Wests
best of the last 50 is Keith Holman (not that I'm
biased). 203 First Grade games from 48-61, 2 Grand Finals
+ missed out on 52 because he was away with the Kangaroos.
32 tests + another bunch of World Cup games (they we're
classified as Tests back then), Captain-coach during his
playing days then came back in 77 to coach the Maggies
to the Amco cup after a successful refereeing career that
included the 71 gf and tests. Still to this day the patron
of Wests Junior League and surely the only player to have
a junior league club named after him. I had the pleasure
of interviewing him at his home one day - what a shrine
to the Magpies and a great player. Black and White to
his bootstraps Keith and Hazel Holman are the guests of
honor at just about every Magpies function. Yappy is as
close to God as you can get.
Very,
very honourable mentions must of course go to guys like
Noel Kelly (it shows how great Holman was that Ned is
relegated to second place), Peter Dimond, Jim Cody,
Tommy, Dallas, Wayne Smith, Trevor Cogger, and even
later day players like Cherry and Skando all busted
their hump for Wests over long careers.
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