The league should never have let a club so rich in spirit and history with a large passionate supporter base go down the tubes, they were a huge asset to the game
Now that's something that's badly needed in today's NRL - a bit of needle doesn't hurt anyone in the long run. How fitting was it that Ellery Hanley earned every penny of that megabucks contract by scoring that try. And 3:23, that Balmain fan/trainer giving it some - magic.
Ellery was superb and the best transfer from England although I would of liked to see my old favorite from Hull FC (Steve "knocker" Norton) go out and test his brilliant style against the best in the world.
The Cronulla Sharks 🦈 should have won the 1988 premiership. They were the best team all year. But I think they didn't have enough finals experience compared to Canterbury & Balmain. That was the difference.
The league should never have let a club so rich in spirit and history with a large passionate supporter base go down the tubes, they were a huge asset to the game
I say de-merge the Wests Tigers and bring back the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies.
September 4 1988. 35 years today.
Now that's something that's badly needed in today's NRL - a bit of needle doesn't hurt anyone in the long run. How fitting was it that Ellery Hanley earned every penny of that megabucks contract by scoring that try.
And 3:23, that Balmain fan/trainer giving it some - magic.
Ellery was superb and the best transfer from England although I would of liked to see my old favorite from Hull FC (Steve "knocker" Norton) go out and test his brilliant style against the best in the world.
Knocker played for manly a few years before .
Ellery is the best rugby player I have ever seen.
@@moptopbaku6022 me too -- great call 'hanley's got the football'
The Cronulla Sharks 🦈 should have won the 1988 premiership. They were the best team all year. But I think they didn't have enough finals experience compared to Canterbury & Balmain. That was the difference.
A game that I was present, remember it well.
Sideline seat, with a detetective sitting next me, he had a gun on his hip.
Ross Conlon, the first round the corner kicker. Got them from everywhere
No, he followed Bill Ashurst who played for Wigan in England and Newcastle in Australia. Both teams were privileged to have him
@@moptopbaku6022 oh Ok. Never heard of him. I’ll check him out.
@@moptopbaku6022 played for Penrith, not Newcastle. Newcastle weren’t in the Comp until later
@@moptopbaku6022 I see mention of John Gray for Norths being the first, in 76.
@@Bluepilled-c5t Thank you for the correction. 1974 to 1976.
Happy Days.
There was a time there that Ellery Hanley was like a man playing boys. Terry Lamb took him out and got clean away with it. That changed everything.
Full game please?
Look at the crowd. Todays game is nothing compared to these days.
Because you had tribalism
BINGO. Truth.
Sloppy and anything goes. This was the best football
Men playing footy back in the day vs new age fruity click bait 🤡
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