Hall of Fame and Immortals

[TheFrog]

The irony of Greenberg booting Buzz and Jones

Alan Jones coached Balmain and Souths to poor seasons, having done well at another sport. He has no connection to this game and it is quite bizarre he was considered for such a panel in the first place. You might as well have Gina Rinehart. Having said that it is a measure of Greenberg that he has seconded himself onto this panel completely without qualifications. I could have lived witrh Rothfield, he has been around the game all his life.

 

[Life's Good]

Brad Clyde in the audience. What a machine.

 

[carcharias]

Brad Clyde in the audience. What a machine.

My son played soccer against his on Saturday
The dude looks like he could still play
Fit as f**k

 

[_snafu_]

Brad Clyde in the audience. What a machine.

I saw Brad in the Met Centre in George St last week.

 

[Haffa]

While we're at it let's not forget the contribution of the Newcastle RL (real NRL) ffs.

This. Real NRL > QRL

 

[Life's Good]

My son played soccer against his on Saturday
The dude looks like he could still play
Fit as f**k

That’s good to hear. One of my favourite players.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Well they kept that quiet unless they decided overnight to induct the 3.

No arguments for mine.

Good stuff NRL.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Wow well spoken Petero.

 

[_snafu_]

Petero is great.

 

[Life's Good]

Just play the video of the inductees. No one is interested in this Neville.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Why are they naming 5

This is what was said on the TV broadcast, and in the article I quoted in my earlier post -

"Dally Messenger, Dave Brown and Frank Burge, pioneers of the premiership's early days in Australia, were granted Immortal status by a panel that consisted of current Immortals Wally Lewis, Bob Fulton and Andrew Johns, along with Broncos coach Wayne Bennett, Phil Gould, Ray Warren, Steve Crawley and former Rugby League Week editors Ian Heads and Norm Tasker.

"The judges took the view that this was a one-off opportunity to recognise the past, to recognise three players from the pre-war era who became legends of the game," NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said.

"If the panel did not take this step we could have lost our chance to include these champion players among our Immortals.

"It was an opportunity the game could not afford to miss and the Immortals now reflect the full history of rugby league – from 1908 to the present." "

Hope that helps you.

 

[Captain Apollo]

The additional 2 Immortals are - Norm Provan and....

 

[GongPanther]

Provan...is he ill?

EDIT: His daughter said he is not well.

 

[_snafu_]

Yes!!

 

[Captain Apollo]

Provan...is he ill?

Yes he is. It was announced when they went through the nominees earlier in the night.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Well done Norm.

 

[roostersrule2]

Knew it would be Provan

It was the Normie vote

 

[GongPanther]

Yes he is. It was announced when they went through the nominees earlier in the night.

Thanks. I edited my post when she just mentioned it.

 

[Miller was a legend]

Provan should already be there

 

[Captain Apollo]

..... the second Immortal is - Mal Meninga.