Best Manly player who never...won the comp? I'll go Les Boyd, he was a beast who had it all, maybe a tad too much aggression!
Not the best, but a very good player who just missed out was Chris Hicks. Very very underrated player who left after 07. Would loved him to have won a comp with us.
You may as well nominate Bill Bradstreet.Batty, Hannigan, Tennant (the Pig) and mis-spend days on the hill.
If your parameters are simply who was the most dynamic, talented whatever player, then sure. Les is right up there.Stanton won a comp as coach!
Can't comment on some of those but ... Hannigan, Batty, and Tenant are rightfully Manly icons, but were not better rugby league players than Les Boyd.
Blake was incomparably brilliant but, while not exactly a one-trick pony ....he was a bit like that!
You may as well nominate Bill Bradstreet.
Boyd never fulfilled his potential at Manly (nor in the game of rugby league), but he's the one I think of.
Which is why I posed the question, I'm hoping there's a better Manly nomination.
So far I'm not persuaded.
Try to pay attention.Sorry, wasn't nominating, just reminiscing.
Try to pay attention.
Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 6 | |
4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 4 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 4 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | -15 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | -22 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | -36 | 2 | |
2 | 0 | 2 | -56 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 3 | -64 | 0 |