One from the distant past.
(Just as an aside - When I was a kid, maybe 8 or 9, I was taken by my uncle to Cumberland Oval to watch the Berries (my uncle's fav) playing against Parra. At half time, I climbed over the white picket fence and ran up to the tallest footy player I'd ever seen and asked him to sign my autograph book. What I hadn't factored in was that the Eels were being thrashed that day, and I received the bluest of language from Mr R Thornett - I guess it's all a matter of timing! Anyways, I learned my lesson.)
RIP - Richard Norman (Dick) Thornett (23 September 1940 – 12 October 2011)
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(Apology - this should have gone into the "Rugby League History thread."
(Just as an aside - When I was a kid, maybe 8 or 9, I was taken by my uncle to Cumberland Oval to watch the Berries (my uncle's fav) playing against Parra. At half time, I climbed over the white picket fence and ran up to the tallest footy player I'd ever seen and asked him to sign my autograph book. What I hadn't factored in was that the Eels were being thrashed that day, and I received the bluest of language from Mr R Thornett - I guess it's all a matter of timing! Anyways, I learned my lesson.)
RIP - Richard Norman (Dick) Thornett (23 September 1940 – 12 October 2011)
![1716363042321.jpeg 1716363042321.jpeg](https://weststigersforum.com/data/attachments/12/12353-c560315a316d6ed5b5ff307dcd74cead.jpg)
(Apology - this should have gone into the "Rugby League History thread."
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