Favourite Player?

Okay, it’s been a while. I missed my NRL preview and a ton of other stuff.

But recently, my son watched part of a Manly game with me. I talk about Daly Cherry-Evans in our house a fair bit, but my son’s question got me thinking. He knows DCE is my favourite current Manly player, but he wanted to know who is may all-time favourite Manly player.

DCE is certainly up there. There is no discussion without Steve Menzies and Cliff Lyons. Graham Eadie was my favourite player as a kid. But the one that still stands out for me is Phil Blake. I was 11 when Blake made his debut in first grade, and he absolutely killed it in his first two years in the comp. Blake later helped Souths to the minor premiership in 1989, and was a key signing for the Warriors in their inaugural season in 1995.

My son’s mum and I couldn’t agree on a name when she was pregnant. She hated the name Phillip, but thankfully we agreed on Blake.

Let me know who your favourite player is, both now and all-time, below.