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The “pathway” is straight to the NRL unfortunately for rugby

Shame we’ll probably lose him to NRL like all talented rugby players these days

Agree, He’d be even more important in today’s game the way they tend to kick away possession, at least 70% of All Black tries the past decade cone from counter attacks. Having someone like Burke to start counter attacks or at least take safe options would be invaluable.

Imagine a 1990-1992 Eastwood team with ex-Woods Brett Papwortth, Scott Gourley, Tim Kelaher, Darren Junnee along with fellow Eastwood Wallabies Matt Burke, Marty Roebuck, Andrew Cairns. Would have made a very competitive team

Such a shame Eastwood lost so many great players to league or Randwick by the end of the 80's. If you wanted to wear a Gold Guernsey you had to wear green one first

Sorry true, Tuynman played with fellow Hunter Hill forward Steve Williams for the Wallabies - except Williams went to Joeys

Ballesty switched to the Roosters NRL at 22/23 years old having played 9 tests, I'm biased but he set the points record for a Springbok tour and landed a long distance kick for Australia to beat France for the first time. A young Wallbies team had beaten the 5 year undefeated All Black team only...

Correct, Eastwood were demoted to second division in the very early 80's and recalled John Ballesty as coach. He recruited a couple of kids from the local high school (Epping Boys about 1km up the road) called Tynamen and Papworth and they were back in the top grade where they have remained since !

I worked in Western Sydney for the Bulldogs and Panthers for a number of years, the kids out West don't care for Union as it's not on free to air. They need to get Super Rugby on free to air in prime time or they will never win the west thus the ratings.