: Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:33 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

Bradford Bulls, living in the past.

too true......it's just like it is on heartbeat

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:00 pm  

Rooster Booster wrote:

How did Kieran Foran go? He may play first grade this year at five-eighth.

The programme didn't give player numbers for Manly, so we had to guess or rely on recognition. If your guy was the rather tall one with fair hair (may have been no. 21), his tactical kicking was dire.

EDIT: I'd better expand a bit on this. For starters I'm not sure it was the same guy doing all the kicking, let's assume it was. He put up a few very high bombs but Jon Wells had no problems dealing with them (unlike in the second half where one of Orford's had him confidently waiting for it to drop, only for him to realise that it actually going to fall a couple of yards behind him. It was quite funny to watch.). Back to the first half kicking. Nearly all the tactical kicks went pretty much directly to a defender and caused no problems at all. And the ones that didn't, about 3, went well dead. Something obviously wasn't working for the guy because, after the last one dribbled over the dead ball line, he held his head in his hands.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:14 pm  

Charmless Nerk wrote:

Interestingly, the crowd was a shade over half the 11,926 that attended a similar challenge match your club played on the eve of the 1981 Challenge Cup Final. The opponents? The champion Braford Northern side.

Thank you. This is the way to pack the Stoop - play Bradford every week in a friendly. Mind you, having been at that game in '81 I'd settle for a similar performance.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:19 pm  

Charmless Nerk wrote:

Interestingly, the crowd was a shade over half the 11,926 that attended a similar challenge match your club played on the eve of the 1981 Challenge Cup Final. The opponents? The champion Braford Northern side.

Oh that champion Braford (sic) Northern side that left the Cottage well beaten by a champion Fulham side!

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:59 pm  

poplar panther wrote: Oh that champion Braford (sic) Northern side that left the Cottage well beaten by a champion Fulham side! Your memory's playing tricks on you, old timer. 1980-81 tables

poplar panther wrote: Oh that champion Braford (sic) Northern side that left the Cottage well beaten by a champion Fulham side! Your memory's playing tricks on you, old timer. 1980-81 tables

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:46 pm  

Charmless Nerk wrote: Your memory's playing tricks on you, old timer. 1980-81 tables That links to the 79-80 tables...

Charmless Nerk wrote: Your memory's playing tricks on you, old timer. 1980-81 tables That links to the 79-80 tables...

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:35 pm  

I notice Bradford Northern won the First Division that year too.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:09 am  

Rooster Booster wrote:

BAILEY Chris
BALLIN Matt
CUTHBERTSON Adam
FORAN Kieran
HALL Glenn
HODKINSON Trent
KING Jason
L’ESTRANGE Heath
LYON Jamie
MATAI Steve
MORWOOD Phil
NEUMANN Shane
ORFORD Matt
PERRY Josh
ROBERTSON Michael
RODNEY Shane
ROSE George
STEWART Brett
STEWART Glenn
SUNIULA Andrew
WAEREA-HARGREAVES Jared
WATMOUGH Anthony
WILLIAMS David


I believe that these players sent over hardly contain any of Manly's reserve grade. A few may not have played first grade, yet, but are still in the first grade squad.

How did Kieran Foran go? He may play first grade this year at five-eighth.

Do you know Rooster if Shane Neumann is any relation to Louie Neumann who played for Leeds in the 60's?