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Date Posted: 07:41:16 01/17/02 Thu
Author: CB
Subject: Is this the 'Proud' History Of manly?
In reply to: Wills 's message, "The 'Proud' History Of manly - Part VII" on 22:54:11 01/16/02 Wed

>Come Season 1980, and Aaaaako's manly drive their
>cheque book like a dagger deep into the heart of a
>gritty and talented Western Suburbs outfit.
>Internationals Les Boyd, Ray Brown and John Dorahy
>succumb to the lure of the dollar and fly north by
>helicopter that winter. manly are (again) seen by many
>to be on a Premiership-buying spree, and it's rumoured
>that these buys create a deep division within the
>manly Club. Frank Stanton leaves that year and the
>poisoned chalice is handed to Allan Thomson as Coach.
>Bookmakers have manly installed as favourites to win
>the Competition.
>
>Boosted by a wealth of plundered talent; manly just
>manage to equal their 1979 performance, winning 11
>from 22, and once again miss the play-offs... Western
>Suburbs make it, though. Did someone say "suck eggs"?
>
>(In other action that season: Canterbury's George
>Peponis Captains Australia to a 3-0 Series win over NZ
>- in much the same way as he'd led them to defeat the
>GB touring side in the previous year's 'Ashes' series.
>
>The 'State of Origin' series commences.
>
>In the Grand Final, a Canterbury side - brimming with
>homegrown talent - defeats the highly-fancied Easts
>18-4. During that game, Gearin scores a try from a
>Brentnall kick which brings the house down and, in
>anyone's terms, continues to be savoured as an
>all-time GF highlight.).
Or the attempts by a canterbury supporter to re-live the years when they were realistically competetive in the premiership?
Peponis led the Kangaroos? Big deal, he wasn't a great player, but save the ARL on doctor's fees in the dresing rooms.

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Bit hard not to get carried away with that year, CB (well, for a Canterbury supporter, at least). (NT) -- Wills, 19:20:04 01/17/02 Thu