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KEITH HOLMAN MAKES WESTS TIGERS TEAM OF THE CENTURY
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On the 20th April 1908 the first official game of Rugby League was played in the Sydney Premiership. The combatants were the Western Suburbs Magpies and the Balmain Tigers. Since that time, there have been a total of 15 Premierships won between the clubs and a host of State of Origin, Kangaroo and Premiership stars produced. A wealth of legendary moments played out by some of the true legends of the game. To celebrate the history and prestige associated with two of Australia's most famous Rugby League Teams, as well as embrace their recent unification into the Wests Tigers, it is time to celebrate the.

Wests Tigers TEAM OF THE CENTURY

A panel of judges spanning the different eras from both Clubs will select nominees according to strict criteria. The panel comprised Keith Barnes (Balmain), Kevin Humphreys (Balmain), John 'Chow' Hayes (Wests), Rick Wayde (Wests) and Ian Heads (Independent). A Western Suburbs and a Balmain Tigers team has been selected by the panel representing each club, before the unenviable task of selecting the best combined team took place.

Wests Tigers Team of the Century

Fullback: Keith Barnes (c)
Wingers: Peter Dimond, Alan Ridley
Centres: Charles Fraser, Harry Wells
Five-Eighth: Vic Hey
Halfback: Keith Holman
Lock: Wayne Pearce
Second Row: Paul Sironen, Arthur Beetson
Front Row: Steve Roach, Noel Kelly
Hooker: Ben Elias

Reserves: Kel O'Shea, Jim Craig, Tom Raudonikis, Harry Bath

Coach: Norm "Latchem" Robinson

The Western Suburbs Team of the Century was

Fullback: Frank McMillan
Wingers: Peter Dimond, Alan Ridley
Centres: Cliff Pearce, Harry Wells
Five-Eighth: Vic Hey
Halfback: Keith Holman
Lock: Les Boyd
Second Row: Arthur Clues, Kel O'Shea
Front Row: Jack Donnelly, Ed Courtney
Hooker: Noel Kelly

Reserves: Bill Carson, Neville Charlton, John Dorahy, Tom Raudonikis

Coach: Roy Masters.

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Keith Holman played for Wests, NSW & Australia.

He coached Wests and he refereed upto the level of a 1st grade Grand Final and Test matches.

He has another honour that most people do not seem to know about.

Keith had a junior club named after him. The Holman JRLFC existed through the 70's in the old Western Suburbs junior league area.

It was based at Henley Park, Enfield. The colours were yellow with a blue shoulder saddle, and the emblem was oval shaped with a kangaroo, a football, a kiwi, a rooster & a lion ; signifying that Keith played for Australia against New Zealand, France & England.

A great honour & one that I've never heard repeated.

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Keith Holman a participant in this game and later to become a first grade referee himself was quoted as saying about this match and referee Aub Oxford.

At the time he believed that the Referee Aub Oxford had done the right thing in abandoning the match.

"They (the English) were out to get Churchill, Noel Pidding and me. But when I became a referee, I realised that the referee might have handled it better by sending three or four players off. That would have stopped it." Keith Holman on the 1954 abandoned Tour match Great Britain v New South Wales due to ongoing violence

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EARLY MAGPIE MEMORIES FROM ROY - Magpies 1948

the first match I watched Wests play was at Pratten park, I guess it was about 1949, I was about 10, they were playing Balmain and wests won by bout 50 points, I think.

I remember Keith Holman being immaculatly dressed and groomed, and Frank Stanmore playing alongside him, they were majic together,they seemed to read each others minds.

I followed them through from that time going to all three grades and knew all the players in all three grades.

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