Rob Nash Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 55 minutes ago, Futtocks said: Kato Ottio. I found a register of PNG players who have international caps, which might jog a memory or two: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_league_team_players Watson Boas' try scoring ratio is better internationally than at club level! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 Who was to he first? Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, thirteenthman said: Tom O'Reilly was another who played for Warrington, early 2000's sometime. Ahh yeah top player. Didn't he start at Bramley. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Just now, Mumby Magic said: Who was to he first? Which my what now? 3 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 Just now, Futtocks said: Which my what now? Lol. First player to come over. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Nash Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said: Ahh yeah top player. Didn't he start at Bramley. Well remembered! Edited September 1, 2021 by Rob Nash Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said: Lol. First player to come over. I think Stanley Gene may well have been the first. Him and the other player signed by HKR at the same time (after the 1995 RWC), whose name I can't remember right now. Edited September 1, 2021 by Futtocks "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynebennettswinger Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said: Lol. First player to come over. Was that Gene? Did he come over with John Okul? Might be my memory playing tricks Stanley Gene’s biography was a good read, some funny tales in there about adapting to life in England. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Waynebennettswinger said: Was that Gene? Did he come over with John Okul? Might be my memory playing tricks Stanley Gene’s biography was a good read, some funny tales in there about adapting to life in England. Thanks for jogging the memory. It was John Okul who signed at the same time as Stanley. I thought it was David Buko. Gene's autobiography is a belter. There's some very moving stuff about his family, contrasting with some bits that are totally barking mad and very funny. You find out what happened in Steve McNamara's Volvo, how not to fish like J.R.Hartley, why there's a policeman in Goroka who is deaf in one ear, how to kill a pig with a club and also learn about his two mothers. Edited September 1, 2021 by Futtocks 1 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynebennettswinger Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, Futtocks said: Thanks for jogging the memory. It was John Okul who signed at the same time as Stanley. I thought it was David Buko. Gene's autobiography is a belter. There's some very moving stuff about his family, contrasting with some bits that are totally barking mad and very funny. You find out what happened in Steve McNamara's Volvo, how not to fish like J.R.Hartley, why there's a policeman in Goroka who is deaf in one ear, how to kill a pig with a club and also learn about his two mothers. I seem to remember a story about a bidet in the chairman’s house as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynebennettswinger Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 I don’t remember Saints ever having a player from PNG on their books. Does this make them the only current Super League club not to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippet13 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Adrian Lam would qualify as coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBKnight Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 55 minutes ago, Whippet13 said: Adrian Lam would qualify as coach God no 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBKnight Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 What's the best guess as to Stanley Gene's age when he finished his professional career ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Waynebennettswinger said: I don’t remember Saints ever having a player from PNG on their books. Does this make them the only current Super League club not to? Good question. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Prendle Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 10 hours ago, Whippet13 said: Adrian Lam would qualify as coach That's a bit tenuous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyvyan Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Philip Ralda was the first to play over here when he signed for Bradford Northern. He made his debut on October 16th 1983 as a sub vs Featherstone. He played one other game before returning home. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 13 hours ago, Rob Nash said: Well remembered! I was helping out at Batley when Paul Cullen rang up saying he had 4 players available and one was O'Reilly. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirteenthman Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 15 hours ago, Mumby Magic said: Ahh yeah top player. Didn't he start at Bramley. Came to Bramley in 99 after the Gold Coast Chargers folded, and went on to play for Oldham, Salford, Warrington, Sheffield and in France with Pia. He even managed to play alongside Adrian Lam in the halves for the Rest of the World against the ARL Australian team in 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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