Our most underrated players

[Harvies elbow]

Alan Thompson.
Yes he played for his state and country but he truly was a great player.
Could play centre or 5/8 but as a 5/8 he was brilliant.
Owen Cunningham.
Got a game for qld or maybe 2 but gave everything each time he played.
Ian Martin as well was one of the toughest players we have had. Played for NSW but should've gone higher. He had that unique bump of defenders that he used to great effect.
Loved those players.
Bring on some more...

 

[BOZO]

Martin Meredith

 

[manly al]

David Ronson , " Jug head" John Jones

 

[Dan]

Jug head was awesome!

Boxy and Hall in recent years were great for us and underrated, that last run by hall in the 2008 grand final that busted through and got bell over for his try was a great example of what he did over many years.

I'll never forget the game of the walking wounded at Brookie either that saw the whole bench injured it was either boxy or Hall who took the hitup off a kickoff literally hobbling, his leg was gone yet he took it up as hard as he could.

We have had some cracking forwards who were under rated but had massive work rates and the hearts of lions.

 

[Sheikheagle]

Shane Rodney went ok

 

[Dan]

Shane Rodney went ok

Leeroy!

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Tom Mooney. Ross Windshuttle. Stuart Davis. Alec Tennant. Simon Booth. Craig Hancock. Michael Robertson. Wayne Springall. Lindsay Drake. Mark Willoughby. Daryl Pierce. Gary Thoroughgood. Michael Blake. Glenn Ryan. Mal Cochrane...

....when do you want me to stop?

 

[manly al]

Some very good local products in that list, Terry. Do you recall the 1973 Manly reserve Grade team premiers and featuring some of your listed players there ?

 

[HappilyManly]

Tom Mooney. Ross Windshuttle. Stuart Davis. Alec Tennant. Simon Booth. Craig Hancock. Michael Robertson. Wayne Springall. Lindsay Drake. Mark Willoughby. Daryl Pierce. Gary Thoroughgood. Michael Blake. Glenn Ryan. Mal Cochrane...

....when do you want me to stop?

Reality is that only a handfull are annointed by the Media/Selectors as 'stars'.
The majority of players are only cherished by the Fans of their respective Clubs.

That's why I miss the days when we could watch all 3 grades play at Brookie each week. Now we miss out on seeing everyone outside of the 17 picked for NRL 🙁

 

[Dan]

Menzies by other fans , Lyons made him look good apparently. His punishing defence wasn't noticed at all by many even the commentators. I'd see him smash a front rower and wait for something to be said but it rarely happened. Especially in his early years .

Without having to use his shoulder too

 

[Dan]

Reality is that only a handfull are annointed by the Media/Selectors as 'stars'.
The majority of players are only cherished by the Fans of their respective Clubs.

That's why I miss the days when we could watch all 3 grades play at Brookie each week. Now we miss out on seeing everyone outside of the 17 picked for NRL 🙁

I remember rushing to brookie, I mean lottoland with my dad back in the early 90's to make sure we caught the reggies , it was such a big part of watching the culture of the club and the game

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Menzies by other fans , Lyons made him look good apparently. His punishing defence wasn't noticed at all by many even the commentators. I'd see him smash a front rower and wait for something to be said but it rarely happened. Especially in his early years .

Yes.

Norm Pounder, Ed Whiley, David Knox, John Bucknell, Rob Cameron...(much more 1960s than the 1973 side I know).

Watching Tennant in the 1968 semis and GF, you realise that he was probably unlucky not to play for Australia.

Along with Souths' (and later Manly's) Bob Moses.

 

[cherry_poppins]

Glenn Hall
Jack Elsegood
Ian Roberts
George Rose
Craig Field








Ok kidding about Craig Field

 

[cherry_poppins]

Glenn Stewart

He may have played origin but always out of position or off the bench, he was always used poorly in rep games because Gallen wore his number

Completely mismanaged

 

[robbiea]

Jorge Taufua.

 

[bob dylan]

Glenn Hall
Jack Elsegood
Ian Roberts
George Rose
Craig Field








Ok kidding about Craig Field

A Craig Field field goal in a semi vs chooks almost won us a premiership in 1997.

 

[mosto]

Jughead Jones immediately comes to mind. David 'The Mule' Hosking was another good one from that era.

 

[Harvies elbow]

Tom Mooney. Ross Windshuttle. Stuart Davis. Alec Tennant. Simon Booth. Craig Hancock. Michael Robertson. Wayne Springall. Lindsay Drake. Mark Willoughby. Daryl Pierce. Gary Thoroughgood. Michael Blake. Glenn Ryan. Mal Cochrane...

....when do you want me to stop?

Glowhead Ryan should've played for NSW.
For those who missed him see Jake T.
His hammies ruined him from memory.

Rambo Gibbs.
Julius Sumner Miller couldn't explain to me why it was so that he didn't represent his state at a time when we were crying out for tough forwards just like him.
I think they were gun shy of the damage Rambo would do.

 

[Vyssini]

Matt Balin

 

[lsz]

The mule was the best.....it is a shame his son is playing for the knights