The Career of Steve Menzies (1993-2013)

[swoop]

Found this awesome video I thought I should share

 

[swoop]

It's the off-season another look at our 40-0 drubbing of the scum.

 

[Briza]

Those of us who have witnessed the beaver's career from start to finish are truly blessed.
Absolute Legend.

 

[The Who]

It reinforced the importance of the short pass, with Menzies hitting the gap.
These days it seems players only think of the long cut-out pass which often forces the receiver to be shunted over the sideline.

 

[Ryan]

It's the off-season another look at our 40-0 drubbing of the scum.

Spine Tingling. Thank you.

 

[MadMarcus]

He had it all. Speed, ball skills, football smarts, instinct for the try line, a great tackler, team player and club man. He would not be out of place as the next immortal.

 

[Briza]

It reinforced the importance of the short pass, with Menzies hitting the gap.

Chez and siro did this to good effect in 17.

 

[HoldenV8]

Steve Menzies was basically the prototype for today's wide running back rowers, though he was one of those rare cases where the prototype didn't actually need tweaking to get it right. He could tackle like Igor and run with the pace of a centre. I guess you could say Crusher Cleal was the same, but as good a ball runner as Crusher was....I'd take Beaver's defense over his any day.

Before Beaver, second rowers often played like extra front rowers. Battering rams in attack and tireless tacklers in defence.

Beaver was also a promoters dream. A brilliant player who wasn't the usual brainless thug on the field like so many rugby league forwards before him were seen as, and he was squeaky clean off it. No booze induced nights that got him on the back page, no scandals. A straight up citizen and family man who let his football talent make his headlines.

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Terrific, good background music too

 

[master blaster]

That try he scored in the 08 Grand final always chokes me up when I see it, everytime, Go BEAVERRRRRRRR

 

[HappilyManly]

Those of us who have witnessed the beaver's career from start to finish are truly blessed.
Absolute Legend.

I remember his skinny, lilly white legs in the U23s 😀

Blessed to have watched his total career in Oz

The chant of 'Beaver, Beaver' in the 72nd minute of the 2008 GF doesn't come out on any replay.

But to have been there on the 30m line and watch Izzy push Beaver into the perfect spot at receiver of Robbo's pass - priceless

#SuckItScumos

 

[lsz]

I remember his skinny, lilly white legs in the U23s 😀

Blessed to have watched his total career in Oz

The chant of 'Beaver, Beaver' in the 72nd minute of the 2008 GF doesn't come out on any replay.

But to have been there on the 30m line and watch Izzy push Beaver into the perfect spot at receiver of Robbo's pass - priceless

#SuckItScumos

We need a love button for posts like this

 

[Simonmyers11]

Fav all time player. Watching him play mid 1990s with cliffy was magic. How fast was he for a back rower

 

[swoop]

Greatest player in the modern era imo.

 

[Shoe1]

We need a love button for posts like this

The love button is right there. Some blokes just don’t know how to find it.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Loved that, swoop. Thanks for posting. My favourite player of all time, everything good about Manly.

 

[BOZO]

Love the Beaver . Manly Legend . We have been spoilt with some awesome players here at Manly

 

[Ben]

Is my all time favourite player! What a legend of the game that completely changed the way it was played. One on the best defenders and attacking weapons going around. I miss watching the head gear running out to Brookie oval.

 

[castle eagle]

The love button is right there. Some blokes just don’t know how to find it.

good on you!
i just scanned across from the like button and got to the funny button before it dawned on me!




its been a looooooooong day

 

[Jatz Crackers]

It reinforced the importance of the short pass, with Menzies hitting the gap.
These days it seems players only think of the long cut-out pass which often forces the receiver to be shunted over the sideline.

The best short pass I saw last year was to Sirro who strode over without BBQ boy even landing a glove on him.

The other thing about those long cutout passes is the intercepts it offers. I thought Chez learned to be careful of those fairly well early on in his career.