Matthew Ridge Doco - the memories

[wedgetail eagle]

Matthew Ridge Comes Clean on Drugs & Addiction, Working with Marc Ellis, Fatherhood & NRL Career

Podcast Episode · Between Two Beers Podcast · 03/11/2024 · 1h 52m

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Matthew Ridge podcast if anyone’s interested.

 

[Peter C]

Matthew Ridge Comes Clean on Drugs & Addiction, Working with Marc Ellis, Fatherhood & NRL Career

Podcast Episode · Between Two Beers Podcast · 03/11/2024 · 1h 52m

podcasts.apple.com

Matthew Ridge podcast if anyone’s interested.

Liked him when he was playing for us, then he became a Super league stooge and his career was on a rapid decline,

 

[wedgetail eagle]

Liked him when he was playing for us, then he became a Super league stooge and his career was on a rapid decline,

Yes, he speaks about the 90’s Manly culture verse the Warrior’s culture he later experienced, at that time. Interesting.

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Yes, he speaks about the 90’s Manly culture verse the Warrior’s culture he later experienced, at that time. Interesting.

Thanks wedgie. Can u pls elaborate for your time poor friends?

 

[Captain Moondog]

Member of the mile high club.

 

[wedgetail eagle]

Thanks wedgie. Can u pls elaborate for your time poor friends?

Playing FB, Ridge said when he was organising defence & barked at a Manly player they just did what he said & were cool with it.
He thought Manly were a tough, high quality team.

When he arrived at the Warriors & did the same thing, individuals would get sulky & weird, Ridge thought there was a lot of dead wood in the coaching staff, generally unprofessional, at that time.

He also questioned Stacey Jones’s defence, coach Monie’s man management, not at all what he was used to.

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Playing FB, Ridge said when he was organising defence & barked at a Manly player they just did what he said & were cool with it.
He thought Manly were a tough, high quality team.

When he arrived at the Warriors & did the same thing, individuals would get sulky & weird, Ridge thought there was a lot of dead wood in the coaching staff, generally unprofessional, at that time.

He also questioned Stacey Jones’s defence, coach Monie’s man management, not at all what he was used to.

Interesting. Thanks mate.

 

[HoldenV8]

Matthew Ridge has since admitted that he only switched codes for the money.

But honestly, I'm thankful he did. IMO we don't win the 1996 Premiership without him.

 

[Under the Sticks]

Loved him as a player, Sh*t human.

Watching these podcasts reminded me what a tosser he is and you can;t say that about many kiwis. In fact he made John Kirwan seem like a decent bloke.

Handy player though and will always be my fourth favourite Manly fullback behind Wombat, Trbo and Snake.

 

[HoldenV8]

For a fullback, Ridge wasn't the fastest thing on two legs. I remember Beaver smoking him on a 70 metre run during the World Cup Semi-Final in Huddersfield in 1995 (Sean Hoppe caught him late but got palmed off).

But damn, we haven't had as good a goal kicker since. Halligan and El Masri get all the accolades for being the great goal kickers in the game, but they were not any better than Matthew Ridge. As far as the best goal kickers go, Ridge was every bit their equal.

 

[HoldenV8]

Loved him as a player, Sh*t human.

Watching these podcasts reminded me what a tosser he is and you can;t say that about many kiwis. In fact he made John Kirwan seem like a decent bloke.

Handy player though and will always be my fourth favourite Manly fullback behind Wombat, Trbo and Snake.

He lives in France so he probably fits right in.

 

[Under the Sticks]

For a fullback, Ridge wasn't the fastest thing on two legs. I remember Beaver smoking him on a 70 metre run during the World Cup Semi-Final in Huddersfield in 1995 (Sean Hoppe caught him late but got palmed off).

But damn, we haven't had as good a goal kicker since. Halligan and El Masri get all the accolades for being the great goal kickers in the game, but they were not any better than Matthew Ridge. As far as the best goal kickers go, Ridge was every bit their equal.

Hazem El Masri (891 goals @ 81.97%)
Matthew Ridge NRL Overall 1990-1999 80.22%

That's an impressive stat.