goal kicker

[AmericanHistoryX]

Okay. I just prefer facts. Thats all.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

As if you know

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I deal in reality.

 

[69-05-41]

Every year we lose a couple of games due to the lack of a goal kicker. In the glory days of finishing ninth that cost us a place in the finals. Recently it has helped us win a couple of spoons. We also have a track record of selecting dud captains.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

think Lobb gets the kicking duties

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Sezer or Sullivan will be GK....APi 3rd string

 

[Roar_Power]

think Lobb gets the kicking duties

No Staines and Tupou on the wings?

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Hopefully not

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Look where that got us

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

think Lobb gets the kicking duties

Has to get a NRL spot first.
Tupou and Staines would be infront of him.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Not for goal kicking. And not on last years form.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

No more names. Just the dream.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Who cares who plays where.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

80 minutes. Are we asking too much.

 

[BunganHead Tiger]

Just a couple of comments on some previous posts in this thread. You are once again correct Hal. Wayne Miranda was both indeed a very proficient swimmer and top notch water polo player.
In terms of goal kicking, Dennis Bendall did not kick for Balmain. He came into 1st grade as an inside centre and was partnered with another young strapping centre in Wayne Wigham. Dennis was the very first rugby league player to make first grade from Japanese extraction. He was reknowned for his classic bootlace tackles and was oft referred to as a 'Kamikaze Defender'. Dennis was fast, elusive and fearless with the ball in hand. I decided to look up the opponents against whom he locked horns one on one in the centre position. Here are a handful of the players against whom he matched up in first grade:

Bob Fulton
Ray Branighan
Steve Rogers
Mark Harris
Mick Cronin
John Dorahy*

Quite a handy bunch! Dennis held his own against this mob in first grade. In many ways he was understated because he didn't play for Manly, Parra, or Eastern Suburbs.
Of course Dennis suffered that tragic accident whist diving into a pool in The Blue Mountains. I met Dennis and his wife some time ago on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. He was happy. He was giving his time as the chief fundraiser for the Collaroy Cougars Rugby Club.
Dennis Bendall never kicked goals for Balmain, but he has sure kicked a few throughout a wonderful life.

* Great Bloke Too !

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Great post. Thanks for the history. Who will kick this year. Nostalgia thread.

 

[BunganHead Tiger]

Great post. Thanks for the history. Who will kick this year. Nostalgia thread.

Thanks @AmericanHistoryX. To answer your 24,595 Dong question, Sezer will take on the kicking duties. Lobb seems a competent kicker but Benji will run with Staines and the incumbent Tupou on the wings. Api has enough on his plate trying to run a team.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

think Lobb gets the kicking duties

He has to be picked first

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Thanks @AmericanHistoryX. To answer your 24,595 Dong question, Sezer will take on the kicking duties. Lobb seems a competent kicker but Benji will run with Staines and the incumbent Tupou on the wings. Api has enough on his plate trying to run a team.

Its official. We have an insider and possibly leaks. More importantly Bungan Beach. One of the most beautiful on the planet. I dont really care who kicks. Nor the positions or names. Just like you and the rest of us. Heart, Soul and a bit of brain.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

And ditto on Api brother