Poppa
Clay passed away in 1987 at a relatively
young age. He had a history of heart
trouble. Something he never lacked when
he put on the Red and White of St George.
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Brian Poppa Clay Player Profile
Brian Poppa Clay reputedly never once in his long career sold a support player the "dump". He would rather take the tackle and die with the ball then subject a player to a "hit". He was a feared tackler, the one the opposition feared the most during Saints mighty reign.
Clay played in 8 of Saints grand final winning sequence, and would of been 10 but he broke his arm twice and missed the 62 and 63 Grand Finals. The picture typifies Clay's defensive style.
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1967 - St-George vs Canterbury-Bankstown (SCG) Preliminary-Final
The game that brought an end to the Saints 11 year reign
Date: Saturday, September 9th, 1967
Referee: Col Pearce
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney)
Crowd: 49,941
St George 16 (King, Gasnier tries, Dennis Preston 5 goals) defeated
Manly-Warringah 12 (Tennant, Bryant tries, Batty 2 goals, Fulton field goal)
Played on Sat Jun 12, 1967 3pm at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Referee: Carl Langton, Crowd: 22,931.
