August 7, 2025 • 16 mins
🎙️ Raider Nick at Night – A Raiders Tribute Special
Episode Title: “Legends Remembered: Sam Backo & Mick Tilse”
Guest: John McIntyre, Raiders Patron
In this heartfelt episode, Raider Nick is joined by former Raiders Patron John McIntyre for a powerful and emotional tribute to two late Raiders greats — Sam Backo and Mick Tilse.
John shares personal memories, behind-the-scenes stories, and the incredible legacy both men leave behind at the Canberra Raiders and in the wider rugby league community. From Sam Backo’s explosive power and unforgettable Test try-scoring feats, to Mick Tilse’s quiet strength and contribution to the club’s culture — this episode honours their impact both on and off the field.
John and Raider Nick reflect on the golden era of the Green Machine, the bonds that built the club, and how these two men helped shape the Raiders family. JR also shares who is current favourite player is, the joy of sitting back and watching the boy lead the comp, his thoughts on big Pappa and having another Stuart debut for the club.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
He's not here for the clickbait all the count side critics.
It's real and full of deep and meaningfuls with the
Raiders in a circle from laughs to hard truth.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
He'll tell you.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Ditch the negative noise and get behind the boys. This
is Raider Nick.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Hello, Welcome to this edition of Raider Nick at Night
and of course a bit of a somber one. We
paid tribute to to look as this show goes to
air to two fallen Raiders during the week. Of course,
the first one was Slam and Sam Bacco of course
who who unfortunately was battling some illness and of course
quite recently Mick Tills also departing our our shawes to
(00:46):
the White Pearly Gates and a man who knew those
guys all too well and knew the story. Perfect man
to introduce John McIntyre Jr.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Hollo to you, Oh Hello Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
Week on top of Blues Quintin Blues legend, hard working
Bobby Warner. Bobby Warner sort of was the backbone for
something not about fifty years with the Queend and Blues
Junior Blues and with his funeral service last last Tuesday was.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Held.
Speaker 4 (01:26):
The service was out of the at Wright Park and
now so named after Bob, the Bob Warner Pavilion, so
you know which was which was so beautiful in that respect,
and the fact that we had opportunities to speak with him, and.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Why are we talking about that?
Speaker 4 (01:46):
About ten days ago after sort of seeing that story
in the press about Sam watching sort of a state
of origin through.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
In intensive care and cans and.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
I called him up and he rang me back a
couple of days later and sounded really positive, and it
was so sad he'd.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Been battling with that.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
Very very rare in Australia meliod emosis or some done
whether I've got the pronunciation right, but from one of
the one of the items in the media talked about
swimming in the inn A Creek in Cairns, but I
think it was sort of out there if you hop
(02:39):
an abrasion of some sort and gives an opportunity with
those flood waters all over the.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Place in far North Queensland.
Speaker 4 (02:46):
How sad it was, Yeah, Sam. The wonderful thing about
Sam was the fact that there was no can I
say bullshits about him and there was not part of
his vocabulary and it was just when he opened his
(03:07):
mouth and said something. He he meant every word of
what he was saying, and just a wonderful, colorful, colorful
fellow who came down to Don Ferner's office in the
second year of the Raiders nineteen eighty three and said
to Don, I'm here to play first grade with the Raiders.
(03:28):
How good was that sort of And that was for
a period of what was it, sort of eighty three
eighty three to eighty eight.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
I'm going to ask him how did it come about?
Because looking back at it now, he was the first
of the Queensland imports. Of course, mal and the Walters
boys and the Jackson the Jackson duo, and obviously Coin
and whatnot came in like eighty six onwards. But Sammy
came in the early eighties. How did that come about?
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Well, he was down here. I think.
Speaker 4 (04:04):
His first marriage was I'm pretty sure was to a
Canber girl. And the you know, looking he was here
and played for the Valley Statesman in the sort of
views that.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Prior to the Raiders.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Coming into the competition, looking at talented players over the place,
and he'd gone back to Cairns but to work on
each on the family's avocado plantation. But then the following
year he came. He wasn't the first Queenslander. The first
Queenslander was Jay Hoffman, the hooker, and he was in
(04:49):
fact it was he. He was glorified with a photograph
of Jay running out of the surf and the headline
on the Rugby League week from back from.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Memory at that time was he was called the loan Raider.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
So with Big Slam and Sam j of course that
you mentioned, of course he made grade and then he
was an integral part of that eighty seven campaign and
the great the brick with eyes Glenn Lazarus talks about
and we all know what Glenna's Big Lazo achieved in
his career. He talks about the starting point was Semi
Bako getting behind me, blooding him as a young front
rower and his words to Las was you just stick
(05:30):
with me, young fella and you will go well and
look what that created.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
That's no surprise whatsoever I got done.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
It was in the front row.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
And the first year, of course, was was Michael Tilson.
He was a very very solid campaigner in that first
year and yeah he was had sort of injuries which
sort of sure in his career, but it was just
much appreciated.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
I couldn't.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
One of the things. We just talked about Tilsey for
a moment. It was that at the at the old
boys get together there a couple of the last after
the last home game, I had a chat with with
Dane and likewise, probably yeah, probably probably my fault. I
didn't ask him how Michael was going. We were just
(06:27):
talking about the occasion in a tone right, and that
became a shock to me.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
And I spoke to Dane. He'd been in palliative care
for quite.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
A while and and boy was going over the last month,
was going downhill pretty rapidly, which was very tragic.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
I had a good chat to Diane as well in
the sheds after Papa's three nineteen situation when he was down.
I might have been the old I can't remember now,
but you had a good chat with Dana, and he
seems to be in a good place. But his thoughts
go at to Tilsey and and the rest of the
family there, and obviously the Backoes. But just I'm also
interested to Picky brain a bit more about Sammy there
if I'm made Jr. So Sammy really became he became
(07:11):
part of an integral part of the Camber Raiders in
regards to their pr where we made eighty seven Grand
Final and then the world of characters in the Winfield
Cup and Australian Sporting General really took off and Sammy
was part of that, really helping putting the Raiders on
the map of course eighty eight and then you got
to play for Australia. He was a great set of
origin forward for the Marines. How did we lose him
(07:33):
to the Broncos.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Though, well, well we can.
Speaker 4 (07:37):
Blame Wayne Bennett for that. We had an agreement, but
he was waited until followers came off contract. There was
unlike the situation as count currently applies. You know, in
those days, you handshake was the bond and nowadays you've
(07:58):
got to counter fingers.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Yeah yeah, you know, like Sam the one sort of.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
Not negative but just a tragic scene that would have
made a big difference in the eighty seven Grand Final.
Very early in that that game, we're deep into Manly's
territory and Jacko, Peter Jackson was out there out unmarked
(08:33):
the center, calling for the ball, calling for the ball,
and Sam unfortunately was penalized for incorrect play the ball
and had that happened had he had not that that
penalty not been awarded. It was sorts of things that
you see all the time where he wasn't facing straight
(08:54):
onto the the goal post or the try line, and
so penalty otherwise mainly would have been playing catch.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Up football for the rest of the game. Money. That's
one of those sad things.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
One of those things too. And there's a bloke in
the center from end of the day called Michael O'Connor,
which I know you chased hard to get and he said, jo,
I appreciate it, mate, but I just want to win
a premiership. And he won that one in eighty seven,
then we ended up winning a few more after that.
Speaker 4 (09:25):
He was five yards offside when he cost that winning try.
He was, he was, mate, We shouldn't forget that, No,
I've never I've got In fact, I used to play
golf with his dad and I've never ever let him
forget us.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Well, he might have been regretting that after seeing his
carry the trophy in nine ninety ninety four. This is
kind of sad too, because I mentioned how Sam big
Bacco left us for the Broncos in eighty nine, and
you mentioned Peter Jackson in the late Peter Jackson as well.
He left as well, and it was they were both
working for For think Queen's Am broadcasts are following year
(10:02):
in eighty nine when we're doing the Lap of honor
and Gary Bilchi quite famous, he said, Ah, he's left us.
He could have been here with us.
Speaker 2 (10:08):
Oh that's right. Yeah, But anyway, life goes on and
you know, you continue.
Speaker 4 (10:14):
So uh, what a wonderful side of just now with
all those young fellows coming through and.
Speaker 2 (10:23):
The other.
Speaker 4 (10:23):
Well, while I'm on there, you can't get away with Benching.
What a herculean efforts. Three hundred odd games for a
front row forward on the greatest rugby league competition on
the planet. How good is How good is paper? He
(10:45):
shout a heart his heart like filelap he is.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
He's just a heart like file app And it's just
he's got a huge boat. Any minutes, it's great to
hear reports that team what we're going around and getting
the green jump, because it will just be really weird
to see him on a different defensive line.
Speaker 4 (11:01):
I can't see that really happening anyway. Let's just keep
the fingers crossed.
Speaker 3 (11:08):
The fingers crossed there, but just quickly on the current mob.
How is it?
Speaker 2 (11:12):
How?
Speaker 3 (11:13):
What is it? How is it for you sitting back
on the couch and watching these young blokes leading the competition.
J you must be.
Speaker 5 (11:18):
Doing But it's it's just great when you see and
the routine from the club.
Speaker 4 (11:30):
We've let these sort of fellows develop in their own right.
You never ever saw anything like tragedy where they've treated
the kids that deserted West Tigers and went to.
Speaker 2 (11:47):
Went to the Bulldogs. Is that that here's a good player,
I'm going to be a great player.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
But it's just the publicity put so much pressure on
them that those young fellows don't.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
Need it really.
Speaker 4 (12:02):
And for him to to perform at the level that
he's been performing when he.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Went across to the Bulldogs, you've got to just admire
admire him. But uh, but we went.
Speaker 4 (12:18):
Through that with without all that publicity, with fellows.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Like Bradley Clyde, lay Lurid Daley, Brett.
Speaker 4 (12:25):
Mullin's you know your name and chosen croaker Ricky of course,
and although he had played international football for the Rugby
You know, it's just wonderful to sit back and watch
the development happening with the way those fellows are operating
(12:46):
at the moment.
Speaker 3 (12:46):
Do you have a current favorite for the current squad Jr.
And that's a tough question, but if you could choose one,
it would.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Have to be the half Ethan Strange.
Speaker 4 (12:59):
It just he is just so tough, and he's great
with the ball, you know, and his defense is sort
of beyond reproach.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
It's just terrific.
Speaker 3 (13:15):
Yeah, and I'm going to starts at the lineup and
you got the other Ethan in Sanders just waiting in
the mixes. Well, we can't wait for him to go
around next season.
Speaker 4 (13:21):
Yeah, that's right. Yeah, No, it's going to be. It's
going to be a great ride for the rest of
this season. But what I'd suggest was what you see
at the moment is only the beginning.
Speaker 3 (13:35):
It's only the beginning. It's only the beginning. Now just quickly.
Obviously you grew up seeing you know, Ricky grow up
and with his dad there in Queen Bean and seeing
that family develop. I know, you know, I had Jet
on the show after his debut. What was it like
for you Jr. To see another Stewart debut for the canberratis.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
Oh fantastic.
Speaker 4 (13:57):
And in fact, uh Jed he was more relaxed and
he's dead absolutely, yeah, yeah, and yeah, it's just great
to see that happened. And uh, I've got a great
deal of sympathy and admiration for the tall wingers with
(14:22):
the game the way of the ball where the ball
hedge on the sixth tackle.
Speaker 2 (14:30):
The tall wingers are very very hard to keep out,
they are.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
And he showed a little bit of skill, you know
with the boot kicking back on the inside or he
laid on that try for Sebastian case against Paramatt a
few weeks ago. So he's going doing more than just
a job for the Raiders. So it's great to see
such a great keating Jed doing so well for the machine.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Mate, Yeah, it certainly is all right, thank you.
Speaker 3 (14:54):
Check mate. One last thing though, if I could just
ask you and to cycle on, the guys will be
wearing black ey bands against Manly.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
Yeah yeah for.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
A double really you know which is which is a
tragedy in itself for a double.
Speaker 3 (15:09):
But if you could leave us with this, if you
could sum up saying back out in one word, what
would that be for the great legend.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Boy? One word?
Speaker 4 (15:21):
Oh I can't you can't do it in one word?
But the one thing when you watch the highlights that
they produce every now and there was one of that very
rare breed of a front rower with pace and a step.
They're just very rare, do you see that?
Speaker 2 (15:45):
Well, that's that's the off the field thing.
Speaker 3 (15:48):
So and just in respect to mc tills, there, the
great mctills who also left us. If you could sum
up till he see, he was.
Speaker 4 (15:56):
Just he was a hard worker and back to the
days when you had to have hard work and follows
up front to create that space.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
You know.
Speaker 4 (16:08):
Unfortunately, I don't think he had the pleasure or privilege
you've been able to play in and hear those four wings,
but that didn't stop him offering his best.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Every every time that he came right on the field.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
All right, Jr. Thanks for joining us in a more
of a tribute notion. But they'll be remembered and they'll
be obviously tributed against it mainly on Friday night.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
Thank you, j Good to go cheering up.
He's not here for the clickbait all the count side critics.
It's real and full of deep and meaningfuls with the
Raiders in a circle from laughs to hard truth.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
He'll tell you.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Ditch the negative noise and get behind the boys. This
is Raider Nick.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Hello, Welcome to this edition of Raider Nick at Night
and of course a bit of a somber one. We
paid tribute to to look as this show goes to
air to two fallen Raiders during the week. Of course,
the first one was Slam and Sam Bacco of course
who who unfortunately was battling some illness and of course
quite recently Mick Tills also departing our our shawes to
(00:46):
the White Pearly Gates and a man who knew those
guys all too well and knew the story. Perfect man
to introduce John McIntyre Jr.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Hollo to you, Oh Hello Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
Week on top of Blues Quintin Blues legend, hard working
Bobby Warner. Bobby Warner sort of was the backbone for
something not about fifty years with the Queend and Blues
Junior Blues and with his funeral service last last Tuesday was.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Held.
Speaker 4 (01:26):
The service was out of the at Wright Park and
now so named after Bob, the Bob Warner Pavilion, so
you know which was which was so beautiful in that respect,
and the fact that we had opportunities to speak with him, and.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Why are we talking about that?
Speaker 4 (01:46):
About ten days ago after sort of seeing that story
in the press about Sam watching sort of a state
of origin through.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
In intensive care and cans and.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
I called him up and he rang me back a
couple of days later and sounded really positive, and it
was so sad he'd.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Been battling with that.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
Very very rare in Australia meliod emosis or some done
whether I've got the pronunciation right, but from one of
the one of the items in the media talked about
swimming in the inn A Creek in Cairns, but I
think it was sort of out there if you hop
(02:39):
an abrasion of some sort and gives an opportunity with
those flood waters all over the.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Place in far North Queensland.
Speaker 4 (02:46):
How sad it was, Yeah, Sam. The wonderful thing about
Sam was the fact that there was no can I
say bullshits about him and there was not part of
his vocabulary and it was just when he opened his
(03:07):
mouth and said something. He he meant every word of
what he was saying, and just a wonderful, colorful, colorful
fellow who came down to Don Ferner's office in the
second year of the Raiders nineteen eighty three and said
to Don, I'm here to play first grade with the Raiders.
(03:28):
How good was that sort of And that was for
a period of what was it, sort of eighty three
eighty three to eighty eight.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
I'm going to ask him how did it come about?
Because looking back at it now, he was the first
of the Queensland imports. Of course, mal and the Walters
boys and the Jackson the Jackson duo, and obviously Coin
and whatnot came in like eighty six onwards. But Sammy
came in the early eighties. How did that come about?
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Well, he was down here. I think.
Speaker 4 (04:04):
His first marriage was I'm pretty sure was to a
Canber girl. And the you know, looking he was here
and played for the Valley Statesman in the sort of
views that.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Prior to the Raiders.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Coming into the competition, looking at talented players over the place,
and he'd gone back to Cairns but to work on
each on the family's avocado plantation. But then the following
year he came. He wasn't the first Queenslander. The first
Queenslander was Jay Hoffman, the hooker, and he was in
(04:49):
fact it was he. He was glorified with a photograph
of Jay running out of the surf and the headline
on the Rugby League week from back from.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Memory at that time was he was called the loan Raider.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
So with Big Slam and Sam j of course that
you mentioned, of course he made grade and then he
was an integral part of that eighty seven campaign and
the great the brick with eyes Glenn Lazarus talks about
and we all know what Glenna's Big Lazo achieved in
his career. He talks about the starting point was Semi
Bako getting behind me, blooding him as a young front
rower and his words to Las was you just stick
(05:30):
with me, young fella and you will go well and
look what that created.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
That's no surprise whatsoever I got done.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
It was in the front row.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
And the first year, of course, was was Michael Tilson.
He was a very very solid campaigner in that first
year and yeah he was had sort of injuries which
sort of sure in his career, but it was just
much appreciated.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
I couldn't.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
One of the things. We just talked about Tilsey for
a moment. It was that at the at the old
boys get together there a couple of the last after
the last home game, I had a chat with with
Dane and likewise, probably yeah, probably probably my fault. I
didn't ask him how Michael was going. We were just
(06:27):
talking about the occasion in a tone right, and that
became a shock to me.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
And I spoke to Dane. He'd been in palliative care
for quite.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
A while and and boy was going over the last month,
was going downhill pretty rapidly, which was very tragic.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
I had a good chat to Diane as well in
the sheds after Papa's three nineteen situation when he was down.
I might have been the old I can't remember now,
but you had a good chat with Dana, and he
seems to be in a good place. But his thoughts
go at to Tilsey and and the rest of the
family there, and obviously the Backoes. But just I'm also
interested to Picky brain a bit more about Sammy there
if I'm made Jr. So Sammy really became he became
(07:11):
part of an integral part of the Camber Raiders in
regards to their pr where we made eighty seven Grand
Final and then the world of characters in the Winfield
Cup and Australian Sporting General really took off and Sammy
was part of that, really helping putting the Raiders on
the map of course eighty eight and then you got
to play for Australia. He was a great set of
origin forward for the Marines. How did we lose him
(07:33):
to the Broncos.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Though, well, well we can.
Speaker 4 (07:37):
Blame Wayne Bennett for that. We had an agreement, but
he was waited until followers came off contract. There was
unlike the situation as count currently applies. You know, in
those days, you handshake was the bond and nowadays you've
(07:58):
got to counter fingers.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Yeah yeah, you know, like Sam the one sort of.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
Not negative but just a tragic scene that would have
made a big difference in the eighty seven Grand Final.
Very early in that that game, we're deep into Manly's
territory and Jacko, Peter Jackson was out there out unmarked
(08:33):
the center, calling for the ball, calling for the ball,
and Sam unfortunately was penalized for incorrect play the ball
and had that happened had he had not that that
penalty not been awarded. It was sorts of things that
you see all the time where he wasn't facing straight
(08:54):
onto the the goal post or the try line, and
so penalty otherwise mainly would have been playing catch.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Up football for the rest of the game. Money. That's
one of those sad things.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
One of those things too. And there's a bloke in
the center from end of the day called Michael O'Connor,
which I know you chased hard to get and he said, jo,
I appreciate it, mate, but I just want to win
a premiership. And he won that one in eighty seven,
then we ended up winning a few more after that.
Speaker 4 (09:25):
He was five yards offside when he cost that winning try.
He was, he was, mate, We shouldn't forget that, No,
I've never I've got In fact, I used to play
golf with his dad and I've never ever let him
forget us.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Well, he might have been regretting that after seeing his
carry the trophy in nine ninety ninety four. This is
kind of sad too, because I mentioned how Sam big
Bacco left us for the Broncos in eighty nine, and
you mentioned Peter Jackson in the late Peter Jackson as well.
He left as well, and it was they were both
working for For think Queen's Am broadcasts are following year
(10:02):
in eighty nine when we're doing the Lap of honor
and Gary Bilchi quite famous, he said, Ah, he's left us.
He could have been here with us.
Speaker 2 (10:08):
Oh that's right. Yeah, But anyway, life goes on and
you know, you continue.
Speaker 4 (10:14):
So uh, what a wonderful side of just now with
all those young fellows coming through and.
Speaker 2 (10:23):
The other.
Speaker 4 (10:23):
Well, while I'm on there, you can't get away with Benching.
What a herculean efforts. Three hundred odd games for a
front row forward on the greatest rugby league competition on
the planet. How good is How good is paper? He
(10:45):
shout a heart his heart like filelap he is.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
He's just a heart like file app And it's just
he's got a huge boat. Any minutes, it's great to
hear reports that team what we're going around and getting
the green jump, because it will just be really weird
to see him on a different defensive line.
Speaker 4 (11:01):
I can't see that really happening anyway. Let's just keep
the fingers crossed.
Speaker 3 (11:08):
The fingers crossed there, but just quickly on the current mob.
How is it?
Speaker 2 (11:12):
How?
Speaker 3 (11:13):
What is it? How is it for you sitting back
on the couch and watching these young blokes leading the competition.
J you must be.
Speaker 5 (11:18):
Doing But it's it's just great when you see and
the routine from the club.
Speaker 4 (11:30):
We've let these sort of fellows develop in their own right.
You never ever saw anything like tragedy where they've treated
the kids that deserted West Tigers and went to.
Speaker 2 (11:47):
Went to the Bulldogs. Is that that here's a good player,
I'm going to be a great player.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
But it's just the publicity put so much pressure on
them that those young fellows don't.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
Need it really.
Speaker 4 (12:02):
And for him to to perform at the level that
he's been performing when he.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Went across to the Bulldogs, you've got to just admire
admire him. But uh, but we went.
Speaker 4 (12:18):
Through that with without all that publicity, with fellows.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Like Bradley Clyde, lay Lurid Daley, Brett.
Speaker 4 (12:25):
Mullin's you know your name and chosen croaker Ricky of course,
and although he had played international football for the Rugby
You know, it's just wonderful to sit back and watch
the development happening with the way those fellows are operating
(12:46):
at the moment.
Speaker 3 (12:46):
Do you have a current favorite for the current squad Jr.
And that's a tough question, but if you could choose one,
it would.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Have to be the half Ethan Strange.
Speaker 4 (12:59):
It just he is just so tough, and he's great
with the ball, you know, and his defense is sort
of beyond reproach.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
It's just terrific.
Speaker 3 (13:15):
Yeah, and I'm going to starts at the lineup and
you got the other Ethan in Sanders just waiting in
the mixes. Well, we can't wait for him to go
around next season.
Speaker 4 (13:21):
Yeah, that's right. Yeah, No, it's going to be. It's
going to be a great ride for the rest of
this season. But what I'd suggest was what you see
at the moment is only the beginning.
Speaker 3 (13:35):
It's only the beginning. It's only the beginning. Now just quickly.
Obviously you grew up seeing you know, Ricky grow up
and with his dad there in Queen Bean and seeing
that family develop. I know, you know, I had Jet
on the show after his debut. What was it like
for you Jr. To see another Stewart debut for the canberratis.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
Oh fantastic.
Speaker 4 (13:57):
And in fact, uh Jed he was more relaxed and
he's dead absolutely, yeah, yeah, and yeah, it's just great
to see that happened. And uh, I've got a great
deal of sympathy and admiration for the tall wingers with
(14:22):
the game the way of the ball where the ball
hedge on the sixth tackle.
Speaker 2 (14:30):
The tall wingers are very very hard to keep out,
they are.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
And he showed a little bit of skill, you know
with the boot kicking back on the inside or he
laid on that try for Sebastian case against Paramatt a
few weeks ago. So he's going doing more than just
a job for the Raiders. So it's great to see
such a great keating Jed doing so well for the machine.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Mate, Yeah, it certainly is all right, thank you.
Speaker 3 (14:54):
Check mate. One last thing though, if I could just
ask you and to cycle on, the guys will be
wearing black ey bands against Manly.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
Yeah yeah for.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
A double really you know which is which is a
tragedy in itself for a double.
Speaker 3 (15:09):
But if you could leave us with this, if you
could sum up saying back out in one word, what
would that be for the great legend.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Boy? One word?
Speaker 4 (15:21):
Oh I can't you can't do it in one word?
But the one thing when you watch the highlights that
they produce every now and there was one of that very
rare breed of a front rower with pace and a step.
They're just very rare, do you see that?
Speaker 2 (15:45):
Well, that's that's the off the field thing.
Speaker 3 (15:48):
So and just in respect to mc tills, there, the
great mctills who also left us. If you could sum
up till he see, he was.
Speaker 4 (15:56):
Just he was a hard worker and back to the
days when you had to have hard work and follows
up front to create that space.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
You know.
Speaker 4 (16:08):
Unfortunately, I don't think he had the pleasure or privilege
you've been able to play in and hear those four wings,
but that didn't stop him offering his best.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Every every time that he came right on the field.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
All right, Jr. Thanks for joining us in a more
of a tribute notion. But they'll be remembered and they'll
be obviously tributed against it mainly on Friday night.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
Thank you, j Good to go cheering up.
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