Re: Ones that got away : Tue Feb 09, 2021 10:43 am  

1315trinity wrote:

Dean Williams was another who I thought had great potential at SO or loose forward- he disappeared off the radar for some reason.

Trinity 1983-1986 then his name appears at Cas 1992-1994 so the years inbetween not sure what happened! Might not even be him but 95% it is, decent player at the time and came through our colts.

Re: Ones that got away : Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:03 am  

vastman wrote:

Lino Faoi was part of this group of bargain-basement Aussies who Ted and some bald Aussie who's name I can't recall foisted on us in 1996, Lino Faoi was the only one of any note as far as I recall, dark days.

Jamie Corcoran, Adam Nable, Jamie Kelso, Lamond Copesake, Dennis Beecraft ....jeez

Think it was the Peter Tunks & Mitch Brennan era. I thought Corcoran & Kelso were particularly bad & when I saw the amount of bandage holding Copesake together, I knew we weren’t going to get anywhere with that mob. Shame as Brennan could certainly talk the talk before we got going!

Re: Ones that got away : Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:17 am  

Lockers700 wrote:

Think it was the Peter Tunks & Mitch Brennan era. I thought Corcoran & Kelso were particularly bad & when I saw the amount of bandage holding Copesake together, I knew we weren’t going to get anywhere with that mob. Shame as Brennan could certainly talk the talk before we got going!

Think Beechcraft hung around a while and was handy at that level, think he stayed in Wakey and ran a pub?

Nable was the odd one out, he had some genuine pedigree, went on to play 60 games for Balmain but I don't recall him doing anything for us. Probably gave him a wake up call.

Corcoran was a South fringe player, 20 games in total and was crap.

Kelos was a better player but riddled with injuries as were most Tunks signings. Kelso played for Australia as. a 19-year-old believe it or not! It was against France but who'd have thought.

Copestake I think really wanted to give it a go but he was wrecked. Came from the NZ Bartercard comp as far as I can tell.

Can't find anything on Beechcraft but I think he was another South nobody, they don't half produce a lot of those kinds of players.

Also don't know how I forgot this one, the legendary Ron Troutman. He was a trier I'll give him that but he was park level at best. I almost gave up watching Trinity when he played, easily my lowest point and we have had a fair few. It was around about the same time we drew a record-low attendance for a league game. It was against York, about 700 I recall, it was so bad I actually thought the game had been cancelled as I walked up to the ground.

Interesting days.

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Re: Ones that got away : Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:20 pm  

I agree on the Adam Nable point. He was no mug. Probably playing with people far below his level.

I guess the only thing to say, and to quote Rascal Flatts.... God Bless The Broken Road.
All these players played a part to get us to where we are now. They weren't all world beaters but they got us through.

Re: Ones that got away : Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:23 pm  

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Also don't know how I forgot this one, the legendary Ron Troutman. He was a trier I'll give him that but he was park level at best. I almost gave up watching Trinity when he played, easily my lowest point and we have had a fair few. It was around about the same time we drew a record-low attendance for a league game. It was against York, about 700 I recall, it was so bad I actually thought the game had been cancelled as I walked up to the ground.

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Haha I forgot about Ronnie. Yep I remember that York game, I recall walking out saying that this time I was finished for good with Trin, but the following year was the promotion season!

Re: Ones that got away : Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:32 pm  

vastman wrote:

Think Beechcraft hung around a while and was handy at that level, think he stayed in Wakey and ran a pub?

Nable was the odd one out, he had some genuine pedigree, went on to play 60 games for Balmain but I don't recall him doing anything for us. Probably gave him a wake up call.

Corcoran was a South fringe player, 20 games in total and was crap.

Kelos was a better player but riddled with injuries as were most Tunks signings. Kelso played for Australia as. a 19-year-old believe it or not! It was against France but who'd have thought.

Copestake I think really wanted to give it a go but he was wrecked. Came from the NZ Bartercard comp as far as I can tell.

Can't find anything on Beechcraft but I think he was another South nobody, they don't half produce a lot of those kinds of players.

Also don't know how I forgot this one, the legendary Ron Troutman. He was a trier I'll give him that but he was park level at best. I almost gave up watching Trinity when he played, easily my lowest point and we have had a fair few. It was around about the same time we drew a record-low attendance for a league game. It was against York, about 700 I recall, it was so bad I actually thought the game had been cancelled as I walked up to the ground.

Interesting days.

Dennis Beecraft played 32 games for Eastern Suburbs (now the Roosters) and eight for South Sydney. Ran the Woolpack in Horbury for a while.

Re: Ones that got away : Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:38 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I agree on the Adam Nable point. He was no mug. Probably playing with people far below his level.

I guess the only thing to say, and to quote Rascal Flatts.... God Bless The Broken Road.
All these players played a part to get us to where we are now. They weren't all world beaters but they got us through.

I get that point but in this case, was there any reason to bring them halfway around the world. I'm not obsessed like the 'local lads' brigade, players from all over can be Trinity stars, However not one of those mentioned with the exception of Nable couldn't have been sourced with 20 miles of BV.

Re: Ones that got away : Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:40 pm  

LyndsayGill wrote:

Dennis Beecraft played 32 games for Eastern Suburbs (now the Roosters) and eight for South Sydney. Ran the Woolpack in Horbury for a while.

Sounds right, as I say he was handy and one of the better imports from that era but he was still proof positive that previous reputation doesn't always travel.

Re: Ones that got away : Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:47 pm  

vastman wrote:

Lino Faoi was part of this group of bargain-basement Aussies who Ted and some bald Aussie who's name I can't recall foisted on us in 1996, Lino Faoi was the only one of any note as far as I recall, dark days.

Jamie Corcoran, Adam Nable, Jamie Kelso, Lamond Copesake, Dennis Beecraft ....jeez

Peter Tunks? I always thought Richard Goddard would go on to greater things.

Re: Ones that got away : Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:53 pm  

t drednowts is cumin! wrote:

Peter Tunks? I always thought Richard Goddard would go on to greater things.

Had it all but lacked the ambition I suspect, James Mosely was another at the same time who achieved even less.