Fun Manly Facts

[conanu]

Just to lighten the mood and to get all you Baz Bashers off his back, I thought i would give a couple of fun facts that people may have forgotten or didn't know. Or they know and I forgot???? Anyway I digress.

Fun Fact #1
Junior Paulo and JWH were in our 25 man squad in 2009. (Wish they were now)

#2
Thomas Leuluai's Dad, James Leuluai played for Manly is the early 80's and his cousin Kylie played in the early 2000's.

#3
Jye Mullane still plays in the American Rugby League with the New Haven Warriors.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Junior Paulo's dad, Senior, was a fair player too.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

I bet the new haven warriors have never won the comp.

You are correct Terry. Their best shot was a 19-18 loss (in extra time) to the Rhode Island Raiders in the local New England league.

He missed with a sitter penalty 2 minutes before full time.

 

[Real Deal]

Junior Paulo's dad, Senior, was a fair player too.

What if Junior Paulo has a son also called Junior. Then it would be Junior Paulo Jnr. Or maybe he will just call him Sammy.

 

[Sea Eagle 4 Life]

James Leuluai only played 5 games for Manly in 1985. From memory he was skinny & not very good. Hence Bozo did not afford him many 1st grade games.

 

[tookey]

Not the same Junior Paulo currently playing for the raiders.

The one we had was pretty big and useless.

 

[Cochrane]

Scott Fulton is Bob Fultons son.

 

[bob dylan]

Heres one.

We have only missed the 8 (presuming we do this year) twice in the last 12 years. Those 2 years coincide with Penns ownership.

Draw your own conclusions between bad luck or bad management.

 

[Fibro Eagle]

Fun Fact #4
Against which team did Manly draw their biggest home crowd of well over 20,000 people?


Answer: The Roosters

The ground staff counted around 18,000 people but they let people in for free after the game had started.

 

[bones]

Fun Fact #4
Against which team did Manly draw their biggest home crowd of well over 20,000 people?


Answer: The Roosters

The ground staff counted around 18,000 people but they let people in for free after the game had started.

The Brookie Oval record is 27k against Parra in 1986.

 

[Ralphie]

The Brookie Oval record is 27k against Parra in 1986.

I was there that day too.

 

[southsideeagle]

I have been to non finals Manly match of 50,000 (SCG).

 

[conanu]

Not the same Junior Paulo currently playing for the raiders.

The one we had was pretty big and useless.

Thats why I was struggling to remember him. Cheers for clearing that up. I thought it was strange that we had never mentioned him before.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Hope someone checked for any irregular betting at the local TABs. Still, can't complain about that result. As they say, when Rhode Island is doing well, League is doing well.

They were going to be named the Rhode Island Reds.

However their founder, an ex-Queenslander, didn't think it was a marketable name. I understand he was the same guy that convinced the Broncos' founders that the 'Brisbane Brumbies' wouldn't fly.

Luckily some rugby types in Canberra had other ideas, a few years later.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

I was there that day too.

Me too. Wishing I had had the forethought to bring a milk crate to stand on.

 

[DUFFMAN]

Scott Fulton is Bob Fultons son.

I don't believe that.
Has to be the Milkmans son, no way could one Fulton be such a great player and the other one of the worst to play for Manly.

 

[niccipops]

True fact #1
Manly is by far the best rugby league team ever.
True fact #2
All the other teams are horses arses.

 

[Harvies elbow]

Can any other player in history top Daniel Harrison playing 3 stints at the one club?
Manly....

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Only technically one stint but Brett Papworth had a few goes at playing for the Rorters - ended up playing only 7 games in 4 years poor bloke

 

[Mals]

Fun fact: the last time Manly had less than 10 wins in a season was 2004