According to that article Dennis Ward was even smaller than Tooves. Same height but a couple of pounds lighter. He was only 16 when he debuted in first grade at Canterbury.
Only 16 on his debut and smaller than Tooves ? He must have been a tough bugger to survive the brutal 70'sAccording to that article Dennis Ward was even smaller than Tooves. Same height but a couple of pounds lighter. He was only 16 when he debuted in first grade at Canterbury.
Could be 100% wrong but didn't Les Hanigan have the Brookie pub for a while? Maybe publican?Les Hanigan used to board with my Grandmother (father's side).
Met him several times; he only drank tea. Looked very young, small, not your typical footballer and allegedly someone commented once that he was a Kangaroo, as he did a tour with them.
The reply was "so was Skippy".
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1 | Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 14 |
2 | Warriors | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
3 | Storm | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 12 |
4 | Raiders | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 12 |
5 | Broncos | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 10 |
6 | Sharks | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 10 |
7 | Sea Eagles | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 10 |
8 | Tigers | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 10 |
9 | Cowboys | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -14 | 10 |
10 | Dragons | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -14 | 8 |
11 | Roosters | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -42 | 8 |
12 | Knights | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -48 | 8 |
13 | Rabbitohs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -70 | 8 |
14 | Dolphins | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
15 | Titans | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -68 | 6 |
16 | Eels | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -117 | 6 |
17 | Panthers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -26 | 4 |