Gooonnnnee too soon

[Tim]

Nicky Allen is often mentioned in these threads.

[Tim]

@nepia Great link player, mediocre defender, gave away a lot of ruck penalties even if he got a lot of turnovers.

Blowers defence was brutal, his workrate we high, and he had real pace. Then he fucked his knee up.

[MN5]

@nepia said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@tim said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@nepia I don't rate him, but I was meaning when we were playing Taine Randell at 7.

Why do you hate Hastings so much? TBF, I thought Blowers was overrated.

I think Randell was just a fill in? But wasn't it Robertson who was the actual guy in the gap.

He's probably been there

[jegga]

Aaron Hopa

[Virgil]

Ron Jarden, retired from all rugby at only 26. Scored 145 tries from 134 first class games. Considered the best winger in the world at the time. Gave it away to further his career.
What’s worse he died age only 47

[jegga]

@mn5 said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@nepia said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@tim said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@nepia I don't rate him, but I was meaning when we were playing Taine Randell at 7.

Why do you hate Hastings so much? TBF, I thought Blowers was overrated.

I think Randell was just a fill in? But wasn't it Robertson who was the actual guy in the gap.

He's probably been there

Was thinking the same thing. Kronfeld can't have liked it much either , leaving as soon as he could .

[MN5]

@jegga said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

Aaron Hopa

Fucken hard to play Rugby when you're dead jegs.

[mariner4life]

@mn5 said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@nepia said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@tim said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@nepia I don't rate him, but I was meaning when we were playing Taine Randell at 7.

Why do you hate Hastings so much? TBF, I thought Blowers was overrated.

I think Randell was just a fill in? But wasn't it Robertson who was the actual guy in the gap.

He's probably been there

Your best ever post by the length of the straight

[jegga]

@mn5 said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@jegga said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

Aaron Hopa

Fucken hard to play Rugby when you're dead jegs.

FFS . How did you stop yourself from dropping that zinger the three times Nicky Allen was mentioned in this thread?

[MN5]

@jegga said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@mn5 said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@jegga said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

Aaron Hopa

Fucken hard to play Rugby when you're dead jegs.

FFS . How did you stop yourself from dropping that zinger the three times Nicky Allen was mentioned in this thread?

Who?

[jegga]

@mn5 said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@jegga said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@mn5 said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@jegga said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

Aaron Hopa

Fucken hard to play Rugby when you're dead jegs.

FFS . How did you stop yourself from dropping that zinger the three times Nicky Allen was mentioned in this thread?

Who?

[mariner4life]

@jegga dude. 90s remember.

[MN5]

@mariner4life said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@jegga dude. 90s remember.

Pre and post I'm extremely poor.

[jegga]

@mn5 said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@mariner4life said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@jegga dude. 90s remember.

Pre and post I'm extremely poor.

No you're scottish .

[Bovidae]

@snowy said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@Bovidae Yeah Henin was 28ish for her second retirement (was due to injury).

Yes. 26 and the world no.1 when Henin first retired, and not due to injury.

Yao Ming was 30 maybe 31 (injury related as well)

The tallest human being I've ever seen up close.

[MN5]

@jegga said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@mn5 said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@mariner4life said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@jegga dude. 90s remember.

Pre and post I'm extremely poor.

No you're scottish .

Fuck yeah. Gorse pockets and short arms.

[Wally]

@hooroo said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

Was James Ryan that carrot top? He's a doctor now right or maybe a lawyer?

Toeava left too soon prolly.
That tall Chinese basketball player was a superstar for a brief time, what happened to him?

James Ryan got a law degree. Now has a very big time career in finance/commercial banking.

[nzzp]

@wally said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

@hooroo said in Gooonnnnee too soon:

Was James Ryan that carrot top? He's a doctor now right or maybe a lawyer?

Toeava left too soon prolly.
That tall Chinese basketball player was a superstar for a brief time, what happened to him?

James Ryan got a law degree. Now has a very big time career in finance/commercial banking.

James Ryan (rugby union, born 1983) - Wikipedia

Glad someone mentioned him. He looked class, and a lock for a long career. Sad to see him finish.

[shark]

Like the Jasin Goldsmith call. Where did he go anyway? Was it an extremely early injury enforced retirement?

There was a kid called Brendon Daniel. Ridiculously promising BOP winger at the onset of the prefessional era I think, who went overseas at something like 20 and as far as I know never returned to play but nor did he make it wherver he went, surprisingly. Anyone else remember him?

Another in that sort of category was an open side from Canterbury called Greg Smith in around 1994/95. Crazy promise then disappeared.

[MN5]

Koala Tukino.

First of many 'New Jonahs' but pretty much did a Keith Murdoch from what I heard. ( minus the assault )