, that was not a mark in any way shape or form.
Hahahahahahahahahahabababababababababababahahahahahahahaha
Omg. I bow to you. Please yell me why it wasn't a mark your highness great and big full forward/centre half forward.
I am unworthy.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@@shramo He touched the ball, and it fell straight to the ground but he didn't hold it at all. Ablett was a great player, but on that occasion no way was that a mark.
ABLLET SENSATION
Biggest not-a-mark of the century
Where’s the mark
Ablett almost died for our entertainment
Sean Smith beats it hands down
anyone who actually touched the ball with one hand let alone 2 took more of a mark than this myth
01:23 Shivers. Down. The. Spine.
Not even close to a mark . , doubt he even new where the ball was after it left his hand
If there was a bed of pillows under him the ball wouldn’t have spilled out ???
Exactly it could have been play on.
Slow it down to 0.25 speed and it looks like a mark
Marked my arse !
1:21
And you're telling me McGoverns mark tonight against Collingwood wasn't paid. Fuck me
It's not a mark he didn't even catch the ball. Let all be serious people.
I wish there was another angle
so you could see that it didnt actually touch either of his hands
@@edwardbakadingo4261 it touched his right arm
Thats not a fucking mark he didn't control it at all he just fell with it
Ball bounced right off his chest no mark
I was there never for that mark
No one at the ground thought it wasn’t a mark.
Only the commentators doubted it
well you are kidding you must have been in the center of the geelong cheer squad if you believe that.
if it actually was a mark ..
only caused the umpire like him as much as Don Scott did even Buce McAveney was sitting on the fence.
It was watch at 0.5x speed
He controlled in under his right arm and it only bounced out when he hit the ground.
Sensational.
hilarious, it bounced off his right wrist and landed on his stomach near his left hand so which one of his hands held it on the way down mate.
It’s a mark
I’ll never understand how this was deemed a mark…
Even if it was a mark (which it clearly wasn't), how could you look at that and say it was anything special? He basically fell over while reaching out and touching the ball. once. with one hand. It's not even the ruck hit out of the week.
which hand was that it hit his wrist and his stomach and the ground
@@edwardbakadingo4261 it didn’t
Your absolutely on another planet wasn’t even a Mark. Nowhere need Alex Jesalenkos in 1990 grand final..
Back then, all you had to do was make it look good and touch it. Part of the reason we'll never see another 100 goal full forward. Everyone knows the other reason: chipping it around "the swarm" with the full forward nowhere near the goals.
only if you wore no 4 at geelong anyway, dodnt think many other attempts at marking that didnt touch the players hand were paid marks
No mark - play on!Obviously never seen real marks by Ian McKay or Don Lindner. (Oh, that's right, they're not Vics and therefore don't rate)
anyone not from geelong knows it wasnt a mark. i mean the mark and goal of the year is decided by a phone vote and one year the winner voted for himself several thousand times so even the process to decide the mark of the year is a bad joke like everything else run by the AFL
Even the commentators acknowledge it’s not a mark? No control whatsoever then drops it. Ridiculous that this is even in the conversation for best marks ever. Great leap and a super attempt but that’s about it
it was a big leap and channel 7 edited the replay to make it almost look a bit like a mark, sort of maybe as well as removing all the commentators saying it wasnt a mark so they could pretend it was something
Nothing like a mark but thank god it was paid. The umps had some theatre in them back then.