Spiro Zavos on silvertails

[Matabele]

This bloke is one of the SMH Rugby columnists. Interesting take on the silvertail phenomenon:

"I believe it was Roy Masters, when he was coaching Wests, who invented the term ‘Silvertails’ for the Manly RL Club. Bankrolled by Kerry Packer, who was a great mate of Bobby Fulton, Manly RL bought most of Wests stars in a spectacular grab and heist. So Roy, a master of the language, cranked up the anti-Manly rhetoric which was gleefully picked up by Manly’s opponents and by the RL media.
It was always nonsense. Who is less of a Silvertail than Des Hasler, or Tom Keneally, Manly’s great supporter who helped Hasler with his rugbiography?"

http://www.theroar.com.au/2007/09/27/rise-of-the-silvertails-again/#comments

 

[PEPSI]

the other great irony the Masters family lioved in thge Manly area at the time and Roys Brother/father, cant recall exactly where even teachers in local schools!

 

[Canteen Worker]

Can you believe that Roy taught me Geography in Year 7 until he left for Penrith to coach the Under 23s there? (in the country it was!!)

 

[Matabele]

Can you believe that Roy taught me Geography in Year 7 until he left for Penrith to coach the Under 23s there? (in the country it was!!)

Is that what he taught you in geography?

 

[Canteen Worker]

Something like that - Penrith was country at that time, if ambiguity is what you have picked up?? :lol:

 

[Matabele]

I forgot how old you are!