Team Lineup: Menzies First Game

[Zep]

Hey guys, was wondering if anyone would be able to get the team list for menzies first game... been searching google for a while with no luck, any help is much appreciated!.

thanks

 

[Jatz Crackers]

No databases unfortunately. The team sheets way back then were produced on papyrus paper.

 

[SilentBob]

Ivan Cleary
Craig Hancock
Jamie Olejnik
John Devereux
Jack Elsegood
Geoff Toovey
Des Hasler
David Alexander
David O'Donnell
John Jones
Tony Iro
Danny Moore
Owen Cunningham

Cliff Lyons
Chris Ryan
Steve Menzies
Gene Ngamu

Two halves, an outside back and a skinny white guy in headgear on debut on the bench, lucky there were no forums to whinge about team selections back then. Won 24-8 over a depleted Brisbane side.

 

[Zep]

thanks for that mate!

where did u get the stats from?

 

[Matabele]

Jamie Oljenik was in my fantasy side that year.  shows my fantasy football skills have improved not one jot in 15 years!

 

[SilentBob]

http://rugbyleagueproject.com/

Someone has put a lot of work in to that that site.

 

[The Wheel]

I recall that it might have been Wendell Sailors debut as well

 

[CliffyIsGod]

Both halves now our current coached.

 

[Fro]

and Cleary and Iro are in the warriors setup, must have been some coaching nous in the dressing room

 

[Zep]

they learnt from the master

 

[Fro]

Master my arse, Fulton was a good coach but he was far from the best.

 

[Zep]

never said he was the best fro.