Christensen recalls how the young kid kept putting his body on the line to help engineer a thumping triumph.
âHe was just a really tough young kid the way he went into tackle,â Christensen said.
Playing alongside him that day was another rugby league hard nut, former NRL halfback Noel Goldthorpe who told the Sunshine Coast Dailyhe wasnât afraid of a little competition
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âThose Nambour boys tried to upset him, but he didnât take a backwards step.
âThe harder they went, the harder he would too. He wasnât scared at all.â
By then Friend had already been signed to the Roosters rugby league legend Arthur Beetson and there was no looking back.
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This is the 19th article in the ongoing series where we remember some of the forgotten players from your favourite club. In this case, perhaps a forgotten club?
The Hunter Mariners were the Super League’s answer to the ARL’s Newcastle Knights and were only around for the 1997 season. To jog your memory of the club, here are some fun facts.
A total of 29 players turned out for the club in their one and only season.