Who am I?

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

Frank Stokes is becoming the master at this game.

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

I remember thinking he was an absolute superstar that first year - teams just could not tackle him… seriously he was on a Tom 2021 level (almost)…

Then teams started working out game plans for him, his impact diminished, he copped a big injury and by the time he came back Julian O’Neill was going gangbusters and kept him out of the squad…

The Hauf’s career burnt like magnesium (hot and fast)…

I remember the whiplash he copped when he got tackled. Almost like Marty Lang.

 

[frank stokes]

Thanks! I'll take credit for an educated guess and sorry for the cryptic hasselhoff stuff

Lol… I love the cryptic reply, it was just too advanced for me obviously

 

[frank stokes]

TSE (the OG) has given me the big rap so I have put a bit of thought into this one in an effort to live up to the hype lol…

I am a Manly old boy, playing in a GF with the mighty Sea-eagles in my rookie year…

Whilst I did eventually move on to greener pastures, I was hardly a journeyman - only ever playing for two teams in the NSWRL…

Amazingly, whilst teams that I played in made 6 GFs during my long career, I was only ever selected for one more GF team after that rookie Manly year - and I got my sole premiership ring that year…

Who am I?

 

[40 nil]

TSE (the OG) has given me the big rap so I have put a bit of thought into this one in an effort to live up to the hype lol…

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I am a Manly old boy, playing in a GF with the mighty Sea-eagles in my rookie year…

Whilst I did eventually move on to greener pastures, I was hardly a journeyman - only ever playing for two teams in the NSWRL…

Amazingly, whilst teams that I played in made 6 GFs during my long career, I was only ever selected for one more GF team after that rookie Manly year - and I got my sole premiership ring that year…

Who am I?

Mmm...not easy. A summary of the clues

1. Local Manly junior
2. Played for Sea Eagles in losing GF side in rookie year
3. Only played for 2 teams in NSWRL (not in NRL or Super League)
4. Losing Manly GF teams (pre NRL) were 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995 & 1997, so this Manly junior must have played in one of these teams
6. As the teams he played for made six GFs, one or both of these teams must have been very strong.
7. He had a long career

Indeed, who was he?

Guesses would be Lindsay Drake & Glenn Ryan (don't know if he is a Manly junior), but they don't quite fit.

 

[rmd]

Michael Blake

 

[frank stokes]

Mmm...not easy. A summary of the clues

1. Local Manly junior
2. Played for Sea Eagles in losing GF side in rookie year
3. Only played for 2 teams in NSWRL (not in NRL or Super League)
4. Losing Manly GF teams (pre NRL) were 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995 & 1997, so this Manly junior must have played in one of these teams
6. As the teams he played for made six GFs, one or both of these teams must have been very strong.
7. He had a long career

Indeed, who was he?

Guesses would be Lindsay Drake & Glenn Ryan (don't know if he is a Manly junior), but they don't quite fit.

1. Manly old boy, not necessarily a Manly jnr… actually played juniors up the road a little (well, a bit)
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes, but as described in 1.
6. There is no 5. Aaaaaah!!!! ( but yes they ‘both’ were)
7. Relatively, yes

No and no 😁

 

[frank stokes]

Michael Blake

Not Michael no

 

[frank stokes]

1. Manly old boy, not necessarily a Manly jnr… actually played juniors up the road a little (well, a bit)
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes, but as described in 1.
6. There is no 5. Aaaaaah!!!! ( but yes they ‘both’ were)
7. Relatively, yes

No and no 😁

A further ‘point’ on ‘point 5’… he played first grade for all of those 6 teams during those seasons, just did not get selected for GF in 4 of those years… poor bloke…

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Jack Elsegood?

 

[frank stokes]

Jack Elsegood?

Not Jack no…

 

[Rorz]

Mmm...not easy. A summary of the clues

1. Local Manly junior
2. Played for Sea Eagles in losing GF side in rookie year
3. Only played for 2 teams in NSWRL (not in NRL or Super League)
4. Losing Manly GF teams (pre NRL) were 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995 & 1997, so this Manly junior must have played in one of these teams
6. As the teams he played for made six GFs, one or both of these teams must have been very strong.
7. He had a long career

Indeed, who was he?

Guesses would be Lindsay Drake & Glenn Ryan (don't know if he is a Manly junior), but they don't quite fit.

Jack Lumsden?

 

[frank stokes]

Jack Lumsden?

Another Jack that it is not… 😁

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Phil Carey?
Played in 82 GF loss, not selected for 83 GF with us. Not picked in Raiders 1987, 1989 -and 1991 GF sides, but was on the bench for Raiders in their 1990 GF win over Penrith

 

[frank stokes]

Phil Carey?
Played in 82 GF loss, not selected for 83 GF with us. Not picked in Raiders 1987, 1989 -and 1991 GF sides, but was on the bench for Raiders in their 1990 GF win over Penrith

Winner, winner.. chicken dinner…

His greener pastures eventually got him a title in 1990… well played Stuey… 👏

 

[manly al]

Best i could have come up with was Jack Elsegood also , well done Stuey

 

[40 nil]

His greener pastures eventually got him a title in 1990

Also, an intentional clue it seems

Greener pastures = Green Machine 🙂

 

[Hibyemama]

wally Lewis