Manly's Top Ten Recruits Ever

[manlyfan76]

Next topic Manlys top 10 local juniors.

 

[eagles2win]

Next topic Manlys top 10 local juniors.

Well start it then

 

[bob dylan]

Ray Higgs and Elwyn Walters.

 

[beaverlyons]

Sickens me to say it but Hasler has to be in the top ten, maybe even #1. He was a part of half of our Premiership wins.

1. Hasler
2. Lyon
3. Lyons
4. Kennedy
5. O'Neill
6. O'Connor
7. Ward
8. Ridgey
9. Kite
10. Robertson (I couldn't leave Robbo out)

Special mention must go to Aaron Moule.

And extra special mention T-Rex

 

[wombatgc]

Who could forget the efforts of Shane Winters; who was signed from the APL. (Australian Penal League).

Ironicaly where Craig Field may be playing half back soon.

 

[Phantar]

#1. Wally O'Connell. Sat out a whole season just to play & coach Manly, then got us to our first grand final. O'Connell taught Fulton who taught Hasler & Toovey.

http://soaringseaeagles.tripod.com/players/wally.htm

Far as I konw he is still alive & the club should honour him at a home game.

Yes he is - he turns 90 this year.

 

[Bearfax]

Tony Abbott's a local junior isnt he? Plays on the Right Wing I think.

 

[Rex]

By far the most important was Mal Reilly, next by some distance Lurch O'Neill. Tough forwards won the premierships, especially those early ones.

1. Mal Reilly
2. John O’Neill
3. Jamie Lyon
4. Kevin Ward
5. Spud Carroll
6. Wally O’Connell
7. Ben Kennedy
8. Cliffy Lyons
9. Les Boyd
10. Ken Irvine

Lowe, Branighan, Kite, Gillespie, Roberts & Norton also stand out.

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Tony Abbott's a local junior isnt he? Plays on the Right Wing I think.

Pre-emptive choice Bearfax. Currently plays for the opposition. That seems certain to change next season.

Gifted attacker, loves the biff, defence untested. Promising big things at Brookie next season, but then so did Craig Field.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

By far the most important was Mal Reilly, next by some distance Lurch O'Neill. Tough forwards won the premierships, especially those early ones.

1. Mal Reilly

Can't argue with that either. When we had Reilly and Fulton in the same team for several years there were very few times we didn't start favourites.

 

[Townsville Eagle]

By far the most important was Mal Reilly, next by some distance Lurch O'Neill. Tough forwards won the premierships, especially those early ones.

1. Mal Reilly
2. John O’Neill
3. Jamie Lyon
4. Kevin Ward
5. Spud Carroll
6. Wally O’Connell
7. Ben Kennedy
8. Cliffy Lyons
9. Les Boyd
10. Ken Irvine

Lowe, Branighan, Kite, Gillespie, Roberts & Norton also stand out.

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Tony Abbott's a local junior isnt he? Plays on the Right Wing I think.

Pre-emptive choice Bearfax. Currently plays for the opposition. That seems certain to change next season.

Gifted attacker, loves the biff, defence untested. Promising big things at Brookie next season, but then so did Craig Field.

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This is getting closer now.

 

[Bearfax]

Fulton came up from Wollongong and Eadie from Woy Woy or are we not looking at players who started their first grade career elsewhere.

And then in Manly's early days Johnny Bliss from Norths, Schubert from Easts, Mossop from Manly Union, Wally O'Connell from Easts, Ron Rowles from the country, Ken Day, Mick Veivers and John McDonald from Queensland, Dennis Ward from Newcastle, Kevin Junee and Johnny Mayes from Easts, Les Hanigan from the country, Michael O'Connor from St George....the list goes on

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Fulton came up from Wollongong and Eadie from Woy Woy or are we not looking at players who started their first grade career elsewhere.

And then in Manly's early days Johnny Bliss from Norths, Schubert from Easts, Mossop from Manly Union, Wally O'Connell from Easts, Ron Rowles from the country, Ken Day, Mick Veivers and John McDonald from Queensland, Dennis Ward from Newcastle, Kevin Junee and Johnny Mayes from Easts, Les Hanigan from the country, Michael O'Connor from St George....the list goes on

and almost forgot the Menzies like Phil Lowe from Brit.

 

[Eric Galt]

I think Ray Branighan was definitely one of the best, was there for the 4 premierships in the 70's, a fantastic utility player, came over from Souths the same time as John O'Neill.

 

[Bearfax]

I think Ray Branighan was definitely one of the best, was there for the 4 premierships in the 70's, a fantastic utility player, came over from Souths the same time as John O'Neill.

Yep and also Moses. Then in the 80s there was Boyd, Brown and Dorahy from Wests and Mitchell Cox and someone called Lyons from Norths.

 

[Timmy]

Chris Bailey

 

[bones]

Dallas Rennie

 

[Rex]

Fulton came up from Wollongong and Eadie from Woy Woy or are we not looking at players who started their first grade career elsewhere.
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Agree Bozo and Wombat are obvious inclusions except for the criteria in the first post:

"have played 1st Grade at another club, or come from overseas, or from another code (union basically)"

 

[Garts]

Even though he is polarised on these boards Orford has to be in the top 10 when considering the last 20 years. Without him we would not have won 2008.

 

[Bearfax]

and Kimmorley?

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Fulton came up from Wollongong and Eadie from Woy Woy or are we not looking at players who started their first grade career elsewhere.
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Agree Bozo and Wombat are obvious inclusions except for the criteria in the first post:

"have played 1st Grade at another club, or come from overseas, or from another code (union basically)"

Point take. I was just being lazy and not reading all the preceding comments.