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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10 |
2 | Broncos | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 8 |
3 | Storm | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 8 |
4 | Warriors | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
5 | Rabbitohs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
6 | Sea Eagles | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 6 |
7 | Raiders | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
8 | Titans | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 6 |
9 | Knights | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -24 | 6 |
10 | Sharks | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4 |
11 | Tigers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
12 | Dragons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
13 | Cowboys | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -50 | 4 |
14 | Dolphins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 2 |
15 | Panthers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -20 | 2 |
16 | Roosters | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -62 | 2 |
17 | Eels | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -85 | 2 |