1981 Semi Final Fight, Newtown v Manly (Massive brawl)

Classic Scrap in the 81' Semi final between Newtown & Manly, Proabably rated one of the best rugby league brawls of all time

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[steakswans]

Bowden's headbutt in the 20th second is fucking champagne

[grahamy07]

shut up you nerd. BRING BACK THE BIFF!!!

[Grazmataz37]

@88fredmcfred my only disliking of this is that it wasnt boyd who copped the wrath of bowden. both boyd and broadhurst were noted thugs and it would have been fitting if both ended up battered and bruised

[Grazmataz37]

@werl789 watch the brawl again and pay attention a little more and u will notice headbutt or not bowden was on top. i think the only reason he headbutted him was because he was so fired up and just wanted to kill broadhurst. why wouldnt he to when the prik just decides to hit u cold blank in the scrum. the only reason broadhurst was off guard for the first headbutt is because bowden smacked him 3 or so times to put him off guard. bowden legend, broadhurst egg on a battered face

[werl789]

Oops. Over hasty comment above. I take that back. The dozens of clips I've seen on this fight interrupt the fight with the pop-up photo. I've since seen one without the photo interruption & the Manly players do help out. The coward is in fact Steve Bowden, who needs to use head butts to win at fisticuffs. In fact he does it twice, catching Broadhurst totally off guard on both occasions, and on both occasions, proceeds to hit him when Broadhurst is on the ground & defenceless. Bowden the coward.

[werl789]

This Manly team really were a bunch of pussies. Broadhurst was copping it for a very long time yet who among the Manly players helped out in all that time? Zero. Broadhurst was playing among a team of cowards. Not to say he didn't deserve what he may have started. Biffo makes for a good game for fans, yes, but watching one of your team mates getting slaughtered without raising a finger is something else.

[Fuckoffcoasties]

Great stint, shame gallop had a massive whinge about the stint the other night. Its all apart of the game in my opinion I love how the emotions flare. Of cause fights off the field isn't good but these players are getting smashed continually through a game & with rivalries in the game brawls are gonna happen.

[AthenasArt]

Love seeing Manly scum getting belted.

[88fredmcfred]

RIP Moose. Boydy and Tommy were the best of mates from Wests days. I think they managed to keep away from each other during this.

[Mikey5421]

fucken hate whoever in the nrl for trying to promote league by taking the toughness and the fights out of it just so that it not a bad influence on kids fuck the way the world works these days it a joke i dont give a shit if they get paid to play but when i was playing there was a fight nearlly everygame and it wasnt like today.. you would taste blood afterwards it just gives me the shits when i watch it today these players dont go thought the shit we did back in the 70's

[Grazmataz37]

@redfox064 hes a filthy rich prik. but let me correct u. bowden was retaliating to being kind hit in the scrum by broadhurst so broadhurst deserved everything he coped. it was instint karma

[Grazmataz37]

@steakswans yeah and fucked broadhurst up nice and proper which the manly wanker deserved as he king hit bowden in the scrum. thats what i loved most about this brawl. instint karma