ManlyTragic
Bencher
Gees ....you blokes are pretty old! ....just sayin
I will reserve judgement.Pss ... I wouldn't be surprised if that is the most times reserves has been used in one sentence in the history of the English language ...
1965 was the year of I started watching Manly at Brookvale Oval. I remember all the players in that team well - 9 were Manly juniors. The import of Queensland internationals Veivers & Day (great running forward) was part of the build up for Manly to make the 1968 GF. McDonnell was from Berri (I think) & Hamilton from Kurri Kurri. It was a great pack with a lot of skill, pace, power & toughness.
I remember all the players in the Parramatta team except the two front rowers. The back line was fairly handy - Brown was a very good goal kicking winger from Queensland. Rushworth was a centre from the country who was selected at age 20 for the 1967 Kangaroo tour to England. Hallas & Lingard were both English internationals. Lingard usually played in the halves and his tackling technique of grabbing an attacking player's arm & flinging him to the ground came to be known as the 'Cumberland throw' - it was later outlawed.
Team | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Bulldogs | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 18 |
2 | Warriors | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
3 | Storm | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 14 |
4 | Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 14 |
5 | Sharks | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 12 |
6 | Cowboys | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -14 | 11 |
7 | Broncos | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 10 |
8 | Sea Eagles | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 10 |
9 | Roosters | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -42 | 10 |
10 | Tigers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -44 | 10 |
11 | Rabbitohs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -62 | 10 |
12 | Dolphins | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
13 | Dragons | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -15 | 8 |
14 | Knights | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -52 | 8 |
15 | Titans | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -84 | 8 |
16 | Panthers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
17 | Eels | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -121 | 6 |