Silvertails greatest ever whipping boy

[LeonardCohen]

I imagine @BOZO venting about Parker would trump any collective whipping of other players from the wider forum community…that’s some sort of achievement.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Paul "Steppa" Stephenson was always good for a rant or two back in the good old days when our entire team was made up almost entirely of well-meaning plodders.

 

[Brookie Bob]

Grant Wooden? Luke Dorn?

 

[madmax]

I dunno I think most players have been whipping boys apart from Jrbo & a select few others! It’s like no one is good enough to wear Maroon & White!

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

I imagine @BOZO venting about Parker would trump any collective whipping of other players from the wider forum community…that’s some sort of achievement.

Parker? Parker got off lightly from Bozo compared with poor Lachie Croker. Was before your time here but he once referred to Croker as "the cancer in the side" when he was a kid in his first year at Manly.

Croker of course has gone on to rack up 150 NRL games, even winning Manly's best & fairest a couple of years ago, but these days he's definitely attained the status of a gold-plated Silvertails whipping boy.

 

[ALinda]

I can't agree about Willo. I think there've been more deserving whipping boy contenders than Williamson.

One of the first that came to mind is Chris Bailey, who surely warranted it. Another one is James Hasson and of course Lewis Brown.

 

[Dion Johnson]

Not sure where he rates as a preferred whipping boy, Nate Myles would have to be one of the worst performed players signed by the club though.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Not sure where he rates as a preferred whipping boy, Nate Myles would have to be one of the worst performed players signed by the club though.

Yep, although to me 'whipping boy' makes me think of the player that tends to conveniently cop the blame for a loss ... regardless of whether it was actually their fault!

 

[Dan]

Wasn't Willow referred to as the GOAT.

Ah no that's right he had the 🐐 photos.

Nah he was referred to as having photos of des with a goat....hence the goat photos meme. It's the only reason he was picked every week

 

[Dan]

Paul "Steppa" Stephenson was always good for a rant or two back in the good old days when our entire team was made up almost entirely of well-meaning plodders.

Think his brothers still a member of the site.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Think his brothers still a member of the site.

One of his brothers played for us as well, right? Ben? And I think Paul then had a career in administration with the QRL.

Thing is, I always liked him as a player. Always thought he did his best for the club during some pretty lean years. But, like most of the site's whipping boys, people expected him to be more than he was.

 

[Dan]

One of his brothers played for us as well, right? Ben? And I think Paul then had a career in administration with the QRL.

Thing is, I always liked him as a player. Always thought he did his best for the club during some pretty lean years. But, like most of the site's whipping boys, people expected him to be more than he was.

Don't know for sure. His son sam plays in qld and was Australian schoolboy i think.

Won't call out his brothers on here but he has mentioned things before and that he thinks steppa was lucky and not talented hahaha

 

[LeonardCohen]

Parker? Parker got off lightly from Bozo compared with poor Lachie Croker. Was before your time here but he once referred to Croker as "the cancer in the side" when he was a kid in his first year at Manly.

Croker of course has gone on to rack up 150 NRL games, even winning Manly's best & fairest a couple of years ago, but these days he's definitely attained the status of a gold-plated Silvertails whipping boy.

Geez, that’s some sort of metaphor from our Bozo!

 

[wombatgc]

Don't know for sure. His son sam plays in qld and was Australian schoolboy i think.

Won't call out his brothers on here but he has mentioned things before and that he thinks steppa was lucky and not talented hahaha

Sam’s currently training with the Titans top crew over summer. They’ve got big wraps on him at the Titans.