Brad Parker confirms retirement

[Jay Eagle]

Great clubman.. he should be proud never stopped trying

 

[Lyonstomenzies]

Better player than a lot that have pulled on our glorious jersey.

All the best Hank

 

[IQofalimabean]

i remember when he smashed sivo in defence and the parra winger came off the field injured. All guts and effort parker.

 

[Pete W]

Hope he stays involved with the club in some capacity. Manly through and through. Wishing him the best of luck

 

[Fibro Eagle]

Best of luck going forward Brad
You lived a dream of playing for Manly as a 1 club man and to play 100 + games for Manly you achieved what many don’t
Well done 👍

 

[nightster]

does sepsis really knock you about that bad that he’s forced into early retirement?

Yes it does, I nearly died from it in 2006 it curtailed a lot of my adrenalin sport participation ... then again I am 73 ... but seriously .... its very hard to totally eliminate it from your system ... I couldn't donate blood for 10 years after I had it

Enjoy your retirement from the game Scorpio you were a favourite of mine, 2021 was awesome from you, and you suffered a few bad concussions that season, especially the one from Matterson. I hope you have a continued involvement with the club, a great role model.

 

[BOZO]

Farewell Bradley.

Who's next on the endless post-a-thon ? @BOZO ?

I hope we can all live a long and healthy and happy life to keep posting on our sacred Manly Silvertails forum .
I hope you have a nice day my feathered friend @mave

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Good on you Brad, a strong player for Manly in well over 100 games. Derided by the odd ignoramus for your lack of explosive speed but most Manly fans know that very few opponents got the better of you.
Importantly - had the smarts required for centre play. The number of times players such as Suli would cause tries to be disallowed due to running the wrong line used to do my head in! But Brad's attention to detail usually had him in the right spots at the right time.
Well played!

 

[manly al]

Courageous debut matched up against a powerhouse winger at the time , the Warriors Manu Vatuvei seemed to typify his ongoing career , basically fearless and determined ,
Then that great try saving tackle on the Eels Sivo a few seasons ago , another example of a full on approach and plenty of good moments right through his Manly career .
Really thought that he may have made a better go of the transition to an edge but does not detract from his really proud record of being a loyal and fully committed Manly local junior and stalwart for many seasons now .
Done well on any measure

 

[DUFFMAN]

Be good to give him a lap of honour on Sunday.

Save that for the win on grand final day.

 

[ManEagle]

Save that for the win on grand final day.

He can do that too, but that's with all retired players, and then after we win as well🤣
Personally think it would be a nice touch at home infront of a sold out Brookie.

 

[bob dylan]

Loved him from day one.

A real battler who always gave 100%.

A team full of Brad Parker's would take you well into September.

 

[The '47ers]

Bozo will be shattered

God help his next target!

 

[JenEagle]

Brothers Junior
Manly to the core
We love you Brad Parker
Thanks for giving it your all to our club.
Good luck in the next phase of your life

 

[Rodo]

Sad news. All the best in retirement Brad.

 

[47MVEagle]

Good on you Hank, thanks for all your hard work & effort for the Mighty Sea Eagles 🙏

All the best in retirement.

 

[Supreme Leader]

Not many players have genius, creativeness in this sport, what most coaches and supporters want are players that have heart, have passion, who will put their body on the line for the players inside and outside of them. That player is Brad Parker. Hope the next life gives back to him and his family. Happy retirement.

 

[BOZO]

, what most coaches and supporters want are players that have heart, have passion, who will put their body on the line for the players inside and outside of them.

The NRL body on the line Heart perspective

The majority of the NRL players do have heart and put their body on the line as this is the nature of the Brutal NRL beast . The ones that shy way from the big hard play do not last long in the top grade
No coach keeps picking cats

The majority of the players are not all over six foot and and 100 kg who put their smaller frame on the line against much bigger opponents

 

[SeaEagleSI1]

 

[skull61]

Bring him back for next week can’t do much worse