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"I remember watching him in nsw cup. He was at left centre with Naiduki on the wing. I remember every week saying he should make his nrl debut. He was such a good defender at 18/19 years old. I would argue since then that his attacking threat has…"
"Michael, you are dumb. Doesn't mean you are a bad bloke.
The whole game of managing a roster is value for money. Will Penisni gets paid the same as the great Centres in the game and he isn't one. Move him on, it's not harder than that. Hos brother…"
The whole game of managing a roster is value for money. Will Penisni gets paid the same as the great Centres in the game and he isn't one. Move him on, it's not harder than that. Hos brother…"
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I made my piece that he might not reach the potential we hoped of him becoming an origin level back, which he was…"
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Nothing wrong with a well placed elbow to his head.
There is a scene where he goes for a gouge on a Manly player, then almost immediately he throws in a stomp to the face for good measure.
Ahhh Frank, the days of having a real bench with a no recycle rule.
If u replaced a player, he could not rejoin the game at a later stage of play, he was off for the remainder of the match. Forwards had to be both durable & tough cause they were generally expected to play the full game.
Also miss not having a real scrum. IMO its taken a lot of the suspense & grit out of the game. The front row had to get the ball, thats it. No 2nd row feed guarantees then, the ball went into the middle of the tunnel. Hookers were a breed apart. Maybe not as clever as todays Dummy Halves, but boy it was no place for the faint hearted in the front row in those days.
U mentioned Les Boyd. He was a very hard man on the paddock but I had the pleasure of meeting at him a luncheon many years ago & believe it or not, he was a real gentleman. Hard to accept that he was the same bloke. However, I don't think Darrl Bhroman would agree. Remember that stiff arm tackle in a SOO game? Wow.
He had an on air argument a few years ago with Fulton. Fulton was suggesting that what happened on the field should stay on the field and poor old Darryl didn't take to kindly to that theory. I couldn't believe my ears. I thought they were going to go the knuckle. Great radio.
But back to your comments, they say things always improve for the better but in my opinion this doesn't ring true for League.
Sure the players are faster, stronger, fitter and more skillful but the game has lost its essence. Its lost its mongrel. Its lost its characters and its become too predictable.
The players when giving interviews read off a script. Political correctness has infiltrated the game. People don't call it as they see it any more and that's a shame.
That documentary highlighted the differences between the eras and they are as far removed as the Grand Canyon. Is the game any better? Maybe
Is the spectacle or entertainment any better? In my opinion No Way!
Gettin' old now Frank.
People will start thinking we are an item
Dallas Donnelly was a great player. I remember him coming up to Byron to play for the Red Devils. He died on the beach of a heart attack while jogging along Tallow Beach. Quite spooky as I know where exactly he dropped dead...spooky indeed
Nah Snapper, Spooky's is at Angourie ;)
Shame he died fairly young but smoking 10 packs a day can that to you.