17 Players - Part III

[Stagger eel]

Gordy, I'd put Penna in before Muz tbh.

 

[Gordy]

mmm!! interesting I'd say kolcy qualifies because he played junior reps after he played for Hills as Sterlo went straight to reserve grade from Patrician brothers..

No worries.

 

[Gordy]

Gordy, I'd put Penna in before Muz tbh.

No worries Stagger, just another one I noticed.

 

[Stagger eel]

No worries Stagger, just another one I noticed.

Mick Pattison is another one I considered but I thought despite his talents, injuries really ruined his career at our club.

 

[Gordy]

Mick Pattison is another one I considered but I thought despite his talents, injuries really ruined his career at our club.

Yeah true mate. I was actually surprised how many of the boys were local juniors... Bob O'Reilly for instance was one I didn't realise was a local junior.

 

[Stagger eel]

Yeah true mate. I was actually surprised how many of the boys were local juniors... Bob O'Reilly for instance was one I didn't realise was a local junior.

the bear is our first local junior to become an international I believe.

 

[Twizzle]

Here's just a couple for you Twiz....

Gabe Very
Fitzy
Nathan Cayless
DuncanDeCelis
Jason Cayless
Nicholas Edwards

Michael Vella
Daniel Irvine

 

[Twizzle]

the bear is our first local junior to become an international I believe.

what about Fitzy

 

[Stagger eel]

what about Fitzy

no definitely the bear was the first..

 

[planeteels]

Keith Campbell was a westie and played his Junior Footy at Seven Hills also.. A few other Sevo boys are Graham Olling and Andrew Hill (only for part of his juniors), John Delaney, Don Mosely and Brad Arthur.

 

[planeteels]

Geoff Gerard is a Parra Junior .. - Cabramatta

Vic Hey is another local Junior - Guildford and I believe Vic is actually the first Junior to represent. He played for Australia in the 30's (though he was at wests then)

Paul Langmack also played a fair portion of his juniors at Guildford but a majority was at Fairfield Pats...

 

[Suitman]

Paul Langmack also played a fair portion of his juniors at Guildford but a majority was at Fairfield Pats...

I don't know if that's one junior we should be owning up to.

Suity

 

[planeteels]

Asked a few questions of former Eel Ken Hurst who advised that Keith Campbell would have been the first serving Eels Junior player to represent Internationally in a Test Match but the Bear was the first International cos he played a year before Keith in the World Cup.... Sorry Stags.. I misread your post earlier...

 

[Fitz]

Chris Thorman

 

[lingard]

John McMartin = Champion...

John McMartin was certainly a champion hooker in the days when scrums were a contest for the ball. He had the best or second best scrum-win percentage in first grade in his day. But I wonder how he'd go in today's game where the hooker is usually a small, nippy player - almost a second half-back?

 

[lingard]

Also - was John Muggleton a local junior? Or did he come from the Balmain area?

 

[Suitman]

Also - was John Muggleton a local junior? Or did he come from the Balmain area?

First played at St Pat's Dundas in the Balmain competition, but also later played for Parra Marist.

Suity

 

[parra pete]

no definitely the bear was the first..

Bear was the first 'local' junior to progress to international status, but Ian Johnston was actually the first Parramatta international.

 

[fish eel]

I may be mistaken, but could we claim Brandy Alexander?

 

[Suitman]

Fairfield Pat's?

Suity