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Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Why the Sydney Roosters should be thanking Bryan Fletcher and The Footy Show
'Victor Radley has been the most successful junior probably since I retired, and we haven't had many Colts players. [South Sydney's] Tallis Duncan came down for a couple of years. We had the likes of the legendary Barry 'Bunny' Reilly, and [Newtown Jets great] Frank 'Bumper' Farrell. 'Max is a genuine junior, and that makes me proud. Bondi often gets a bad rap, but people forget what it was like compared to what it is now – a lot of knockabouts have done well.' Fletcher praised Scots College for nurturing six Roosters players, and said he attended the more modest Christian Brothers Bondi, 'where three blokes rocked up to a recent reunion wearing ankle bracelets'. McCathie, Billy Smith, who is good friends with McCathie's older brother, Jack, Siua Wong, Angus Crichton, Blake Steep and Hugo Savala all attended Scots. Hamish revealed McCathie also loved rugby, played with Scots First XV, and was with the First XV Colts at Easts. Hamish spent time as director of rugby at Easts, and also featured in first grade as a fullback. 'I'm a Rooster through and through, grew up in the eastern suburbs, and was coached by Russell Fairfax at Easts – Russell actually dropped me from first grade to second grade,' Hamish said. Two busloads of friends and family will make the short journey from Easts Rugby Club to Allianz Stadium for McCathie's milestone game. McCathie, the NSW Cup captain – and the club's 2023 Jersey Flegg player of the year – has already requested more than 150 tickets. The match will double as the 50-year reunion for the 1975 premiership Roosters team. Roosters utility Connor Watson was glad the Roosters' production line was continuing – McCathie and Rodwell will take the number of NRL debuts to eight at the Bondi Junction club – and said of the pair: 'Max is a lifelong Chooks fans he's a proper diehard – he was in the Tricolours Syndicate [fan club]. For him, this is living out a childhood dream. 'Tommy came to the club this year, and the way he trained in the pre-season, he did such a good job. His back-field carries, he's a bit like Brian [To'o] with the nuggetty, shorter build, but the work he gets through is so impressive. 'Both boys play the game the way we want – they leave everything out there and go after it. I'm excited for them both.'
The Age
a day ago
- Sport
- The Age
Why the Sydney Roosters should be thanking Bryan Fletcher and The Footy Show
'Victor Radley has been the most successful junior probably since I retired, and we haven't had many Colts players. [South Sydney's] Tallis Duncan came down for a couple of years. We had the likes of the legendary Barry 'Bunny' Reilly, and [Newtown Jets great] Frank 'Bumper' Farrell. 'Max is a genuine junior, and that makes me proud. Bondi often gets a bad rap, but people forget what it was like compared to what it is now – a lot of knockabouts have done well.' Fletcher praised Scots College for nurturing six Roosters players, and said he attended the more modest Christian Brothers Bondi, 'where three blokes rocked up to a recent reunion wearing ankle bracelets'. McCathie, Billy Smith, who is good friends with McCathie's older brother, Jack, Siua Wong, Angus Crichton, Blake Steep and Hugo Savala all attended Scots. Hamish revealed McCathie also loved rugby, played with Scots First XV, and was with the First XV Colts at Easts. Hamish spent time as director of rugby at Easts, and also featured in first grade as a fullback. 'I'm a Rooster through and through, grew up in the eastern suburbs, and was coached by Russell Fairfax at Easts – Russell actually dropped me from first grade to second grade,' Hamish said. Two busloads of friends and family will make the short journey from Easts Rugby Club to Allianz Stadium for McCathie's milestone game. McCathie, the NSW Cup captain – and the club's 2023 Jersey Flegg player of the year – has already requested more than 150 tickets. The match will double as the 50-year reunion for the 1975 premiership Roosters team. Roosters utility Connor Watson was glad the Roosters' production line was continuing – McCathie and Rodwell will take the number of NRL debuts to eight at the Bondi Junction club – and said of the pair: 'Max is a lifelong Chooks fans he's a proper diehard – he was in the Tricolours Syndicate [fan club]. For him, this is living out a childhood dream. 'Tommy came to the club this year, and the way he trained in the pre-season, he did such a good job. His back-field carries, he's a bit like Brian [To'o] with the nuggetty, shorter build, but the work he gets through is so impressive. 'Both boys play the game the way we want – they leave everything out there and go after it. I'm excited for them both.'
