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The Greatest player of all time? You simple person. Only Souths supporters would say that, and that’s not saying he wasn’t great either. But you seem to have your head firmly up your own arse.

You just can’t seem to acknowledge a great team Penrith are right now and continually go back 50 years when the game was totally different.

Forever in our shadow
 

doyen

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Mate the Props in those days are smaller than most outside backs now. Once again comparing eras is impossible. I would take the modern day player over the old days though. Players train a lot more these days so don’t need Fulltime work outside of Footy.
I said given all the advantages---the props were smaller because they weren't in the gym 5 days a week & on diets designed to make them bigger & stronger---Artie BEETSON could/would run only 20 or 30 metres himself but he was skilful enough to create 500 ms for his team-mates---much,much more skilful ball-players back then---a classy off-load these days is a rarity--a bash,barge,boring,banal game these days--the game has been bastardised so much over time that it is now a total embarrassment !!
 
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doyen

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The Greatest player of all time? You simple person. Only Souths supporters would say that, and that’s not saying he wasn’t great either. But you seem to have your head firmly up your own arse.

You just can’t seem to acknowledge a great team Penrith are right now and continually go back 50 years when the game was totally different.
If Churchill was a full-time pro today---with the equal opportunities that today's players get ,he would be a much better FB , 1/2 or 5/8 than any of today's posers, including Cleary !! Churchill has been voted the best over & over again & with very,very good reason !!
 
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I said given all the advantages---the props were smaller because they weren't in the gym 5 days a week & on diets designed to make them bigger & stronger---Artie BEETSON could/would run only 20 or 30 metres himself but he was skilful enough to create 500 ms for his team-mates---much,much more skilful ball-players back then---a classy off-load these days is a rarity--a bash,barge,boring,banal game these days--the game has been bastardised so much over time that it is now a total embarrassment !!
Seems like this Penrith guy isn't familiar with the old saying that "Ït's not the size of the dog in the fight but rather the fight in the dog"
 
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If Churchill was a full-time pro today---with the equal opportunities that today's players get ,he would be a much better FB , 1/2 or 5/8 than any of today's posers, including Cleary !! Churchill has been voted the best over & over again & with very,very good reason !!
Churchill(on his worst day) >>>>>>>>>Cleary(on his best day)
 

doyen

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Jack RAYNER captain-coached Sths to 7 straight GFs---1949;lost to Saints --1950,1951 won --1952 lost to Wests---1953,1954 & 1955 won these GFs--7 straight GFs--& as well as coaching he played fulltime in the forwards---a tough,uncompromising player--he also worked as a Snr Detective in the NSW Police Force---Sths have the Jack RAYNER Award for this legendary player--Jack WIGHTON won it this season !!
 
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I said given all the advantages---the props were smaller because they weren't in the gym 5 days a week & on diets designed to make them bigger & stronger---Artie BEETSON could/would run only 20 or 30 metres himself but he was skilful enough to create 500 ms for his team-mates---much,much more skilful ball-players back then---a classy off-load these days is a rarity--a bash,barge,boring,banal game these days--the game has been bastardised so much over time that it is now a total embarrassment !!

Correct Doyen my interest has waned since super league raised its ugly head the games rules since this mob took over has made the game unwatchable.
 
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Correct Doyen my interest has waned since super league raised its ugly head the games rules since this mob took over has made the game unwatchable.
Mate when NotSoSuperLeague came along and we were shamefully excluded I went from someone who watched every minute of every game of footy every week to totally turning my back on the game altogether. I know I'm not the only one and the powers that be quickly realised what a monumental stuffup it was trying to kill us off. They tried to kill us off altogether and failed, and you know the famous saying from Nietzsche "What doesn't kill you , makes you stronger"
 
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Mate when NotSoSuperLeague came along and we were shamefully excluded I went from someone who watched every minute of every game of footy every week to totally turning my back on the game altogether. I know I'm not the only one and the powers that be quickly realised what a monumental stuffup it was trying to kill us off. They tried to kill us off altogether and failed, and you know the famous saying from Nietzsche "What doesn't kill you , makes you stronger"

Det.Wojciehowicz :Great post I agree with you and felt every word you said well done we are 100% on the same page it was beautiful to read and very uplifting it made my day to read your words.Thank you.
 
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I see stmerge are after a half back what's wrong with ilias he is available to play #7 for stmerge where is braith anasta his manager cmon braith do uncle George piggies a favour and get him to stmerge..since hunt left they are looking at osullivan + sexton thats strange ilias was rated the 14th worst half back in the nrl and sexton was behind ilias cmon stmerge dudmetriou said ilias is the best half back souths have had for a long time.please stmerge if ur reading this msg please buy lachlan ilias he is an incredible #7 just ask dudmetriou and whoever signed him up at souths.after all we let reynolds go for ilias geewhiz this lachlan ilias is a gun half back.and while ur at it grab mamouzelos he took Damien cooks spot geewhiz I guess mamouzelos is better than cook why not sign mamouzelos so that he can mentor cookie id love to see that.
 

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