‘Barass’ sat with [former Carlton player and then chairman of selectors] Jack Wrout upstairs (in the old Smokers Stand?) - but Rose sat with his man, the selector Charlie Utting, on the bench at ground level. The game of football, once it starts, is like a chess game, but in footy you can’t see all the pieces from ground level... and I believe Rose was 10 to 15 minutes behind in the 1970 Grand Final, particularly when the game started swinging and moves could have been made.
‘Barass’ sat with [former Carlton player and then chairman of selectors] Jack Wrout upstairs (in the old Smokers Stand?) - but Rose sat with his advisor, Charlie Utting, on the bench at ground level. The sport of football, once it begins, is comparable to a complex game like chess, where one can't fully grasp all the elements from a lower perspective... and I believe Rose was 10 to 15 minutes late in the 1970 Grand Final, particularly when the game intensified and decisions could have been made.