LOL@PARRA

[Brookvale]

Lol hahaha

 

[ManlyBacker]

Another thing I can enjoy this week. Time to get out the blue & gold paint and find an old spoon to send to them.

http://www.nrl.com/eels-add-spoon-to-nrl-season-of-woe/tabid/10874/newsid/69520/default.aspx

 

[Chip and Chase]

I can't believe they haven't won one for 40 years. Gee there must have been some woeful sides around in that time.

LOL @ Parradoesn'tmatta.

"I've stop caring mate".....haven't we all Nathan, haven't we all.

Time to send some texts, I've never forgotten '82 and '83

 

[Bradza]

Left a wooden spoon with a Congrats Eels sign on my manager's desk this morning. He was most appreciative!

 

[Captain Moondog]

Feel sorry for Hindmarsh. Did anybody notice him on the Ch. 7 news in Qld. before the Broncos game. The newsreader asked who's going to win tonight, Hindmarsh says Manly, the bloke says the Broncos have plenty to play for, Hindmarsh says again Manly will win, newreader says surely the Broncos are a hope, Hindmarsh says no. lol.

 

[DSM5]

What I've always noticed about Hindmarsh is that although he makes a lot of tackles, many of those are the third man in. Anyway, he ought to be utilized by the League to promote the game out West. Gould's done nothing for the game, busying himself in destroying the local content at Penrith.

 

[Normie]

A friend of mine got the ****s when she was presented with a wooden spoon yesterday even though she has had great delight in previous years giving them out to others. Typical Eels supporter........

 

[faithful]

A record Manly holds that I love to bring up with supporters of other clubs our first grade side has never been presented with the wooden spoon.

 

[The Who]

What other clubs have been spoonless? I'm sure Brisbane. Unsure about Worriers or the 'Boys.

 

[ssar]

Has it really been 40 years since the Eels earned the spoon?
1972 eh,...

---

1972 Ladder - Minor Premiserhsip
# Team P W D L
1 Manly 22 18 1 3
2 Easts 22 17 1 4
3 St George 22 16 2 4
4 Souths 22 14 8
5 Newtown 22 11 2 9
6 Canterbury 22 12 10
7 Wests 22 8 1 13
8 Cronulla 22 8 14
9 Norths 22 7 1 14
10 Balmain 22 6 1 15
11 Penrith 22 5 1 16
12 Parramatta 22 4 2 16

---

Oh in in the Grand Final that year, just happened to notice:

Grand Final
Date:Sat 16-Sep-1972 Venue:S.C.G. Crowd:54,357
Manly 2t 6g 1fg 19
Easts 2t 4g 14
Manly won by 5 pts

---

Heartbroken.

 

[ssar]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rugby_league_wooden_spooners

2 Parramatta Eels 12 63 17.5% 1947, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970, 1972, 2012
6 South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 100 8.0% 1945, 1946, 1962, 1975, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2006
7 Canterbury Bulldogs 5 75 6.7% 1943, 1944, 1964, 2002*, 2008
8 Sydney Roosters 5 102 4.9% 1949, 1963, 1965, 1966, 2009
8 Penrith Panthers 4 43 9.3% 1973, 1980, 2001, 2007
12 North Queensland Cowboys 3 15 20.0% 1995, 1997 (SL), 2000
17 Cronulla Sharks 2 43 4.7% 1967, 1969
19 Melbourne Storm 1 12 8.3% 2010*
19 Newcastle Knights 1 22 4.5% 2005
19 Canberra Raiders 1 28 3.6% 1982
23 Gold Coast Titans 1 5 20% 2011
26 Newcastle Rebels 0 2 0.0%
29 Wests Tigers 0 10 0.0%
30 St George Illawarra Dragons 0 11 0.0%
31 New Zealand Warriors 0 15 0.0%
32 Brisbane Broncos 0 22 0.0%
34 Manly Sea Eagles 0 60 0.0%

---

Wow.

 

[Jethro]