That was a great Newtown side. Nearly won the grand final as well, but were eventually overrun by a Parramatta side that had practically the entire Australian backline. Moose was a one-eyed Many supporter, so he'd never admit that Eadie's heel might have touched the line in the disallowed try.
Phil Sigsworth will go down in history as an underated fullback. He eventually defected to Cantabury and was sensationally sent off in the 1986 grandfinal.
When I was a young man about twenty five years ago I was really drunk in a bar and saw Wok so I approached him ..I was loud and probably annoying but he was such a gentleman and we had a chat about Rugba League
And he's got his own hilarious yarn about this game: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GyZGi5kLy1A.html (almost certainly with a lot of poetic licence taken)
Yeah, he was my teacher at High School. I don't know who caught who out, but we bumped into him at Canterbury Leagues, we should have been at Maths lessons.
@eagleeric2598 didn't know Warren Ryan was a school teacher, but that makes sense somehow . Des Hasler, Roy Masters, Ricky Walford and a few others over the years.
From left to right, Col Pearce (radio caller & journalist, top referee of his time), Noel Kelly ( Norths & Wests, International player & 1st Grade Coach), Rex Mossop, Warren Ryan (premiership winning coach) & Ferris Ashton ( International & Easts player)
Bowden should have been sin binned instead of sent off? You have got to me kiddin me! In a '79 controversy corner, Rex and Kelly were bemoaning the fact that the game was getting too dirty and that needed to be stamped out ... with send offs. lol
