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Things you don’t see in modern rugby league
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manlyfan76
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Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
Unfortunately Woodsie 90% of the readers on this forum would have no idea as to what I am alluding. I mean it was late 60s, early 70s fare, like the passing competition and the famous emu mascot that Rex wanted to take a shotgun to (or was it a 303?)
Everything was better in black and white.
You have got me to thinking again Bear, and my thoughts have gone to the rich fabric that makes a club. Some call it culture, tradition whatever. When I was a young goose hanging around in the dressing rooms at training and on match day, one thing was very different to what I expect that you would see today.
The blokes giving the leg rubs, picking up sh1t, passing oranges etc were largely volunteers and welded on supporters and ex players. I vividly remember that on any given day the likes of Bernie Seymour, Hermie Hamilton, Roy Bull, Gordon Willoughby, Gartner, John Tenison would all be in and out of the sheds , saying g'day how you going ... even Rex Mossop would run laps of Brookie with his boxer dog on training nights. (I stayed out of Rex's way because of a previous indiscretion)
My point is that there was always a strong link between the past and present, and mentors abounded. Today I suspect the only people in the dressing rooms would be the professional staff and maybe a couple of others.
Classic
Terry Zarsoff
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St John's Ambulance men at the grand final, looking after injured players.
Terry Zarsoff
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Ferris's son Greg played for Manly in the lower grades, circa 1984.
The '47ers
When Eagles are silent Parrots begin to chatter
Terry Zarsoff
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Weren't a fan of My Three Sons in colour Woodsie? Or Bewitched, or Dad's Army?
A cousin of mine used to caddy at Manly Golf Course in the early 1970s. He reckoned they all tried to hide when Rex came looking for a caddy, because he was a lousy tipper!
And you're right about the club culture thing. Right now it seems to be on life support.
Holy crap on a stick. I also caddied at Manly in the late 60's while at school. They were all lousy tippers unless they had an extended stop at the 9th.
Was a fan of all those shows, and according to some .... we are doomed, doomed I tell you.
Terry Zarsoff
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That will be enough Frazer!
midsteyne
loyal forever
same here woodsie,ten bob for a round from the good guys,old frank the starter,the women were tight as tho didn't want to pay more than 4 shillings
Ned
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KOMORI
Born and bred an Eagle
Ferris taught me to kick goals lol... we'd compete for schooners... so you got good or he'd get real drunk lol!
Edit: I'm talking about Greg Ashton... mayhap a bit later on the scene lol..
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