The other day we were able to have a look at some of the more impressive names to have run around in rugby league and, well, I have to say the response has been...about akin to that of drinks at Brian Smith’s house after Roosters training. Nevertheless here is the second half of A Name for the Game so finish your oranges, neck that Staminade and rip in!
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| Ahn Do, call this man |
‘Mad’ Max Mannix well and truly earned his moniker after the speedy flank-man dropped the ball over the line swan diving for a try against the Dragons in 1984 whilst playing for the Bulldogs. Retiring due to a neck injury after a brief stint with Illawarra Mannix fled Australia for Japan where he set up Japanese Rugby league and became a multi-award winning film maker-surely a Japanese version of ‘Footy Legends’ can’t be too far away then Max?
Name Rating: ****1/2
Player Rating: ** (1 star bonus for helping International Rugby league) |
| Middle Name: awesome-maximus |
Makasini ‘Off-Da’ Richter was a journeyman Tongan international who had stints at the Bulldogs, Magpies and Tigers. Unlike others on this list Makasini got to choose his name having previously gone by the titles of Jackson Kaufusi and Lipina Kaufusi, however he maintains his star rating for going for something as awesome as Richter and not lame like ‘Karmichael De Vere.”
Name Rating: ****
Player Rating: **1/2
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| I know what you're thinking, but how many tries did Ian Healy score? |
Talented sporting all-rounder played both rugby league and cricket for Australia at schoolboy level (keeping Ian Healy out of the cricket team) before playing fullback for a number of Sydney clubs. Funnily enough ‘Bucking’ Bronko never played for Brisbane (or Australia again for that matter!).
Name rating: ****
Plater rating: ***
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| Faster than a disappearing franchise... |
The man of Steele was a hard working second rower who gave great service to every club he played for...problem was most of the clubs he played for ended up folding! Retchless pulled on the boots for Valley Diehards, Brisbane Wests, Brisbane Broncos, Sth QLD Crushers and the London Broncos (hint: One of these clubs is not like the others). Surely he could have fitted a season at the Steelers in there!
In addition to this Steele holds the record for most tackles in a Super League match (66) and turned out for the USA Tomahawks on a number of occasions. Superman ain’t got nothing on the ‘Retch!
Player rating: ****
Name Rating: ****
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| "Do you really want to play me off the bench, clown?" |
I know what you’re thinking, why no first name? Well it’s Batman you fool, do you think he would go around letting out his secret identity to match officials?
Batman played a single game for Glebe in 1909, I shit you not, look it up. Whilst details of his performance are hazy it is believed he formed part of a dynamic duo at the club’s scrum base but ended up being given his marching orders early for belting some joker from the other team (perhaps Beau Ryan’s Great Great Grandfather). Was cut after being found that the Batcave fell outside Glebe’s residential zonage.
Player Rating: *
Name Rating: *****
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