Just re - watching the 2008 GF highligts for the 255th time and hard not to still get pumped up when Beaver Menzies scores that try featuring the underrated Robbo.
Got me thinking I have witnessed many amazing Manly players, but the local junior factor just added to this heroic moment.
Also a huge Toovey fan who imo, was a Massive heart on legs who made a habit of driving big players into the turf including Mal Meninga....just a Warrior.
The thing is with Menzies, this gangly backrower who tore edge defence to shreds and had though he had the best magician to run off in Cliffy Lyons, Menzies was a freak in his own right.
Close to the best defensive technique I have seen, fast as a centre, dynamic timing and often a match winner.
Before BK signed at Manly there was a time when the Manly side was average at best and Beaver Menzies basically kept lifted the team on his own both defensively and in attack.
I have Beaver the best local I have seen at Manly by a whisker with Tooves coming in equal 2nd with my favourite all time player with the blistering pace, try scoring ability and Massive leadership from the back (which does not get the credit it deserved) - Snake Stewart.
If it was 2025 could well have the Turbo's in there also.
I didn't see the great Bozo Fulton in action and many will have him as the best by a way....but the Beaver, who is such a likeable character and a loyal Manly man to the core gets my vote.
Who else do the Silvertails rate among the best Manly juniors ever from any era ??
Got me thinking I have witnessed many amazing Manly players, but the local junior factor just added to this heroic moment.
Also a huge Toovey fan who imo, was a Massive heart on legs who made a habit of driving big players into the turf including Mal Meninga....just a Warrior.
The thing is with Menzies, this gangly backrower who tore edge defence to shreds and had though he had the best magician to run off in Cliffy Lyons, Menzies was a freak in his own right.
Close to the best defensive technique I have seen, fast as a centre, dynamic timing and often a match winner.
Before BK signed at Manly there was a time when the Manly side was average at best and Beaver Menzies basically kept lifted the team on his own both defensively and in attack.
I have Beaver the best local I have seen at Manly by a whisker with Tooves coming in equal 2nd with my favourite all time player with the blistering pace, try scoring ability and Massive leadership from the back (which does not get the credit it deserved) - Snake Stewart.
If it was 2025 could well have the Turbo's in there also.
I didn't see the great Bozo Fulton in action and many will have him as the best by a way....but the Beaver, who is such a likeable character and a loyal Manly man to the core gets my vote.
Who else do the Silvertails rate among the best Manly juniors ever from any era ??
