Your Favourite All Time Tigers or Magpies Player

[Russell]

Was 2sm more a tigers or magpie station...

P..S.. Russel Mullins was a fav Magpie..

On the outside impartial.

On the inside Frank Hyde was a great Balmain supporter and also John Brennon (was a jock before producing Gibson and Moore and eventually moving to 2UE), and myself. Warren Boland of course Magpies and David White was a mad Manly supporter(Shock, horror Geo) - most of the other jocks were from other states and so did not follow RL.

In answer to Gallagher - Sammy Sparrow was on breakfast at 2UE aka Gary O'Callahan.

 

[twentyforty]

I would have to say Blocker. He was the epitome of the traditional prop.

 

[Spud_Murphy]

2SM used to put on a lot of free concerts - best known was probably the Concert of the Decade at the Opera House in 1979 but they also put on a lot of free concerts at the beaches around Sydney.

Yeah I have a vague memory of being at one of those concerts. I had a great time, I think lol. The one thing I do remember is seeing Split Enz running out onto the stage in their very colourful suits and weird hairdos and me thinking are they for real! 😂

 

[twentyforty]

No wait, I’ve changed my mind. I like Tommy Raudonikis. He was the Ali of league.

 

[Russell]

Don't forget the greatest hoax of the century.

When 2SM and McRae put a "Jumbo" under the bridge. i.e. an elephant on a barge, live crosses to a Qantas captain to authenticate the whole process.....heaps of people on the foreshore to see the "Big event" - What a blast!!!!

One of the great moments of "Live" radio.

There was only 1SM.

 

[diedpretty]

2SM was cool when I was at school... Mum didn't like it though I think she liked2uw and Malcolm T Elliott?

I remember being involved in a marketing survey put on by 2UW when they were trying to change their image. there was about a dozen of us giving our opinion. Got paid about $20 and free alcohol during the session. I spent most of my time putting down Malcolm T Elliott and saying how if they wanted to change their image they should shaft him. The more booze they gave me the more boisterous I became about Malcolm T. At the end of the session they called in a couple of their people who had been in the next room recording what was said. One of them was no other than Malcolm T himself. I couldn't get out of there fast enough.

 

[diedpretty]

2SM used to put on a lot of free concerts - best known was probably the Concert of the Decade at the Opera House in 1979 but they also put on a lot of free concerts at the beaches around Sydney.

Yeah I have a vague memory of being at one of those concerts. I had a great time, I think lol. The one thing I do remember is seeing Split Enz running out onto the stage in their very colourful suits and weird hairdos and me thinking are they for real! ?

Yep me too. I'm pretty sure that was a free concert at Manly beach and it was the first time Split Enz had played in Oz.

 

[Russell]

Unfortunately Malcolm T Died not so long ago. Remember working with him at 2HD in Newcastle.

Nice Guy, very talented ....RIP Mal.

 

[Geo]

Back on topic please

 

[240z]

Was 2sm more a tigers or magpie station...

P..S.. Russel Mullins was a fav Magpie..

Russell was a very underrated player, he was always one on my favourites along with John "Snoozer" Elford and Dallas.

 

[Geo]

Was 2sm more a tigers or magpie station...

P..S.. Russel Mullins was a fav Magpie..


Russell was a very underrated player, he was always one on my favourites along with John "Snoozer" Elford and Dallas.

From my memory Russel was one of the first to make the short kick off popular...flying through the air at lidcombe...

 

[Wounded_magpie]

Your right Geo - he was lethal when chasing the short kick off.
Russell also had the best moustache.
Also remember watching a winger come through the under 23s and then reserve grade who had similar build to Russ, however more importantly had an equally as impressive mo - his name was Steve Broughton, who went okay in his day

 

[TonyTiger]

side stepped every single player in the opposition team on his way to scoring - no one could lay a hand on him. As a kid, I thought he was magical! Sure could use a fullback like him in our team right now.

I

Larry Corowa (excitement machine)
And
David Grant (a REAL enforcer)

 

[cqtiger]

I had a lot of time for Neil Pringle.
Geoff Starling was special.

 

[TonyTiger]

Neil Pringle was an awesome lock and had an awesome combination with Brian Lockwood.
My Dad rates Geoff Starling as his favourite centre.

 

[innsaneink]

Got to meet 'sparrow' Starling quite a few times... Nice bloke.. Managed to put a young fella with the same rare condition Geoff has into contact with him thru this forum

 

[Fletch]

A player I fondly remember was Ian ‘Herbie’ Freeman - The Free One!

Hard nut rugged enforcer, always willing and able to go the knuckle and dish out the head high tackles.

Looked like he got around on a chopper!

Once captained the Magpies to a surprise upset victory over a gun Manly side.



 

[stevied]

Neil Pringle was an awesome lock and had an awesome combination with Brian Lockwood.
My Dad rates Geoff Starling as his favourite centre.

I agree with you Tony. Had everything. Ran with vigour and defended strongly.

 

[dazza65]

Neil Pringle was an awesome lock and had an awesome combination with Brian Lockwood.
My Dad rates Geoff Starling as his favourite centre.

I agree with you Tony. Had everything. Ran with vigour and defended strongly.

I can remember Balmain winning one of its midweek cup competitions at LO with Pringle scoring of an inside flick pass from Brian Lockwood - a cagey very talented old school pommy forward...good times...

 

[stevied]

Offloading was a much more important part of prop's armoury in those days. Think of Artie Beetson, Bob O'Reilly, Blocker and countless others from the past.