Rugby league history

[Odessa]

Are you maybe thinking of Alan Neil who was with Wests 1977-82, then had stints at East and then St George?

Maybe him I am two bottles of Red into the evening

Was thinking Jason Alchin but he played at Canterbury I think first

 

[Odessa]

West had some tough teams in the 80's

 

[innsaneink]

Desmond junior club was not Manly I can not remember who was thinking west

Penrith

 

[happy_tiger]

Greg Oliphant, Balmain Tigers halfback


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A Wests Panther in Brisbane RL

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Who was the other half that was taken from west in the 80's

Scotty Gale - champion Magpie junior who signed with Easts after the NSWRL kicked both Western Suburbs & Newtown out of the comp. He was Lamb’s halves partner in 1983.

Also lost Mick Neil to Balmain a few seasons later ...

 

[innsaneink]

Johnny Mayes lost his battle with brain cancer ...he was 78

 

[PrattenParkMagpie]

Magpie #1013, Des Hasler, who will this week notch up 500 First Grade matches as an NRL Head Coach



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The good old GoldStar sponsorship, at the time a little known South Korean electronics company trying to get a foothold in the Australian market, today it is one of the biggest players in electronics known worldwide as LG.