Greatest winger ever

[Captain Apollo]

Heard a great story from Cyril Connell from the 56-57 Roo tour. The Roos were playing Bevan's Warrington and were getting ready in a shared dressing room. Cyril had never seen Bevan before and looked over at Bevan and saw a pasty white skeletal bald gummy old man, swathed in bandages like an Egyptian mummy and thought, "Look at this poor old codger, he's lost and wandered into the dressing room by mistake."
He pointed him out to an senior teammate who told him that was the great Brian Bevan.
"Take a good look at him, that's probably as close as you'll get to him today."

"And it was" Cyril ruefully admitted, finishing the story.

 

[Vee]

That photo is on a good day compared to some I have seen of him.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Heard a great story from Cyril Connell from the 56-57 Roo tour. The Roos were playing Bevan's Warrington and were getting ready in a shared dressing room. Cyril had never seen Bevan before and looked over at Bevan and saw a pasty white skeletal bald gummy old man, swathed in bandages like an Egyptian mummy and thought, "Look at this poor old codger, he's lost and wandered into the dressing room by mistake."
He pointed him out to an senior teammate who told him that was the great Brian Bevan.
"Take a good look at him, that's probably as close as you'll get to him today."

"And it was" Cyril ruefully admitted, finishing the story.

Nice story. Sounds like Cyril couldn't identify talent when he was a player as well.

 

[nick87]

The opening post of this thread is an all timer. I actually LOL'd

And the answer is Nick Cotric.

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

The opening post of this thread is an all timer. I actually LOL'd

And the answer is Nick Cotric.

Don't you read? The young Serb NIKOLA Cotric is not the best winger ever.

The correct answer is Brian Bevan.

 

[davi]

Jharal Yow Yeh is the greatest winger that never was, what he could have been if he hadn't suffered a compound fracture of the lower right leg we will never know.

 

[axl rose]

Heard a great story from Cyril Connell from the 56-57 Roo tour. The Roos were playing Bevan's Warrington

That original sledge would even do Mick Ennis proud- "What did you say you pasty white skeletal bald gummy old man, swathed in bandages like an Egyptian mummy"

 

[King hit]

Jharal Yow Yeh is the greatest winger that never was, what he could have been if he hadn't suffered a compound fracture of the lower right leg we will never know.

I meet him just a couple of weeks before his injury and wished him the best with the Kangaroos that year, such a shame he was wasted. He was a gun player and a real top guy to boot.

 

[davi]

I meet him just a couple of weeks before his injury and wished him the best with the Kangaroos that year, such a shame he was wasted. He was a gun player and a real top guy to boot.

Not wrong about him being a great guy. It was reported when he announced his retirement there were Broncos staff in tears they were just devastated for him because he was such a terrific bloke.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

I remember getting home on that night after doing a fifo swing from the airport and that happened to jharel about 60 seconds after i turned on the tv. Was sickening to see.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Not the greatest but Pat Richards is pretty underrated,almost 400 games

 

[THE CHAMP]

aaron woods?

 

[Vee]

aaron woods?

Too slow.

 

[Mr Angry]

Alan McIndoe was pretty underrated as well.

Born in Emerald, came to Sydney to play, played 9 origins went back to Emerald and is now a Councillor.

From memory the guy has no ACLs, the doctors said he should be able to walk.

 

[TheFrog]

Bob Landers, followed by his successor Eric Grothe.

 

[Spade]

Wendell Sailor

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Matt sing

 

[gregstar]

Paul Doolan

I think that's a given.

The thread's title was shortened.
It was ".....other than Paul Doolan"

 

[Dufmack]

Beau Ryan

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Bobby Landers was a most underrated winger for Eastern Suburbs. He was slow but he was big and strong with a good fend. He played on the left wing while speedster Boyce Beeton was on the right wing. His centres were Doug Ricketson (father of Luke) and Bill Roney. He was a crowd favourite but was nowhere near as good as Eric Grothe Snr, because Grothe had speed as well as strength and a fend.

Landers was a policeman. Tragically he was murdered by burglars while on private night security duty.

Despite his genuine crowd appeal Bobby Landers was not anywhere near the talent of the greatest winger who ever lived, a man named Brian Bevan.