Re: Schoey, not a well man! : Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:09 am  

Once were Loiners wrote:

Very sad to hear. A world class centre who developed into a world class stand off. World class not in some nonsense "he played for GB" way, but because he was right up there with the best. For those who never saw him play, there are some great clips of him playing for GB and scoring unbelievable tries as a teenager on the 1984 tour, and then loads after that.

I agree that the club ought to do something to help. Something with Hull FC would be nice if they're in.

He was truly world class. I always remember Laurie Daly saying how highly the Aussies rated him.

Re: Schoey, not a well man! : Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:56 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

He was truly world class. I always remember Laurie Daly saying how highly the Aussies rated him.

Wally Lewis actually named Schoey & Ellery as being the best 2 Brits that he played against in the test matches against Australia.
I can't disagree with that, as they were both world class players, and in both hemispheres too, and they both ripped it up in the ARL competition when they played over there

So sad to hear the sad news about Garry's health issues,It certainly doesn't look very good for him in the coming years

Re: Schoey, not a well man! : Fri Nov 15, 2024 2:06 pm  

Awful news about Garry . I agree with all the above tributes .

Re: Schoey, not a well man! : Tue Nov 19, 2024 5:14 pm  

Very sad to hear. One of the most exciting players I’ve ever seen. Just been watching all those breaks and tries he made and scored v N Zealand away when he was captain, brilliant.

I had a very brief chat with him in the summer and he seemed in pretty good form. Wish him all the best