Arncliffe Scots 1969 Un-Defeated Premiers

          ARNCLIFFE SCOTS 1969 “E” GRADE UN-DEFEATED PREMIERS

Lets turn the hands of time back 40 years to 1969.

Have a look at these good looking young men…

This team photo was taken near the Arncliffe Scots club at the end of a very long season.

The year was 1969.

Most of us played for our schools (Kogarah High, Marist Bros Kogarah and Christen Brothers Lewisham etc) during the week as well as Scots on the weekend.

When you are 16 we would of played 10 times a week, we loved the game.

It only seems like last week but it is 40 years ago that I was lucky enough to play in a team that went though the whole season undefeated.  We played 5 preseason games and won the couple that were not abandon due to fights. Won all 12 games during the season plus the Semi –Final and Final also 2 games against a Queanbeyan team and 1 game against Gilgandra.

Have a look at the team record below…only 11 tries scored against us all season…all through the forwards of course!!

                                                                   TEAM RECORD

Round 1

         12.4.69    Defeated      De La Salle, Kingsgrove         12 to 5

         20.4.69        “                  Oatley R.S.L.                             12 to 2

         27.4.69        “                  Kingsgrove Colts                        8 to 7

         03.5.69        “                  Peakhurst Hawkes                   10 to 5

         17.5.69        “                   Bexley-Kingsgrove                   19 to 0

         25.5.69        “                   Penshurst R.S.L.                         7 to 2  

Round 2

           31.5.69  Defeated        De La Salle, Kingsgrove            18 to 2

            07.6.69            “            Oatley R.S.L.                                 11 to 2

            28.6.69            “            Kingsgrove Colts                         12 to 5

            05.7.69            “            Peakhurst Hawkes                      19 to 6

            26.7.69            “            Bexley-Kingsgrove                       30 to 0

            02.8.69            “            Penshurst R.S.L                           16 to 0

Semi- Final

            9.8.69      Defeated       Penshurst R.S.L.                     6 to 2

FINAL

         27.8.69       Defeated  Kingsgrove Colts                        14 to 8

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PERFECTION PLATE- TROPHY

            16.6.69            Defeated            Queanbeyan                 13 to 5

            209.69             Defeated            Queanbeyan                 19 to 5

CHALLENGE   MATCH

            31.8.69            Defeated            Gilgandra                     10 to 3

Col Bramley (he played five eighth) came up with the good idea to have a forty-year reunion and also celebrate the coach’s 80^th birthday.

It was a great day and a chance to catch up with some blokes that I had not seen for nearly 40 years.     

The Boys today with the Coach

(Hats On)

Peter Byrnes ,Bruce Mielnik, Col Bramley, Paul Byrnes, Jeff Miezer ,Tony Lewis, Bruce Starkey ,Bruce Haynes. Vic Bramley (Coach) Wayne Meredith, Wayne Taylor

(Hats Off)

Mr and Mrs Bramley with son Col in the middle.

Vic Bramley “The Coach”

Not a bad team two of the Arncliffe Scots 1969 E grade boys made it.

Bruce Starkey and Stephen Butler

1977 was the famous drawn Grand Final with Parramatta.

Bruce and Stephen played in both games.

St George won the replay 22-0

footnote. Ken Boothroyd the Saints trainer was my sprint trainer at school.