Wishart: The finest Steeler of them all?

[Ewan McGrady's Lovechild]

:lol: Bastard, beat me to it!

Cavill Hugh was da man!

I was saving the big guns for later (next to Keith Beauchamp).

 

[sydraider]

Michael Bolt had a moe that would make most porn stars envious.

 

[Ewan McGrady's Lovechild]

Hemsley still owns the best mo'.

Who had the best mullet ? Steelers boy Darren Fritz probably leads the pack.

 

[Harold Bishop]

Steelers were always my 2nd team.
I wonder why no one hated them..

 

[Dave Q]

Ian Russell, Neil Pincinelli, Bob Lindner.

An honourable club.

 

[Hutty1986]

I have Roddy Wishart's autograph on a beer coaster. A true collectors item!

 

[nqboy]

i've never met anyone who hated the steelers.

it was a pleasure to merge with them.

Don't you mean "It was a pleasure to take them over"?

I loved the Steelers too, so many great names and wonderful memories in this thread. I think what I liked so much about them was that they did it mostly with juniors, something we're (finally) working towards at the Cowboys. What a nursery - Langlands, Fulton, Dorahy(?), Jack...pretty sure I'm missing a few prominent ones.

 

[Steel Dragon]

NEIL PICCINELLI IS GOD!

And every man that donned the scarlet jersey became a true legend.
LONG LIVE THE STEELERS!





why did no one notify me of this thread earlier!?!?!?!?

 

[hrundi99]

As a 26 season Raiders supporter I always had a soft spot for the Steelers, given that they entered the comp the same year we did.

 

[The Preacher]

I must say, I do enjoy the Steelers Heritage Day down at Win each year. Out come all the old jumpers and the pride that the supporters have from their stand alone days is really amazing.
A great footy area, with one of, if not THE best, junior areas in rugby league, with good people that love their footy.
(and $2.50 schooners at The Harp):alcho:

 

[Fatdog]

NEIL PICCINELLI. No 1 by a long way.

I watched him play when I was a young bloke and also had the honour of playing with him later in his career. Pincho is a player who could make it in any era. I attended the Steelers 25th aniversery dinner a while back and had a great night with the blokes that I used to watch every weekend. Pincho made the Steelers dream side that night and when Vossy asked Graham Murray who would be the goalkicker in the side everyone yelled out wishart except me and my mates we, yelled for Pincho and Murray agreed. Of all the goalkickers in that side he choose pincho.

I have many funny stories about Neil but the my favorite is when he decided to go on a little bender before a game against the broncos. The steelers were about 1000/1 to win that game so pincho decided that having a little drink before the game wouldn't hurt anyone. Well the coach got wind of Pinchos little drinking/camping expediton in the national park, so he sent one of the trainers down to tell Neil that if he didn't have a good game the next day he will never play for the Steelers ever again.

The next day the steelers came out and beat the broncos and Neil got man of the match. He made 50 or so tackles which i think still stands as a steelers record.

I will also never forget the money he gave up when he left South Sydney to play for the Helensburgh Tigers for a case of beer a week.

A true clubman and in my eyes a legend of the game.

 

[magpie_man]

I remember when I first moved down to the South Coast as a 9 year old, every second ad on TV had Rod Wishart in it, lol.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

I remember the Steelers, good side in the 90s. Unlucky to miss out on the Grand Final in 1992. They had the likes of McGregor, Wishart, John Simon, Michael Neil, Piccinelli, Schifiliti, Ian Russell, David Riolo, David Walsh, Brett Rodwell, Alan McIndoe

Bob Linder played for them one year, I think it mightve been after or before 1992.

 

[petetheileet]

Mary Mary Mary!!!

 

[Southernsaint]

who was that steelers player who got a long suspension for a huge elbow to the face of another player, don't remember who. Anyone know the incident i'm referring to?, i don't have any names, i think it was in the mid to late 90s. I remember it was pretty sickening.

Are you thinking of Martin Marsella (sp??) absolutely hammering Willie Carne??

 

[Mr Saab]

Masella hammered Willie Carne in 1996. High tackle. Got 8-10 weeks IIRC.
Carne got hammered alot actually.

In 1994 he copped a high tackle from gary larson and also in game 3 of origin 1994 he was drilled with a high tackle from Brad Clyde (Carne was falling)

 

[Stonecutter]

Wishart is a great bloke. I always see him roaming around Wollongong. I was a Steelers fan growing up untill the merge.

 

[newman]

Hes a good surfer.

Surfed with him a couple of times at The Farm and Werri. Still a big bloke and relatively fit.

Go the Wishy Workhorse.

 

[The Engineers Room]

I loved the Steelers but hate the Dragons. Rod was a great, loved to watch him play.

 

[Southernsaint]

Rod used to tip against Saints every week when he had a column in the Illawarra Mockery a few years back, apparently...