NRL players in the ESL

[bartman]

i don't think McMenemy did play first grade?? we (oldham) picked him up we he was in the wests reserve grade team in the NSWRL..

He had at least one game in Wests Firsts, lining up against Ellery Hanley no less:

http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/res/aus1997a.htm
Premiership Round 16, Saturday 12th July 1997.

Western Suburbs 20 (Ken McGuinness 2, Kevin McGuinness 2 tries;
Andrew Leeds 2 from 4 goals) beat
Balmain 10 (William Kennedy, Laloa Milford tries;
Michael Withers 1 from 3 goals)
at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Half time: 10-10. Scrums: 7-9. Penalties: 10-4.
Crowd: 6718. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. TV: NINE.

Western Suburbs: Andrew Leeds; Darren Willis, Ken McGuinness,
Kevin McGuinness, Brett Hodgson; Adam Doyle, Steve Georgallis;
Harvey Howard, Des Hasler, Darren Capovilla, Bill Dunn,
Damian Kennedy, Paul Langmack (c); Shayne McMenemy, Brett Taylor,
Shane Millard, --.
Balmain: Michael Withers; Laloa Milford, William Kennedy,
Greg Donaghey, James Langaloa; Michael Gillett, Adam Nable;
Shane Walker, Darren Senter, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson,
Ellery Hanley, Glenn Morrison; Adam Starr, Mark O'Neill,
Hudson Smith, Marshall Scott.

 

[roughyedspud]

he must have been young in 1997 ??? i bet he's not 27/28 now

 

[bartman]

A few of those blokes would have been young then. But he's getting on I guess... I'd have him pegged for about 30?