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I've had 12 broken noses, two broken jaws, five broken arms, four rib cartilages, four broken ribs...
- Cliff Watson on his injuries over the years
- Cliff Watson on his injuries over the years
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Freddie still had hold of my leg. Greg Pierce was saying to me: "Open up, open up." He was going to put one into him.
- Tommy Bishop on the first tackle of the 1973 Grand Final
- Tommy Bishop on the first tackle of the 1973 Grand Final
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It was the only premiership match I ever missed for Cronulla.
- John McMartin on missing the Grand Final Replay with a torn cruciate.
- John McMartin on missing the Grand Final Replay with a torn cruciate.
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Next to Ken Kearney, he was the best hooker I have seen. He was exceptional.
- John Raper on John McMartin
- John Raper on John McMartin
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The judiciary was amateurish. It had a couple of octogenarians... I got a really bad serve that night.
- Greg Pierce, suspended for the 1978 Grand Final
- Greg Pierce, suspended for the 1978 Grand Final
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I began to cramp up, but if I had come off Sludge might have got the colour television.
- Rick Bourke on a Man of the Match performance
- Rick Bourke on a Man of the Match performance
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It was Monday at the Caringbah Inn, Tuesdays down to the Taren Point pub; Wednesday at Mick Moylan's; Thursday the Caringbah Inn; Friday anywhere.
- Mick Mullane on the more relaxed years
- Mick Mullane on the more relaxed years
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Andrew was doing his homework and here I am asking his parents if they minded if I picked him in first grade.
- Terry Fearnley on ET's debut
- Terry Fearnley on ET's debut
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I got sick of spelling out ET's name and said to [Big League editor] Bill Mordey, I'll give it to you as ET - you've got the spelling there.
- Ted Robinson on the famous nickname
- Ted Robinson on the famous nickname
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Gibson came to me one day and said: "You're playing centre this week... it'll help you build a scrapbook."
- Mark McGaw on Jack Gibson.
- Mark McGaw on Jack Gibson.
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Playing at Shark Park was such a buzz. I don't think there is a better rugby league ground anywhere.
- Barry Russell in 'Colour Me Black White & Blue'
- Barry Russell in 'Colour Me Black White & Blue'
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He damaged a lot of sides.
- Dane Sorenson on his brother Kurt
- Dane Sorenson on his brother Kurt
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Cronulla's human spear, Michael Speechley... the deadliest defender in the Winfield Cup.
- Rugby League Week
- Rugby League Week
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Inspirational. He was an intense bastard... like a mongrel dog.
- Gavin Miller on David Hatch.
- Gavin Miller on David Hatch.
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The best President's Cup side I have seen.
- Ken Arthurson on the 1993 Cronulla team.
- Ken Arthurson on the 1993 Cronulla team.
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People would say: "I know you from somewhere"... And I'd say: "You remember... the headgear."
- Michael Porter on his famous blue headgear
- Michael Porter on his famous blue headgear
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We were out on our feet. I got to a scrum late in the game and Lang said: "Come on, keep goin'. We're mates... we're mates."
- Jason Stevens on Martin Lang
- Jason Stevens on Martin Lang
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We used to sing the song about the wise man.. built his house upon the rock and I think those three guys were the rock.
- John Lang on ET, Danny Lee and Les Davidson
- John Lang on ET, Danny Lee and Les Davidson
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You were flat out getting a boo out of him on the field. But he wouldn't shirk anything - not ever!
- Les Davidson on Danny Lee
- Les Davidson on Danny Lee
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I asked the auditor, "how important is the performance of the team?" He said "it's absolutely fundamental".
- John Lang on the 1999 NRL 'criteria'
- John Lang on the 1999 NRL 'criteria'