News RiP Tommy Raudonikis

[Eelectrica]

RIP Tommy. True icon and legend of the game.

 

[Wizardman]

Lets hope the Tigers bring out the black and white jersey for a one off. The man is fitting of such a tribute. Make it happen Wests Tigers and NRL!

 

[bad boy bubby]

I just posted this in the Sharks forum but in here needs to see it as well.
Up there for an A-Grade effort

 

[betcats]

RIP Tommy, real legend of league.

 

[jargan83]

RIP Tommy

Rugby League has lost one of it's best characters

 

[Chief_Chujo]

They don't build em like Tommy anymore.

RIP old fella.

 

[BestHookerRein]

Im going to Cattledog some merkin today in his honour

 

[Game_Breaker]

Legendary character of the game
RIP

 

[roofromoz]

Cattledog. RIP.

 

[King hit]

Reunited with his great mate Artie as we speak

 

[Headless Chook]

You can go and have a beer or two with Artie now mate. Rest up. You fought to the very end, just like you always did playing the great game.

 

[ACTPanthers]

RIP you f**king legend

 

[davi]

RIP Tommy. He was a great rugby player and coach but he was so much more then that. He wasn't afraid to use his profile to back causes he believed in when he got behind the union movement during the introduction of work choices. He had some tough times in life. The loss of his grandson from a accident on a rugby league field would have been very difficult for him.

Interestingly when he was coach of Ipswich Jets he had a quite a bit to do with the development of a young Alan Langer. My deepest condolences go out to his family.

 

[Slackboy72]

Harden up Tommy
Vale

 

[magpie_man]

He was the main reason I hitched my wagon to Western Suburbs as a teenager in the mid '90s, I absolutely loved the bloke.
Stories of the gummy bite, "cattledog" and him driving a soundcar through Campbelltown riling up the locals to go out and support the mighty magpies made a lifelong Wests fan out of me.
What a legend.
VALE.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I’m truly saddened to hear this. I knew he was doing it tough for some time now but like Keith Richards, would outlive us all because of his durability. Vale champ. Would love to say Rest In Peace but that would be too boring for you, Tommy. Cheers instead.

 

[Danish]

RIP Tommy.

people like to talk up the fight between Artie and Cronin as legitimising the origin hatred, but for those of us born in the 80s that grew up on 90s footy, the cattle dog incident holds a similar place on the mantle.

Modern society will never allow characters like Tommy in the game again.

 

[roofromoz]

He was the main reason I hitched my wagon to Western Suburbs as a teenager in the mid '90s, I absolutely loved the bloke.
Stories of the gummy bite, "cattledog" and him driving a soundcar through Campbelltown riling up the locals to go out and support the mighty magpies made a lifelong Wests fan out of me.
What a legend.
VALE.

That 1996 season in review video someone uploaded to YouTube includes a news report of Tommy on the back of a truck on Queen Street drumming up support for the next Magpies home game. The coach doing it. To me he was Wests in the mid to late 90s, heart and soul of the joint.

 

[JJ]

RIP champion - league was better for you being part of it

 

[T-Boon]

Small, fit, tough, skillfull.
He would have dominated this season when the beef cakes are realising they are carrying too much.