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Fantastic stuff Louis, thanks for clarifying.
Yes, I'm glad Bill Mullins came along. I met him a couple of times, once when he was running the seafood store at Charring Cross (along with another ex rooster whose name you or another old timer like us will no doubt remember).
Wasn't it funny that after Mullins was in the 75 GF winning side, we had to wait 27 years for a repeat in 2002, and we simply wouldn't have won it without son Brett in the side - what a contribution he made to that entire finals campaign.
Just thought of the answer - John "Straw" Andrews was Bill's partner in the Charro fish shop.Last edited by player 1; 01-04-2019, 10:19 AM.
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Originally posted by Mickie Lane View Post
Well done again Louis. Appreciate the time you put into your post & the quality of them.
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Originally posted by player 1 View PostFantastic stuff Louis, thanks for clarifying.
Yes, I'm glad Bill Mullins came along. I met him a couple of times, once when he was running the seafood store at Charring Cross (along with another ex rooster whose name you or another old timer like us will no doubt remember).
Wasn't it funny that after Mullins was in the 75 GF winning side, we had to wait 27 years for a repeat in 2002, and we simply wouldn't have won it without son Brett in the side - what a contribution he made to that entire finals campaign.
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Originally posted by player 1 View PostWasn't it funny that after Mullins was in the 75 GF winning side, we had to wait 27 years for a repeat in 2002, and we simply wouldn't have won it without son Brett in the side - what a contribution he made to that entire finals campaign.
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Originally posted by Hawkeye View PostFrom memory wasn't Brett forced out after the 2002 win because of the salary cap ! No doubt if he still played with us in 2003, Skinny Burn is not in first grade, there is no Scott Sattler folklore media suck up tackle, and we go back to back in 2003 !!
no doubt mullins would have beaten Sattler in similar circumstancesWritten and published on behalf of the Liberal Party, Queensland
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Originally posted by Louis N View PostSome things are never forgotten Larpa. After a series of losing seasons and not winning a game for 576 days until we beat Norths earlier that year, the Canterbury SCG win was priceless. I think they were leading the comp, or up around the top. You picked the right day to start watching Easts.
Louis was my favourite player in the 67/68 side, with John Peard, Junee and Bunny Reilly close behind. But Neumann had real ball skills and was the toughest guy we had then. He'd come from Leeds after leaving South African rugby union. Great to know you're still watching today and please stay in touch on the forum.
Eddie, re Larpa only two years. He was a late bloomer and he did stay longer but was relegated to the lower grades. Easts had bought rugby unions star winger, Alan Cardy, for the 69 season along with John Brass. Cardy broke his leg and was never the same after. But Bill Mullins came through that year and was to become an Easts legend. From memory Larpa captained Easts thirds. Bondi Paul would know. Here's a useful link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auBmb9ZkhOY
Before I adopted my current ironic user name (there wasn't much spirit in 66) I used the Louis Neumann moniker myself on the old "Wall". I can't say I remember much about him as a player, but he must have had a good footy brain to Captain-Coach the team.
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Originally posted by can'tkeepagoodcoqdown View PostPlayed a bit of footy for la perouse United... Lapa Stewart is a great bloke... his son's were unbelievably gifted footy players. His youngest Corey played a few games of first grade for the chooks in the late 80's early 90's... had so much natural ability
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Originally posted by Spirit of 66 View Post
Fantastic video, Louis. I had the pleasure of meeting Uncle Bruce a couple of times - once in the Members' Stand at a Roosters v St George match (the one when Mini ran 100m to score) and once on a Tribal Warrior harbour cruise, a very successful Aboriginal enterprise that he played a big role in establishing.
Before I adopted my current ironic user name (there wasn't much spirit in 66) I used the Louis Neumann moniker myself on the old "Wall". I can't say I remember much about him as a player, but he must have had a good footy brain to Captain-Coach the team.
If you used the Louis Neumann moniker you're on my wavelength. He was my favourite in '67 as he added some grunt as well as skills considering our lightweight pack back then was usually outweighed by the oppositions backline. I remember how we'd lose the scrums on a 3/1 basis each week and have to tackle our hearts out to win. We really didn't have any great forwards back then. Kevin Ashley was probably the standout and he was not much bigger than Kevin Junee. But he could kick field goals from half way and was a relentless tackler. Bunny Reilly was the other forward with potential.
You made some good contacts with Larpa. Closest I ever got was at training back in the day an the SCG No2. I would hang around with a mate kicking the balls back for Alan McKean and we were just fans collecting autographs etc. But the players were really accommodating and I remember talking to Johnny Mayes, Junee and most of the players. Gee that's a long way back now come to think of it. Mayes was running around in reserves but he was a standout there, displacing a former union international in Ken McMullen. And always good for a solo try from the scrum.Last edited by Louis N; 01-05-2019, 01:55 AM.
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Originally posted by Louis N View Post
Yes '66 was a nightmare. I was still in high school, but a mad Easts fan in foreign territory. I was called out to the front of the class for not paying attention in the maths class. The teacher held up my exercise book with the drawing of an Easts player that I was working on. Instead of caning me, he sympathised for what he called misled loyalty. And said, 'well son they certainly can't go any worse than last year'. And then thought a bit and added, 'well they could lose EVERY game'. It got a big laugh around the room. He was right. The only time in history our club has reached that milestone. But it made '67 all that much sweeter.
If you used the Louis Neumann moniker you're on my wavelength. He was my favourite in '67 as he added some grunt as well as skills considering our lightweight pack back then was usually outweighed by the oppositions backline. I remember how we'd lose the scrums on a 3/1 basis each week and have to tackle our hearts out to win. We really didn't have any great forwards back then. Kevin Ashley was probably the standout and he was not much bigger than Kevin Junee. But he could kick field goals from half way and was a relentless tackler. Bunny Reilly was the other forward with potential.
You made some good contacts with Larpa. Closest I ever got was at training back in the day an the SCG No2. I would hang around with a mate kicking the balls back for Alan McKean and we were just fans collecting autographs etc. But the players were really accommodating and I remember talking to Johnny Mayes, Junee and most of the players. Gee that's a long way back now come to think of it. Mayes was running around in reserves but he was a standout there, displacing a former union international in Ken McMullen. And always good for a solo try from the scrum.
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