Manly v Northern Territory 1985

[Terry Zarsoff]

^^Actually Al, Randall missed about half of the 1982 season, due to a long suspension he copped after a midweek game. So he was quite fresh when he returned to first grade late in the season.

I thought he was still playing very well at that time, if not at his absolute peak. He was still one of the most feared and respected forwards in the game.

^He had been playing in the front row, on and off, for years Stuey. Including in the 1976 GF.

 

[The '47ers]

Its not like Igor was old, even for then. At the start of 1983 he would have been only 32, but I get why he retired. Hard man of the 70s, tough tackler. He was a forward, not a pretty boy winger. Making 30 tackles and doing 15-20 hit ups a game for a dozen years doesn't do much for the body (and that's just first grade).

Brutal era, he definitely was a true warrior.