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| i love the maggpies followed them from when i was a kid they were awful back then getting flogged every year but i loved em.one year late 90s they made the finals for the first time in years they played the sharks it was anite final and they lost i went to my room and cryed.another game i remember was a game againt penrith and it was a voilent game loads of cheap shots and fights.i moved away before they merged with the tigers so i havent followed league since the coverage here is very sp *** but if western suburbs maggpies were back in the comp id watch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interesting 1908 Facts: - The clubs black and white colours came from the Ashfield Metropolitan Rugby Club, not the Wests Rugby Union side. - Wests first training session were held at the Ashfield Recreational Ground (now known as Hammond Park) - Wests did not have a home ground during 1908. - Before the official 1908 season started Wests played two trial matches against Newtown (Rosebery Park) and Glebe (Ashfield Recreational Ground) - Wests first First Grade game was on Easter Monday, 20th of April 1908 against Balmain at Birchgrove Oval. Wests lost 24 - 0. - Wests only won a single game in 1908. Newtown on July the 25th at Wentworth Park. - Wests played nine matches scoring 147 points and conceeding 190. - Top Point Scorer: J Hodgson 13 points (1 try, 5 goals) - Leading Try Scorer: L Gormley 2 tries! - Abercrombie and Mead were the only players to play all 9 matches. - Season gate takings in 1908 were 33 pounds, 16 shillings and 0 pence. Wests debut First Grade team: - Fullback: G Duffin - Three Quarters: C Blake, B Duggan, T Phelan, P Franks - Halves: R Gromley, L Grom;ey - Forwards: J Abercrombie, T Mount, J Stack (Captain), E Mead, W Elliott, A Brown Picture: http://westsmagpies.net/home/2008/photos/1908_team _photo_small.jpg |
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| February 4, 1908. Officially the 6th team to be founded. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "There wasn't one WESTS player I did not want to play with, not one dud. I loved WESTS. It is the GREATEST CLUB in the world. To put on a WESTS jumper was equal to wearing an Australian jumper" NOEL KELLY 1960 - 69. From Clouds 0f Dust, Bucketts of Blood. Any WESTS Supporter should know this. I don't know WESTS starting date , apart from the year 1908, I am proud to say that I am a WESTS supporter. A glorious past and promising future as WESTS TIGERS. Lived through the late 60's , magnificent 70's , endured the 80's & 90's and into the future. You might see me at games in one of my WESTS gerseys this year , I'll be the one yelling COME ON WESTSSSSSS! BRING BACK LIDCOMBE OVAL. Those were the days. |
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| And big Brucie Gibbs following Dallas.Those were the days. Have you guys checked out the Kelly's Kids site it was set up by a mate of mine and not a bad site for magpie fans if you remember that era. |
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| And if we could bring back the biff,,,imagine a Dallas ploughing up the middle,,Boydie settling the nerves of a few woosy forwards(Would have loved to have seen what he would have done with Tallis),,Baa Baa in the halves (He is really a Maggie,,not a Dog),,,and chuck in Bob Cooper for tackling technique on the opposite wing... BRING BACK THE BIFFO... |
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| Couldn't agree more "alscamm", I used to think (from everything I had read) that Tommy Bishop was a tough but fair player who was somewhat of a legend of his time for both the Brits and Cronulla, but I was watching some old games on ABC2 (digital) a few weeks ago and they have a 1960's Australia v England test on and right through the game, Bishop was like a little cat, he would kick or gouge an Aussie player who was on the ground and then run away and hide behind the ref or one of his thug forwards. He was also constantly whingeing to the ref about everything. To say my opinion was changed at that moment would be an understatement. What a little @#$%%%^^^^&! Our Tommy on the other hand, well what can I say, hard tough fair you name it, at least if he hit someone, he stood and faced them, didn't run away like a baby.. Good on ya Tommy!!! |
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| They say you wear you heart on your sleeve and that is where the magpie is on the wests jumper now. Does that mean the magpies are the heart of the team. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aint that the truth.. What was the difference between Tommy and the pommie halves.. Tommy picked the biggest pom and turned on the blue,standing toe to toe. The pommy half hit an Aussie prop from behind,then hid behind his forwards..Names like Tommy Bishop spring to mind. |
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| Damn judiciary ruined the game!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bring Back The Biff!!!!!!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yeah Kangas,,,We tried to bring a few sterling qualities with us into the merger..But Balmain is a "New Age", poofy woofy,limpwristed area now...Maybe Tommy should be employed for a few blood and guts bonding sessions.. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best warm ups before the game Face slapping eachother for a bonding session. Tommy lighting up a ciggie before running on. Dallas skulling a few. Boyd kissing his knuckles in anticipation. Bobby Cooper practicing the coathanger. Ah the good old black & white days sigh. |
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| Who let the second class citizens in? LOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THIS IS FOR THE TRUE CORE OF THE MERGED TIGPIES. Where the Magnificent Tommy first plied his craft. Where Dallas,,well,,did Dallas. Drop in and leave some Magpie anecdotes.. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR |
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