Thurston

[Tiger_Watto]

Yeah Thurston whilst a good player has really built his reputation around his time in the QLD and AUS teams. Around the better players he has excelled. I wouldn't so much say he's overrated. More over hyped than anything.

Just like Wally Lewis did NOTHING at club level, I don't think Lewis even played a semi final game ???

Lewis won 3 Grand Finals

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[tigermaniac]

Yeah Thurston whilst a good player has really built his reputation around his time in the QLD and AUS teams. Around the better players he has excelled. I wouldn't so much say he's overrated. More over hyped than anything.

Just like Wally Lewis did NOTHING at club level, I don't think Lewis even played a semi final game ???

Wally Lewis was a champion. Controlled origin like no other. It's people like him that makes origin today special. For someone that done nothing, and you still remember the name. Lol

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[westTAHger]

Thurston has become a father this year.
that in itself is life changing, and he is probably trying to find a balance between both..

 

[happy_tiger]

Yeah Thurston whilst a good player has really built his reputation around his time in the QLD and AUS teams. Around the better players he has excelled. I wouldn't so much say he's overrated. More over hyped than anything.

Just like Wally Lewis did NOTHING at club level, I don't think Lewis even played a semi final game ???

That's right Golden THe BRL was nothing hey ,just because every club had 4 or 5 Qlders in it in NSW

You have your info wrong also Lewis played in the semi v Canberra for the Broncos

He also won a National Panansonic Cup comp v the Illawarra Sheila's

 

[Golden]

Yeah Thurston whilst a good player has really built his reputation around his time in the QLD and AUS teams. Around the better players he has excelled. I wouldn't so much say he's overrated. More over hyped than anything.

Just like Wally Lewis did NOTHING at club level, I don't think Lewis even played a semi final game ???

Lewis won 3 Grand Finals

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please explain how he won 3 grand finals?? the Broncos didn't even make the grand final til 1992 which by that stage Wally had retried

 

[Golden]

Yeah Thurston whilst a good player has really built his reputation around his time in the QLD and AUS teams. Around the better players he has excelled. I wouldn't so much say he's overrated. More over hyped than anything.

Just like Wally Lewis did NOTHING at club level, I don't think Lewis even played a semi final game ???

That's right Golden THe BRL was nothing hey ,just because every club had 4 or 5 Qlders in it in NSW

You have your info wrong also Lewis played in the semi v Canberra for the Broncos

He also won a National Panansonic Cup comp v the Illawarra Sheila's

That was 1990 right? then he enver even WON a semi final game, and people say this guy is an immortal. to be a immortal you have to succedd at International State and Club level in my books.

Panasonic cup?? LOL I remmeber that game didn't the Broncos blow a 16-0 lead and almost lose it?

 

[Tiger_Watto]

Yeah Thurston whilst a good player has really built his reputation around his time in the QLD and AUS teams. Around the better players he has excelled. I wouldn't so much say he's overrated. More over hyped than anything.

Just like Wally Lewis did NOTHING at club level, I don't think Lewis even played a semi final game ???

Lewis won 3 Grand Finals

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please explain how he won 3 grand finals?? the Broncos didn't even make the grand final til 1992 which by that stage Wally had retried

Prior to the Broncos, Qld had a RL competition called the BRL Winfield Cup… It was the equal of the NSWRL Winfield Cup and featured many State & Australian Representatives.

 

[happy_tiger]

Just like Wally Lewis did NOTHING at club level, I don't think Lewis even played a semi final game ???

Lewis won 3 Grand Finals

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please explain how he won 3 grand finals?? the Broncos didn't even make the grand final til 1992 which by that stage Wally had retried

Prior to the Broncos, Qld had a RL competition called the BRL Winfield Cup… It was the equal of the NSWRL Winfield Cup and featured many State & Australian Representatives.

Your wasting your time Watto

Most NSW people think that rugby league shines out of NSWs butts despite having a losing record

 

[happy_tiger]

Yeah Thurston whilst a good player has really built his reputation around his time in the QLD and AUS teams. Around the better players he has excelled. I wouldn't so much say he's overrated. More over hyped than anything.

Just like Wally Lewis did NOTHING at club level, I don't think Lewis even played a semi final game ???

So using that logic seeing Johns had Odavis,MacDougall ,Hughes,Gidley, Albert ,Matt Johns ,Harragon,Buderus,Butterfield ,Glanville ,Peden,Kennedy that he may have been helped greatly as well

suppose the fact that Johns was using drugs and Lewis managed to play such fantastic football while suffering from epilepsy isn't an issue either

 

[Tiger_Watto]

Yeah Thurston whilst a good player has really built his reputation around his time in the QLD and AUS teams. Around the better players he has excelled. I wouldn't so much say he's overrated. More over hyped than anything.

Just like Wally Lewis did NOTHING at club level, I don't think Lewis even played a semi final game ???

So using that logic seeing Johns had Odavis,MacDougall ,Hughes,Gidley, Albert ,Matt Johns ,Harragon,Buderus,Butterfield ,Glanville ,Peden,Kennedy that he may have been helped greatly as well

suppose the fact that Johns was using drugs and Lewis managed to play such fantastic football while suffering from epilepsy isn't an issue either

Wally was a drug taker… Nicotine kept his motor running, even at halftime!!!

 

[happy_tiger]

Yeah Thurston whilst a good player has really built his reputation around his time in the QLD and AUS teams. Around the better players he has excelled. I wouldn't so much say he's overrated. More over hyped than anything.

Just like Wally Lewis did NOTHING at club level, I don't think Lewis even played a semi final game ???

So using that logic seeing Johns had Odavis,MacDougall ,Hughes,Gidley, Albert ,Matt Johns ,Harragon,Buderus,Butterfield ,Glanville ,Peden,Kennedy that he may have been helped greatly as well

suppose the fact that Johns was using drugs and Lewis managed to play such fantastic football while suffering from epilepsy isn't an issue either

Wally was a drug taker… Nicotine kept his motor running, even at halftime!!!

From what I saw once Joey may have had the same issue ,even if it was on a social basis

 

[EndlessPassion]

Just like Wally Lewis did NOTHING at club level, I don't think Lewis even played a semi final game ???

Lewis won 3 Grand Finals

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please explain how he won 3 grand finals?? the Broncos didn't even make the grand final til 1992 which by that stage Wally had retried

Prior to the Broncos, Qld had a RL competition called the BRL Winfield Cup… It was the equal of the NSWRL Winfield Cup and featured many State & Australian Representatives.

Please the BRL was no way near the equal of the nswrl. Prior to origin the nswrl always smacked the BRL. It wasn't until the qlders that played in the nswrl comp returned to pay for qld did the qlders start winning.

I believe Lewis not proving himself week in week out in the toughest league does downgrade his legend status in my eyes.
Thurston is overrated…

 

[Tiger_Watto]

please explain how he won 3 grand finals?? the Broncos didn't even make the grand final til 1992 which by that stage Wally had retried

Prior to the Broncos, Qld had a RL competition called the BRL Winfield Cup… It was the equal of the NSWRL Winfield Cup and featured many State & Australian Representatives.

Please the BRL was no way near the equal of the nswrl. Prior to origin the nswrl always smacked the BRL. It wasn't until the qlders that played in the nswrl comp returned to pay for qld did the qlders start winning.

I believe Lewis not proving himself week in week out in the toughest league does downgrade his legend status in my eyes.
Thurston is overrated…

Mate you have no idea… Wally Lewis's Valleys & Wynumn Manly teams of the 80's would of smacked Parramatta, Canterbury & Manly into the laughing stock of Rugby League!

 

[happy_tiger]

please explain how he won 3 grand finals?? the Broncos didn't even make the grand final til 1992 which by that stage Wally had retried

Prior to the Broncos, Qld had a RL competition called the BRL Winfield Cup… It was the equal of the NSWRL Winfield Cup and featured many State & Australian Representatives.

Please the BRL was no way near the equal of the nswrl. Prior to origin the nswrl always smacked the BRL. It wasn't until the qlders that played in the nswrl comp returned to pay for qld did the qlders start winning.

I believe Lewis not proving himself week in week out in the toughest league does downgrade his legend status in my eyes.
Thurston is overrated…

Mate you have no idea… Wally Lewis's Valleys & Wynumn Manly teams of the 80's would of smacked Parramatta, Canterbury & Manly into the laughing stock of Rugby League!

Especially Wynnum Watto

They had 7 Qld SOO players

 

[tigermaniac]

Prior to the Broncos, Qld had a RL competition called the BRL Winfield Cup… It was the equal of the NSWRL Winfield Cup and featured many State & Australian Representatives.

Please the BRL was no way near the equal of the nswrl. Prior to origin the nswrl always smacked the BRL. It wasn't until the qlders that played in the nswrl comp returned to pay for qld did the qlders start winning.

I believe Lewis not proving himself week in week out in the toughest league does downgrade his legend status in my eyes.
Thurston is overrated…

Mate you have no idea… Wally Lewis's Valleys & Wynumn Manly teams of the 80's would of smacked Parramatta, Canterbury & Manly into the laughing stock of Rugby League!

Especially Wynnum Watto

They had 7 Qld SOO players

Let's not get to carried away, apart from 1, maybe 2 the rest of the competition was a joke.

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[Tiger_Watto]

Please the BRL was no way near the equal of the nswrl. Prior to origin the nswrl always smacked the BRL. It wasn't until the qlders that played in the nswrl comp returned to pay for qld did the qlders start winning.

I believe Lewis not proving himself week in week out in the toughest league does downgrade his legend status in my eyes.
Thurston is overrated…

Mate you have no idea… Wally Lewis's Valleys & Wynumn Manly teams of the 80's would of smacked Parramatta, Canterbury & Manly into the laughing stock of Rugby League!

Especially Wynnum Watto

They had 7 Qld SOO players

Let's not get to carried away, apart from 1, maybe 2 the rest of the competition was a joke.

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Maniac… Maybe the Ipswich Jets. They had the ugliest of Fullbacks and it was a tough comp for them! :smiley:

 

[happy_tiger]

1987 players floating around

Lewis
Langer
Dowling
Miles
Scott
Gavin Allen
Neibling
Kerrrod and Kevin Walter
Ian and Brett French
Greg Conescu

Just because they hadn't played in the NSWRL comp doesn't mean they couldn't play

this is why Qlders have the attitude we have ,NSW don't rate anyone bar themselves no matter what , even after 7 series defeats

 

[happy_tiger]

Leave Alf alone Watto ,and he wasn't a fullback

rather have talent than looks anyway

 

[tigermaniac]

A question for Happy and Watto. I remember years ago, seeing somewhere, a fullback with one arm, was he in the Brisbane competition, I can't remember. If so what was his name and who did he play for. What a champion effort, whoever he was.

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[happy_tiger]

I don't remember any ,and I can remember back to the mid 70s If there was he would of played for Easts