Nostalgia
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LeichhardtTiger
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Rex Mossop, Western Suburbs and Manly - folks, it's only 17 minutes but WOW! This is what I remember Rugby League to be. Rough Tough and "Forward Progress" BTW, didn't Ray Brown, Les Boyd and John Dorahy all end up playing for the Silvertails? The Big 3?
Rock Hopper Steve
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Best Socceroos coach we ever had and probably ever will, he was absolute world class at the time and the team responded to his coaching philosophy.
If it wasn't for that shit penalty decision given to Italy, the path that was falling into place could of lead to the semis of the world cup.
Jim Halpert
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Yes, all 3 reluctantly left but did it with grace and dignity, not a bad word about the club to be heard from them.
All 3 still consider themselves Magpies.
All 3 still consider themselves Magpies.
Rock Hopper Steve
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At a time when rugby league was full of one club players, come on Jim, the A holes took the money and ran.
Sir Leslie Colin Patterson, K.C.B., is the most famous Australian in the modern world; a world around which he has travelled tirelessly bearing the Australian standard in his various capacities as the former Cultural Attache to the Court of St. James, the Nobel Prize-winning Ambassador to the United Nations, and Chairman of the Australian Cheese Board.
He was (in his day) Australia’s finest diplomat, diversity watchdog and cultural icon.
He was (in his day) Australia’s finest diplomat, diversity watchdog and cultural icon.
(this is an oldie, but a rare one .... )
1926.
Take a pause.
The Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and NSW.
Victoria did not merely outplay New South Wales. They batted the contest out of relevance, piling up 1,107 runs before the innings was closed.
Nearly a century on, no team in first class cricket has managed to climb past that mark. Records have been broken, eras have shifted, but this one has remained fixed.
The innings was built on remarkable restraint and concentration. Bill Ponsford anchored the marathon with a masterclass in patience, compiling 352 runs through long hours at the crease. Jack Ryder matched that authority with an innings of his own, finishing on 295, a score that would have defined a career on any other day. Together, they turned time into their greatest ally.
For the bowlers, the match became a test of character. Arthur Mailey kept attacking despite the damage, eventually claiming four wickets while conceding 362 runs. His figures captured the imbalance of the contest more honestly than any description could.
This was cricket from an age when pitches offered little, batsmen trusted defence as much as strokeplay, and matches unfolded at a slower, relentless pace.
Some achievements age quietly.
Others remain immovable.
Like this.
1926.
Take a pause.
The Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and NSW.
Victoria did not merely outplay New South Wales. They batted the contest out of relevance, piling up 1,107 runs before the innings was closed.
Nearly a century on, no team in first class cricket has managed to climb past that mark. Records have been broken, eras have shifted, but this one has remained fixed.
The innings was built on remarkable restraint and concentration. Bill Ponsford anchored the marathon with a masterclass in patience, compiling 352 runs through long hours at the crease. Jack Ryder matched that authority with an innings of his own, finishing on 295, a score that would have defined a career on any other day. Together, they turned time into their greatest ally.
For the bowlers, the match became a test of character. Arthur Mailey kept attacking despite the damage, eventually claiming four wickets while conceding 362 runs. His figures captured the imbalance of the contest more honestly than any description could.
This was cricket from an age when pitches offered little, batsmen trusted defence as much as strokeplay, and matches unfolded at a slower, relentless pace.
Some achievements age quietly.
Others remain immovable.
Like this.
They took the money and ran.
Manly doesn't look at them as legends from that era. That would be Fulton eadie and krilich. Let's be honest they left for money but came back for the pats on the back.
Money talks but don't make you a club legend ( for manly).
Plus a few more.
