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Originally posted by Jacks Fur Coat View Post
Hey mate...Neumann must have been as tough as that crazy pom Mal Reilly.
You obviously seen him play? What were your recollections then .
He wanted to come to Australia at some stage and word had got around about his talent and toughness, something 60's Easts had little of. He joined in 1967, the same year that Jack Gibson took over the coaching. I first saw him play against Wests at Pratten Park. They had legendary tough guys like Noel Kelly, Peter Dimond, Dennis Meaney etc I was near the sidelines and I heard this thud from a body clash and one of West's tough guys hit the deck.
I knew it was Neumann involved as I saw his arm and shoulder go in hard. They ended up taking the Wests guy off. From memory we won that game and neither Kelly or Dimond etc went anywhere near Neumann. His hit was legit. Louis wasn't a big guy. Similar to Ronnie Coote only a little more solid. I used to hang around training sessions at the SCG 2 back then and I saw his muscular build. Natural and rock hard. He quickly became the Roosters hard man in a minuscule pack that played well above their weight every week.
He might have been around 27 or 28 when he arrived and was heading toward the end of his career but gave great service. Neumann was not like Mal Reilly, who was tough as teak too but a cheap shot merchant. Both were great ball players. Louis would just go about his business very discreetly, squaring up for team mates etc and I never saw anyone get over the top of him. The Roosters appointed him captain coach in 1969, with little success.
Don Furner took over the club in 1970 and we finally got a decent front rower in big Jim Morgan from Souths. Neumann, who was getting on by then, drifted off into country league, where he remained active. He has well passed now. But I have found memories of his ball skills and hard hits in a time when we really have a marshmallow pack, with the exception of a young Bunny Reilly and a resolute Kevin Ashley.
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Hughie McGahn was my fav and one tough hombre, 3 others that haven’t rated a mention( I dontthink)
Chris Flannery, rupturing your ball sack and playing on then playing a Grand Final with a ruptured nut sack has my vote
luke Phillips, endless tough performances putting his small frame on the line, the Broncos GF performance was epic
Simon Bonetti, one tough old school no nonsense Hooker that put his body on the line every week
Bringer of Rain, Embrace the Hate, Freedom for All
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Originally posted by Louis N View Post
Louis began a South African rugby player. Due to apartheid and him being of mixed race, he couldn't represent his country. Instead South Africa also had a representative team of coloured stars, which he was part of. They would play the national team and other teams. Louis was spotted by a Leeds rugby league talent scout and they signed him to a contract. He would have been playing for Leeds in the early sixties and probably alongside Aussies like Ken Thornett. He was a second rower.
He wanted to come to Australia at some stage and word had got around about his talent and toughness, something 60's Easts had little of. He joined in 1967, the same year that Jack Gibson took over the coaching. I first saw him play against Wests at Pratten Park. They had legendary tough guys like Noel Kelly, Peter Dimond, Dennis Meaney etc I was near the sidelines and I heard this thud from a body clash and one of West's tough guys hit the deck.
I knew it was Neumann involved as I saw his arm and shoulder go in hard. They ended up taking the Wests guy off. From memory we won that game and neither Kelly or Dimond etc went anywhere near Neumann. His hit was legit. Louis wasn't a big guy. Similar to Ronnie Coote only a little more solid. I used to hang around training sessions at the SCG 2 back then and I saw his muscular build. Natural and rock hard. He quickly became the Roosters hard man in a minuscule pack that played well above their weight every week.
He might have been around 27 or 28 when he arrived and was heading toward the end of his career but gave great service. Neumann was not like Mal Reilly, who was tough as teak too but a cheap shot merchant. Both were great ball players. Louis would just go about his business very discreetly, squaring up for team mates etc and I never saw anyone get over the top of him. The Roosters appointed him captain coach in 1969, with little success.
Don Furner took over the club in 1970 and we finally got a decent front rower in big Jim Morgan from Souths. Neumann, who was getting on by then, drifted off into country league, where he remained active. He has well passed now. But I have found memories of his ball skills and hard hits in a time when we really have a marshmallow pack, with the exception of a young Bunny Reilly and a resolute Kevin Ashley.
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Originally posted by bondi paul View Post
Tony Mundine was middle weight champ during the playing days of Malcolm Reilly who was skilful but a cheap short artist. I saw Bunny Reilly clean up the Pom on the SCG cricket pitch in a copy book tackle that resulted in Reilly leaving the field. I pay homage to Billy Todd the Aussie welterweight champ from the 50s for giving it to the Pom.
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Originally posted by Louis N View Post
Louis began a South African rugby player. Due to apartheid and him being of mixed race, he couldn't represent his country. Instead South Africa also had a representative team of coloured stars, which he was part of. They would play the national team and other teams. Louis was spotted by a Leeds rugby league talent scout and they signed him to a contract. He would have been playing for Leeds in the early sixties and probably alongside Aussies like Ken Thornett. He was a second rower.
He wanted to come to Australia at some stage and word had got around about his talent and toughness, something 60's Easts had little of. He joined in 1967, the same year that Jack Gibson took over the coaching. I first saw him play against Wests at Pratten Park. They had legendary tough guys like Noel Kelly, Peter Dimond, Dennis Meaney etc I was near the sidelines and I heard this thud from a body clash and one of West's tough guys hit the deck.
I knew it was Neumann involved as I saw his arm and shoulder go in hard. They ended up taking the Wests guy off. From memory we won that game and neither Kelly or Dimond etc went anywhere near Neumann. His hit was legit. Louis wasn't a big guy. Similar to Ronnie Coote only a little more solid. I used to hang around training sessions at the SCG 2 back then and I saw his muscular build. Natural and rock hard. He quickly became the Roosters hard man in a minuscule pack that played well above their weight every week.
He might have been around 27 or 28 when he arrived and was heading toward the end of his career but gave great service. Neumann was not like Mal Reilly, who was tough as teak too but a cheap shot merchant. Both were great ball players. Louis would just go about his business very discreetly, squaring up for team mates etc and I never saw anyone get over the top of him. The Roosters appointed him captain coach in 1969, with little success.
Don Furner took over the club in 1970 and we finally got a decent front rower in big Jim Morgan from Souths. Neumann, who was getting on by then, drifted off into country league, where he remained active. He has well passed now. But I have found memories of his ball skills and hard hits in a time when we really have a marshmallow pack, with the exception of a young Bunny Reilly and a resolute Kevin Ashley.
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Originally posted by Louis N View Post
Louis began a South African rugby player. Due to apartheid and him being of mixed race, he couldn't represent his country. Instead South Africa also had a representative team of coloured stars, which he was part of. They would play the national team and other teams. Louis was spotted by a Leeds rugby league talent scout and they signed him to a contract. He would have been playing for Leeds in the early sixties and probably alongside Aussies like Ken Thornett. He was a second rower.
He wanted to come to Australia at some stage and word had got around about his talent and toughness, something 60's Easts had little of. He joined in 1967, the same year that Jack Gibson took over the coaching. I first saw him play against Wests at Pratten Park. They had legendary tough guys like Noel Kelly, Peter Dimond, Dennis Meaney etc I was near the sidelines and I heard this thud from a body clash and one of West's tough guys hit the deck.
I knew it was Neumann involved as I saw his arm and shoulder go in hard. They ended up taking the Wests guy off. From memory we won that game and neither Kelly or Dimond etc went anywhere near Neumann. His hit was legit. Louis wasn't a big guy. Similar to Ronnie Coote only a little more solid. I used to hang around training sessions at the SCG 2 back then and I saw his muscular build. Natural and rock hard. He quickly became the Roosters hard man in a minuscule pack that played well above their weight every week.
He might have been around 27 or 28 when he arrived and was heading toward the end of his career but gave great service. Neumann was not like Mal Reilly, who was tough as teak too but a cheap shot merchant. Both were great ball players. Louis would just go about his business very discreetly, squaring up for team mates etc and I never saw anyone get over the top of him. The Roosters appointed him captain coach in 1969, with little success.
Don Furner took over the club in 1970 and we finally got a decent front rower in big Jim Morgan from Souths. Neumann, who was getting on by then, drifted off into country league, where he remained active. He has well passed now. But I have found memories of his ball skills and hard hits in a time when we really have a marshmallow pack, with the exception of a young Bunny Reilly and a resolute Kevin Ashley.
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