2005 First Grade Team
Team members: Dan Ahouta, Tim Ahouta, Liam Burns, Andy Gray, Robert Gray, David Griffin, Todd McDean, Dan McGavern, Lolo Mohu, Ben Petersen, Luke Piper, Aloisio Sefo, Mark Tafua, Greg Tolhurst, Luke Troy, Paul Widseth. Coach: Tim Chidgey
Grand Final Score - Wanderers 10 The Waratahs 3. Greg Tolhurst played his 300th club game during the season – final tally 337.
1995 First Grade Team
Fullback: Michael Barry; Wingers: Karl Patterson and Doug Pickering; Centres: Anthony Watson and Murray Christie; Five-eighth: David Twomey; Half back: Matthew Chidgey; Lock: Ben Bowen; Breakaways: Kobus Hattingh and Jamie Lind; Second Row: Luke Benjamin and Mitchell Drake; Front Row: David Hawthorne and Brett Hickman; Hooker: Brett Hartley; Coach: Paul Burke
Grand Final Score: Grand Final – Singleton (undefeated) 32 The Waratahs 17.
1975 Second Division (Minor & Major Premiers)
Team Members: Graeme Robson, Bruce Burke, Bill Adam, Grahame Charge, Col Burke, Gerard Mowbray; Trevor Dunnicliff, Paul Mowbray, Dave Menzies, Paul Lambert, Darryl Richards, Greg Mowbray (Shape); Brian Lawrence, Bruce Smith, Dave Puddicombe, Gerry Brow, Paul Mulhearn; Bob Bear, Dave Magin, Dave Dyball, Norm Clifford. Managers – Cyril Burke and Tom Robson
Scores: Defeated Nesca in Major Semi-Final and won Grand Final 11-0 against Tocal.
In addition, we also have our 1945 Undefeated Minor & Major Third Grade Premiers who defeated Toronto in the Grand Final. A photo in the Bill Adam ‘Red Book’ has the following names but we do not believe any of the players are with us today.
Team Members: B.Prior, Alan Wilson, Jim Gladys, Ray Frost, Keith Taylor, John Wark, M.Jenkins, E.Scott, Alan Agnew, Harry Isherwood, Jack Marshall, R.Osmond, M.Ross, W.Shakespeare, C.Harris (Ball Boy), Cec Heaney, Les Dann. Coach/Ambulance – Ern Howarth; Ambulance – C.Gibson.
Note: Although The Waratahs entered junior teams in the local competition from 1940, the first of the grade teams to take to the field was Third Grade in 1945.
If you know contact details for any of the above players, please contact John Gibson on 0408 722 430. John already has email addresses for many players but every bit helps.