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Kids had stars in eyes
Written by Peter 'Zorba' Peters Manly Daily Friday, 21 August 2009 16:43
http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/kids-had-stars-in-eyes/
Zorba looks at Snake and Wolfman visiting the Harbord Devils under-12s, a greyhound named after Choc is a champ, black armbands for Sunday and 'King Dog' Kingie.
MANLYS star fullback, Brett Stewart, made a secret return to football on Thursday and came through with flying colours.
Away from the television cameras and newspaper photographers, Stewart played touch with the Harbord Devils under-12s who have a grand final against Christian Brothers at Brookvale Oval on Saturday.
Stewart and David Williams trained an entire period with the star-struck youngsters who finished the 60 minute session with a high-five for the two Sea Eagles.
The tiny Devils are coached by former Test and Channel 9 star Matthew Johns.
Johns ran the session and had nothing but praise for the two Manly players.
The presence of two genuine stars of our game to take the time out to run around with a team of youngsters on the eve of what is a huge game for them is something special, Johns said.
Brett and David were fantastic with the kids and they will all be Manly fans for life.
I know my son Jack was talking about them coming to training for several days and it is important that our stars are part of the community.
Johns has kept a low profile since his much publicised departure from Channel 9 but is enjoying spending time with his wife Trish and family on the northern beaches.
He has continued his coaching of the Harbord Devils and reckons he has several future Sea Eagles in his side.
The junior league grand finals are to be played at Brookvale Oval today with the senior junior league grand finals tomorrow.
A GREYHOUND named after star Sea Eagles back-rower Anthony Watmough is now New Zealands best sprinter. Watmough is owned by a massive Manly fan from Newcastle, Corey Spliet.
Watmough started racing in NSW but wanted to fight in races and would chase the lure. The owners then sent him to New Zealand to race where the greyhounds are allowed to finish on the lure. Australias best known greyhound journalist, Jeff Collerson, reports Watmough is going like a rocket on the Kiwi tracks.
The dog is a sensation in New Zealand and as a fan of Watmough the football player I couldnt be happier, Collerson, who is a lifelong Sea Eagle fan, said.
For the greyhound enthusiasts, Watmough is by Black Enforcer out of Lucky Hippy.
THE Sea Eagles will wear black armbands in tomorrows big game with the Storm in Melbourne in memory of club legend George Hunter who passed away after a long illness last Sunday. He was 80.
Hunter played second row in Manlys first grand final team in 1951. The side was coached by Ken Arthurson who regards Hunter as one of the finest forwards in the history of the club.
He played lock in the 1957 grand final final side beaten by St George and had 150 first grade games for the Sea Eagles before switching to North Sydney in 1960.
A detective on the northern beaches for many years, Hunter coached Manly to a grand final against South Sydney in 1968 and to a final in 1969 against eventual winners Balmain.
Hunter was my first coach at the Sea Eagles when I joined the club in 1969 and he was a tough, but fair taskmaster. He joined the Sea Eagles from Kurri Kurri and was a foundation member of Manly Leagues Club where friends and family gathered for a celebration of his life yesterday.
JASON King, at 28, is playing the best football of his long career at the Sea Eagles.
The King Dog plays his 152nd first grade game tomorrow against Melbourne. King is a Manly junior and combined playing with his school St Augustines and the Belrose Eagles.
The no-nonsense prop has consistently been one of Manlys best this season but has noticeably lifted with the big games around the corner.
We need to do that, starting against the Storm, King said.
Written by Peter 'Zorba' Peters Manly Daily Friday, 21 August 2009 16:43
http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/kids-had-stars-in-eyes/
Zorba looks at Snake and Wolfman visiting the Harbord Devils under-12s, a greyhound named after Choc is a champ, black armbands for Sunday and 'King Dog' Kingie.
MANLYS star fullback, Brett Stewart, made a secret return to football on Thursday and came through with flying colours.
Away from the television cameras and newspaper photographers, Stewart played touch with the Harbord Devils under-12s who have a grand final against Christian Brothers at Brookvale Oval on Saturday.
Stewart and David Williams trained an entire period with the star-struck youngsters who finished the 60 minute session with a high-five for the two Sea Eagles.
The tiny Devils are coached by former Test and Channel 9 star Matthew Johns.
Johns ran the session and had nothing but praise for the two Manly players.
The presence of two genuine stars of our game to take the time out to run around with a team of youngsters on the eve of what is a huge game for them is something special, Johns said.
Brett and David were fantastic with the kids and they will all be Manly fans for life.
I know my son Jack was talking about them coming to training for several days and it is important that our stars are part of the community.
Johns has kept a low profile since his much publicised departure from Channel 9 but is enjoying spending time with his wife Trish and family on the northern beaches.
He has continued his coaching of the Harbord Devils and reckons he has several future Sea Eagles in his side.
The junior league grand finals are to be played at Brookvale Oval today with the senior junior league grand finals tomorrow.
A GREYHOUND named after star Sea Eagles back-rower Anthony Watmough is now New Zealands best sprinter. Watmough is owned by a massive Manly fan from Newcastle, Corey Spliet.
Watmough started racing in NSW but wanted to fight in races and would chase the lure. The owners then sent him to New Zealand to race where the greyhounds are allowed to finish on the lure. Australias best known greyhound journalist, Jeff Collerson, reports Watmough is going like a rocket on the Kiwi tracks.
The dog is a sensation in New Zealand and as a fan of Watmough the football player I couldnt be happier, Collerson, who is a lifelong Sea Eagle fan, said.
For the greyhound enthusiasts, Watmough is by Black Enforcer out of Lucky Hippy.
THE Sea Eagles will wear black armbands in tomorrows big game with the Storm in Melbourne in memory of club legend George Hunter who passed away after a long illness last Sunday. He was 80.
Hunter played second row in Manlys first grand final team in 1951. The side was coached by Ken Arthurson who regards Hunter as one of the finest forwards in the history of the club.
He played lock in the 1957 grand final final side beaten by St George and had 150 first grade games for the Sea Eagles before switching to North Sydney in 1960.
A detective on the northern beaches for many years, Hunter coached Manly to a grand final against South Sydney in 1968 and to a final in 1969 against eventual winners Balmain.
Hunter was my first coach at the Sea Eagles when I joined the club in 1969 and he was a tough, but fair taskmaster. He joined the Sea Eagles from Kurri Kurri and was a foundation member of Manly Leagues Club where friends and family gathered for a celebration of his life yesterday.
JASON King, at 28, is playing the best football of his long career at the Sea Eagles.
The King Dog plays his 152nd first grade game tomorrow against Melbourne. King is a Manly junior and combined playing with his school St Augustines and the Belrose Eagles.
The no-nonsense prop has consistently been one of Manlys best this season but has noticeably lifted with the big games around the corner.
We need to do that, starting against the Storm, King said.
