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DescriptionStanding: Tony Wafer, Jumbo O'Neill(Manager), Wayne Griffin, Don Boote, Wayne McSorley, Kevin Heslin, Grant Jamieson, Tony Gillespie, Chris Menzies, Ross Dey, Dan Lee, Johnny Griffin(Coach),
Second Row: Glen Gibb, Shaun Dando, Mark Dixon, Brent Moore, Nicky Low, Jack Lee.
Hurgi Green in front.Date of Photo1985Map[1] ContributorJack Lee
Second Row: Glen Gibb, Shaun Dando, Mark Dixon, Brent Moore, Nicky Low, Jack Lee.
Hurgi Green in front.Date of Photo1985Map[1] ContributorJack Lee
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Location (city or town)Coal CreekRunangaPersonTony WaferJack LeeHurgi GreenJohnny GriffinGlen GibbShaun DandoMark DixonBrent MooreNicky LowJumbo O'NeillWayne GriffinDon BooteWayne McSorleyKevin HeslinGrant JamiesonTony GillespieChris MenziesRoss DeyDan LeeOrganisation (eg business)Runanga Premiers EventLeague
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Category TagsportRugby League
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CommentsWilliam Albert Whitehead John Griffin Coach ?
Jack Lee Yes Johnny was coach William
Andrea Harper Shane Jamieson comments "That was a good side, slacker"!
Pauline Naylor It was a good tema.
Pauline Naylor Sorry should be team.
William Albert Whitehead It might be teem, when it reigns.
Jo Stewart Wayne Mcsorley Tina Woods
Amanda Pike Troy Dando
Greeny Ty Rose Green great team and memories. I must have been under the stands. Lol.
'
Betty Tindale Good came out of runanga for many years the home of championswell named
Rose Green Too true . A great team good days.. Yes Ty not allowed to play under there anymore .. Good god
Donald Boote
Donald Boote We loved to win and were a very close team for many
years really good days back then
William Albert Whitehead O'Brien Park needs watering for weekend. Marist don't like hard grounds, and marking too.
Tina Woods Wayne Mcsorley Yeah they were great days and great memories. That was my last year playing for the Prems before moving to Huntly
Kelly Jane Hill Jan Menzies
Paddy N Belinda Blanchfield
great side back in the day
Cherish Rose
My cheeky dad lying in the front. Miss that face
Rose Green Layne Green Cole Green
Cole Green
Cherish Rose that cool photo miss him as well
Peter Flynn
Cherish Rose I remember bernard from the rapahoe days when I stayed there with nana and grandad
Cherish Rose
Peter Flynn that's so awesome good old days aye
Chris Munn
A few good old boys there.
Vicky O'Neill Ian O'Neill
Vicky O'Neill
Aza O'Neill darn young there
Jim Wilson
I recognise young Donald Boote.
Pauline Naylor
Elizabeth Heslin Daniel Heslin Emma Sullivan
Jan Menzies
Such a great photo and great team... player of the day Chris Menzies
Heather Don
We moved to Runanga the following year
Helen Nolan
Annabell Dey good ole days xx
Jolan Mclean
Great childhood memories watching these guys
Wendy Gilmour
Grant Jamieson, my cousin in this photo
Hector Tainui
Team I mean
Paddy N Belinda Blanchfield
great side back in the day
Cherish Rose
My cheeky dad lying in the front. Miss that face
Rose Green Layne Green Cole Green
Cole Green
Cherish Rose that cool photo miss him as well
Peter Flynn
Cherish Rose I remember bernard from the rapahoe days when I stayed there with nana and grandad
Cherish Rose
Peter Flynn that's so awesome good old days aye
Regan Bain
Where’s Liam Taylor
Michael Higson
home of champions
Chris Munn
A few good old boys there.
Vicky O'Neill
Aza O'Neill darn young there
Robert Rodrigue
Pretty dam good team there
Jim Wilson
I recognise young Donald Boote.
Alan Wilson
Great names there
Robin Donaldson
A fairly handy team..
Andrea Reid
The good old days!!
Jim Stringleman
Trust heslin to be dirty
Vicky O'Neill
Tori Tremain Kinsey he still young and cute
Ann-maree Mclean
great team!
Jan Menzies
Such a great photo and great team... player of the day Chris Menzies
Heather Don
We moved to Runanga the following year
Helen Nolan
Annabell Dey good ole days xx
Jolan Mclean
Great childhood memories watching these guys
Wendy Gilmour
Grant Jamieson, my cousin in this photo
Kevin Page
Great bunch. Best part of working on a Sunday for the papers was getting to see them play all the time. Where’s Kisser and Gus tho? Must have left by then
Ann Cogger
Cayleh Menzies
Cayleh Menzies
Ann Cogger lol skinny Chrissy
Phil Gibson
Great league back then. Loved running up and down the side line while the old boy was reffing. Great team too.
Peter J Hynes
Phil Gibson and Mrs Low with the umbrella yelling
Phil Gibson
Lol I bet he put a few of them in the sinbin
Reply3d
Melissa Thompson
Courtney Dey
Layne Green
Weapon of a team
Isabella Jamieson
Grant Jamieson
Wendy Rodden
Ellie Aynsley Lynne Maree Davey-Douglas
Cherish Rose
My cheeky dad lying down in the front
Jim Stringleman
Heslin always got down and muddy
Pete Lusk
Tough roosters
Ian Buchanan
Great pic
Jan Menzies
Chrissy Menzies got player of the game that day
Karen Potter
A big bunch of trouble there. Good trouble though.
Kevin Page
Great team, with a bloody good senior reserves bunch as backup from what I recall
Runanga Miners’ Hall Project - ‘Restoring the Hall, Restoring the Community
Home of champions !!
Sharon Burrell
Donald Boote
Badjah Wilson
Nick Low, ya young bugga
Lyn Stepkowski
Great bunch of boys. Loved the games at Wingham Park and Mrs Low running up the sideline usually with an umbrella in hand, egging the boys on.
Robert Rodrigue
I remember those days! Boy pretty Dam good team right there for sure. I think I was playing reserve grade then
Sharon Dixon
Mark Dixon back in the day
Mark Dixon
Few beers after that one great memories with this bunch.
Garick Mcdonald
Legends all of them
Michael Nolan
Cracker team all right, had that same team for years, very few changes.
Hertzin Dak
Had to be at least one green in the team
Jack Lee Yes Johnny was coach William
Andrea Harper Shane Jamieson comments "That was a good side, slacker"!
Pauline Naylor It was a good tema.
Pauline Naylor Sorry should be team.
William Albert Whitehead It might be teem, when it reigns.
Jo Stewart Wayne Mcsorley Tina Woods
Amanda Pike Troy Dando
Greeny Ty Rose Green great team and memories. I must have been under the stands. Lol.
'
Betty Tindale Good came out of runanga for many years the home of championswell named
Rose Green Too true . A great team good days.. Yes Ty not allowed to play under there anymore .. Good god
Donald Boote
Donald Boote We loved to win and were a very close team for many
years really good days back then
William Albert Whitehead O'Brien Park needs watering for weekend. Marist don't like hard grounds, and marking too.
Tina Woods Wayne Mcsorley Yeah they were great days and great memories. That was my last year playing for the Prems before moving to Huntly
Kelly Jane Hill Jan Menzies
Paddy N Belinda Blanchfield
great side back in the day
Cherish Rose
My cheeky dad lying in the front. Miss that face
Rose Green Layne Green Cole Green
Cole Green
Cherish Rose that cool photo miss him as well
Peter Flynn
Cherish Rose I remember bernard from the rapahoe days when I stayed there with nana and grandad
Cherish Rose
Peter Flynn that's so awesome good old days aye
Chris Munn
A few good old boys there.
Vicky O'Neill Ian O'Neill
Vicky O'Neill
Aza O'Neill darn young there
Jim Wilson
I recognise young Donald Boote.
Pauline Naylor
Elizabeth Heslin Daniel Heslin Emma Sullivan
Jan Menzies
Such a great photo and great team... player of the day Chris Menzies
Heather Don
We moved to Runanga the following year
Helen Nolan
Annabell Dey good ole days xx
Jolan Mclean
Great childhood memories watching these guys
Wendy Gilmour
Grant Jamieson, my cousin in this photo
Hector Tainui
Team I mean
Paddy N Belinda Blanchfield
great side back in the day
Cherish Rose
My cheeky dad lying in the front. Miss that face
Rose Green Layne Green Cole Green
Cole Green
Cherish Rose that cool photo miss him as well
Peter Flynn
Cherish Rose I remember bernard from the rapahoe days when I stayed there with nana and grandad
Cherish Rose
Peter Flynn that's so awesome good old days aye
Regan Bain
Where’s Liam Taylor
Michael Higson
home of champions
Chris Munn
A few good old boys there.
Vicky O'Neill
Aza O'Neill darn young there
Robert Rodrigue
Pretty dam good team there
Jim Wilson
I recognise young Donald Boote.
Alan Wilson
Great names there
Robin Donaldson
A fairly handy team..
Andrea Reid
The good old days!!
Jim Stringleman
Trust heslin to be dirty
Vicky O'Neill
Tori Tremain Kinsey he still young and cute
Ann-maree Mclean
great team!
Jan Menzies
Such a great photo and great team... player of the day Chris Menzies
Heather Don
We moved to Runanga the following year
Helen Nolan
Annabell Dey good ole days xx
Jolan Mclean
Great childhood memories watching these guys
Wendy Gilmour
Grant Jamieson, my cousin in this photo
Kevin Page
Great bunch. Best part of working on a Sunday for the papers was getting to see them play all the time. Where’s Kisser and Gus tho? Must have left by then
Ann Cogger
Cayleh Menzies
Cayleh Menzies
Ann Cogger lol skinny Chrissy
Phil Gibson
Great league back then. Loved running up and down the side line while the old boy was reffing. Great team too.
Peter J Hynes
Phil Gibson and Mrs Low with the umbrella yelling
Phil Gibson
Lol I bet he put a few of them in the sinbin
Reply3d
Melissa Thompson
Courtney Dey
Layne Green
Weapon of a team
Isabella Jamieson
Grant Jamieson
Wendy Rodden
Ellie Aynsley Lynne Maree Davey-Douglas
Cherish Rose
My cheeky dad lying down in the front
Jim Stringleman
Heslin always got down and muddy
Pete Lusk
Tough roosters
Ian Buchanan
Great pic
Jan Menzies
Chrissy Menzies got player of the game that day
Karen Potter
A big bunch of trouble there. Good trouble though.
Kevin Page
Great team, with a bloody good senior reserves bunch as backup from what I recall
Runanga Miners’ Hall Project - ‘Restoring the Hall, Restoring the Community
Home of champions !!
Sharon Burrell
Donald Boote
Badjah Wilson
Nick Low, ya young bugga
Lyn Stepkowski
Great bunch of boys. Loved the games at Wingham Park and Mrs Low running up the sideline usually with an umbrella in hand, egging the boys on.
Robert Rodrigue
I remember those days! Boy pretty Dam good team right there for sure. I think I was playing reserve grade then
Sharon Dixon
Mark Dixon back in the day
Mark Dixon
Few beers after that one great memories with this bunch.
Garick Mcdonald
Legends all of them
Michael Nolan
Cracker team all right, had that same team for years, very few changes.
Hertzin Dak
Had to be at least one green in the team
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