Memories

Sorry Tigerman, we just love reminiscing. And you will too one day.😀
So guys, let’s not forget we have a Memories post” for the good old days”.
 
sleeve said:
The best fullback ever , before Billy and Teddy changed the game,
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That’s a big call but he was certainly a good one.
Very good last line defence and could find a gap.
Only thing he ever did wrong was sledge Ian Robert’s about his sexuality at Leichhardt one day and got the s..t beaten out of him by same IR.
Trainer was scratching around on the ground looking for broken teeth( true).
 
Halbrowne61 said:
That’s a big call but he was certainly a good one.
Very good last line defence and could find a gap.
Only thing he ever did wrong was sledge Ian Robert’s about his sexuality at Leichhardt one day and got the s..t beaten out of him by same IR.
Trainer was scratching around on the ground looking for broken teeth( true).
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Yep… and he put the teeth in his sock and kept playing.
Roberts best known now for having a sook about just about anything.
 
cktiger said:
Yep… and he put the teeth in his sock and kept playing.
Roberts best known now for having a sook about just about anything.
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I think that part of that was driven by the burden he carried for so long before coming out. You’ve got to remember that , at that time, things were a lot more closeted than today.
Made him a little bitter and twisted , but now he’s first cab off the rank for the media whenever a pseudo gay issue arises, like the pride jersey.
He’s always going to support the gay opinion so I just look at him as an unofficial spokesperson.
Imo Was a better footballer than he was sometimes given credit for, and fully deserved all rep honours that came his way.
 
Tigersmurf said:
I saw plenty of Garry Jack. I can honestly say that when the opposition made a break, I was always confident that he could stop them as the last line of defence. His defensive game was second to none and he was great under the high ball too. Had speed off the mark and could hit a hole.

Great all round player.
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Couldn't believe at the time that Wests let him go but, given Garry's love of a dollar, I assume it was a money decision for him.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
Yep, his teammates always said he wouldn’t shout if a shark bit him !!
Dont know if that’s exactly true but it’s a good story.
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My final word on Garry Jack, to me his most memorable moment was his tackle on a runaway Alan McIndoe (the Emerald Express) in a SOO game on the touchline. Tedesco couldn't have made the tackle and I believe even the great Billy Slater wouldn't have made it, both aren't quick enough over the distance.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
Garry Jack worked overtime on his sprint training in Wollongong. He could not quite get through a gap but plenty of hard work with sprint training overcame that issue. What a great player he was for Wests and Balmain.
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I thought he stayed back at training because he knew a guy that did a later shift on the freeway tollbooth who would wave him through for free.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
My final word on Garry Jack, to me his most memorable moment was his tackle on a runaway Alan McIndoe (the Emerald Express) in a SOO game on the touchline. Tedesco couldn't have made the tackle and I believe even the great Billy Slater wouldn't have made it, both aren't quick enough over the distance.
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Slater was way faster than Jimmy Jack and twice as talented.
 
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