Here we go, its time to confess.

[Guest]

no sorry. where are they from

Nerang, family of mine up there who all played junior footy for the Nerang Roosters

[Guest]

Played a little school footy.

Severe lack of size during my junior days ( wtf happened)

PLayed soccer and cricket had a state league soccer contract and a couple of overseas stints playing cricket in England and a stint at the Cricket academy in Adelaide.

At 21 I blew my knee out during soccer pre-season. Never played top level sport again, the bastard still hasn't heeled properly.

My dad did play a couple of first grade games for the magpies, knocked clean out in his second game and bever played again, He did captain coach, Croydon Park and Enfield Federals, before being given a house and job to coach Mt Druitt Millers taking them from last to 2 straight premierships.

He did get offered coaching positions at the dogs and riff which he knocked back due to work and family committments

Thats about it

[stephenj]

vasco whats your brothers name?
i might have played with him but im an old guy now? left high in 70/71

[SConcierge]

I played rugby for randwick, league for brothers.... played in a comm bank final on the telly if anyone was watching!

[Guest]

My dad did play a couple of first grade games for the magpies, knocked clean out in his second game and bever played again, He did captain coach, Croydon Park and Enfield Federals, before being given a house and job to coach Mt Druitt Millers taking them from last to 2 straight premierships.

He did get offered coaching positions at the dogs and riff which he knocked back due to work and family committments

Thats about it

Wait a sec, we're doing families now? Gold, I reckon I could give you all a go for rellies that played first grade rugby league let alone for this great club. But to do that, I'd be blowing my cover

Back onto the topic at hand, I played from the age of 7 through to 18, had a come back 2 years ago for a bit of fun but yeah could never live up to the standards that the last name carried. Bloody hard I tell you. I'm definitely thinking that I'm going to give coaching a run soon, think I've caught the bug after coaching my sons team on a couple of "fill in situations".

[ism22]

I didn't have the size or the ball skills, just speed, so I did running.

Running got me a free college degree in the states (where I put on weight drinking/doing LOTS of weights with all the jocks. Half way through I joined the college's rugby team.)

After college I played 1st grade rugby in Japan for a while.

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All in all I was fit and fast (trained with the Bulldogs as they used my sprint coach in the late 90s... none of them were as fast as me.) A few scouts showed some interest when they saw my speed and fitness, but lost all interest when they saw me with a footy.

Pros:
- Keen
- Fast
- Fit

Cons:
- Hopeless with a ball
- Lanky
- No "footy brain"... good at bashing forward and finding holes, but not in terms of vision/team tactics

[Guest]

I moved to Wee Waa and started working night shift spraying cotton.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

My dad did play a couple of first grade games for the magpies, knocked clean out in his second game and bever played again, He did captain coach, Croydon Park and Enfield Federals, before being given a house and job to coach Mt Druitt Millers taking them from last to 2 straight premierships.

He did get offered coaching positions at the dogs and riff which he knocked back due to work and family committments

Thats about it

Wait a sec, we're doing families now? Gold, I reckon I could give you all a go for rellies that played first grade rugby league let alone for this great club. But to do that, I'd be blowing my cover

Back onto the topic at hand, I played from the age of 7 through to 18, had a come back 2 years ago for a bit of fun but yeah could never live up to the standards that the last name carried. Bloody hard I tell you. I'm definitely thinking that I'm going to give coaching a run soon, think I've caught the bug after coaching my sons team on a couple of "fill in situations".

Are you related to sia soliola?

[Guest]

Are you related to sia soliola?

Unfortunately no, I'm not an Islander.

[Guest]

I used to play all the time in school, we were only allowed to play touch but as soon as the bell rang for lunch to finish we would all just smash each other. Used to play all the time. The reason I stopped is because I once injured my shoulder in the gym a couple years ago and still to this day it gives me problems. Whenever I try to tackle with my right arm and my shoulder gets in the wrong positions I get a pinched nerve and my whole arm would be numb and in pain for about 20 minutes, and then I could continue, but I went to the doctor and he told me I shouldn't continue the game after that happens and it used to happen almost every game so I just stopped playing..

[Guest]

Unfortunately no, I'm not an Islander.

RACIST!








cry the chookpen do-gooders.

[Guest]

on topic, I was a half decent dummy-half for my school rugby league team, coming 2nd in try assists in my first ever year playing league and coming 1st in my second and third seasons. I stopped playing league after my third year and I now play flanker in union. I would have to be the smallest forward running around, and ive picked up plenty of shoulder injuries - and concussions - tackling blokes twice my size running at full pelt.

[Guest]

and if were on families now, my dad played firsts for Sydney grammar during the 80's

[Guest]

on topic, I was a half decent dummy-half for my school rugby league team, coming 2nd in try assists in my first ever year playing league and coming 1st in my second and third seasons. I stopped playing league after my third year and I now play flanker in union. I would have to be the smallest forward running around, and ive picked up plenty of shoulder injuries - and concussions - tackling blokes twice my size running at full pelt.

Who are you playing Rah Rah with Kegs?

[Guest]

I didn't know you had to play Rugby League to be a fan and have a opinion. No hopes for expansion of the game with this attitude.