Magic of Phil Blake

[LeagueXIII]

 

[Mr Spock!]

I wonder if changes like the interchange kill players in the style of Phil Blake. You just need one tired defender then whoosh, he's gone.

That first year of his was something else.

And good to see another ancient no longer used tactic - the chip and regather.

 

[axl rose]

Was a bit young to remember how good he was at the Eagles. Remember him more at Souths and that 89 team.

 

[Life's Good]

Was a bit young to remember how good he was at the Eagles. Remember him more at Souths and that 89 team.

He was good for us in 93. I remember going to games thinking we only had to stay in touch and somehow Blake would get us home from a chip & chase or magic footwork - he didn’t disappoint.
He was the ‘X’ factor well before the phrase was coined.

 

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[Mr Spock!]

Nowadays that xfactor would be coached out of him or he'd be at superleague.

Only played 1 origin which surprises me.

 

[King hit]

Nowadays that xfactor would be coached out of him or he'd be at superleague.

Only played 1 origin which surprises me.

Have you ever seen who he was competing for a spot with?

 

[horrie hastings]

And good to see another ancient no longer used tactic - the chip and regather.

That was a great tactic when used properly, I remember Russell Fairfax absolutely destroying Parramatta in a mid week Amco Cup game back in 1977 with the chip and chase.

 

[horrie hastings]

Phil Blake was one of those players despite playing for the opposition team you could not help but like.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Have you ever seen who he was competing for a spot with?

Of course...he was up against mortimer and sterling.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Phil Blake was one of those players despite playing for the opposition team you could not help but like.

Yep so glad when he moved from manly.

 

[horrie hastings]

Yep so glad when he moved from manly.

Same here but even at Manly I still liked him.

 

[horrie hastings]

Of course...he was up against mortimer and sterling.

You just described what Kevin Hastings was up against

 

[LeagueXIII]

He killed it at Manly in 1982-83 then they bought Des Hasler.

He was more an individual player then the organising type of half Australian coaches loved.

But gees he was good to watch.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I wonder if changes like the interchange kill players in the style of Phil Blake. You just need one tired defender then whoosh, he's gone.

That first year of his was something else.

And good to see another ancient no longer used tactic - the chip and regather.

Stacey Jones was great at the chip and regather- quite possibly learned it from Phil.

 

[MilkShark]

I wonder if changes like the interchange kill players in the style of Phil Blake. You just need one tired defender then whoosh, he's gone.

That first year of his was something else.

And good to see another ancient no longer used tactic - the chip and regather.

Of course the interchange killed them.

The boring game we watch nowadays is a direct result of this.

 

[2 weeks]

Blake had a good nickname too

Jade Hurley

 

[THE CHAMP]

If Bennett had to coach Blake he would of had a stroke

 

[grouch]

I recall a chip n chase try he scored for St George in 1994 against the Roosters. The ball bounced within a metre of the dead ball line, back into his hands for the try. Insane ballsy genius.

 

[Disinterested third party]

Love his long ball to score the try vs Balmain 1989 semi.