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Back To The Future II has been all the buzz on social media paricularly the date Marty McFly goes into the future – October 21, 2015.
Let’s take a look, both back and forward, 30 years into the sporting spectrum.
Rewind to 1985
Kurri Kurri’s Casey Stoner and future World MotoGP champion is five days old.
Maitland Super K Mart Games attract up to 6000 competitors over nine days.
Preparation for inaugural Australian F1 race in Adelaide.
Greg Norman steers Australia to a 3-0 victory over US in the final of the inaugural Dunhill Cup
Maitland cricket’s Johnston family celebrates 100 years in High Street shoe store.
Fast Forward to 2045:
Gillieston Heights swimmer Maddi Elliott to have contested her ninth Paralympic Games.
Another one, if not two, generation of Elders on the trotting track.
Bart Cummings will still hold the record for most Melbourne Cup wins at 12.
Hover board racing will take off.
Olympics to have been hosted by a city in Africa.
A conundrum on the back of the proposed council merger between Maitland and Dungog - who would be the region’s sporting icon?
Both talented characters in their own right but would it be the Maitland wonder Les Darcy or Dungog cricketer Doug Walters?
A three-way AFL trade has seen Nelson Bay junior Craig Bird, who visited Maitland for several coaching clinics, move from the Sydney Swans to Essendon.
Swans coach John Longmire thanked Bird, who played 137 matches for Sydney including a premiership in 2012, for his services to the club.
“As a premiership player and an important member of our 2012 side, Craig will always hold a special place at the Swans,” Longmire said.
“Craig’s opportunities were limited somewhat in 2015 and we’re pleased to facilitate a trade that hopefully benefits both Craig and the club going forward.”
An early tube of the year entry for #BigWaveAwards – shot of Keala Kennelly at Teahupo’o snapped by Tim McKenna Photography.
Bayern Munich shot-stopper Manuel Neuer demonstrates why he’s considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world right now, then follows up his incredible save with an absolute howler.
The German side went down 2-0 against Arsenal in the European Champion’s League round game.
