Geez - old Tezza had a long career...View attachment 10553 Had a bit of spare to today so was looking through some old Stuff- this is From 1973 GF program - check out our reserve grade team on the day! Our salary cap would have been Roosters like in those days!
Thought I recognised you from somewhere!My first ever Grand Final, only missed 1972, and not one since!!
Wasn "t just the calibre of the run on Manly reserve grade side then but it"s bench as well . Bob Moses and John Payne were previously regular i st grade players at other Sydney clubs and a couple of the other reserves future i st grade players there as well . Just the way of course that the cycle was then and good luck for Manly to be in that position to have some really good strength and depth in their playing ranks and at that particular time . Dragons had that opportunity for 11 years prior , then South Sydney so again why not Manly of course also if the opportunity was there . Dragons reserves had some high profile [ or future ] players as well and that must have been Brian Smith [ future ist grade coach and commentator ] as their half back that day .View attachment 10553 Had a bit of spare time to today so was looking through some old Stuff- this is From 1973 GF program - check out our reserve grade team on the day! Our salary cap would have been Roosters like in those days!
And its coach "cranky Franky".Wasn "t just the calibre of the run on Manly reserve grade side then but it"s bench as well
Manly 22We won reserve grade gf too. I can’t find the score though. I did find an article that said bucknall had a full lunch and “soft drink” after the reserve grade game, then unexpectedly had to come in and replace Reilly.
Rumour has it that the nrl has retrospectively awarded the club championship to Parramatta for 1973, by weighting other grades higher.
They also had Geoff Carr playing centre that day, who went on to later serve as CEO of the ARL and the NSWRL.Dragons reserves had some high profile [ or future ] players as well and that must have been Brian Smith [ future ist grade coach and commentator ] as their half back that day .
Bozo and Artie look like babies, so young
I thought that too, at first glance!Fulton looks a bit like Toovey there!
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