Former Magpie recalls club’s golden era

The 1966 reserves premiership side. B: Ross Fleming, Graeme Hall, Dennis Everard. H-B: Len Clissold, John Schade, Tony Knight. C: Rob Fleming, Owen Beaton, Graeme Willingham. H-F: John Ardlie, John Clarke, John Molloy. F: Charlie Brebner (Capt), Ross Murrihy, Barry Stephens. Rucks: Cyril Walsh, Geoff Parsons. Rover: Graeme Lamb. Reserves: Lindsay Higginbotham, Ken Lake. Emergencies: Peter Armistead, Noel Goulding. During the season, another 24 men represented the club in the reserves: Graham Hillman, Ivan Krepp, Bruce Parsons, Rod Speight, Robin Hayes, Barry Atchison, Rod Rose, William Custworth, Malcolm Boyd, Ian Fletcher, Geoff Roney, Peter Armistead, Don Phillips, Vin Drewitt, Bernie Lee, Rod Jenkins, Brad Wynd, Jim Thomas, Peter O’Sullivan, Spencer Payne and Gary Spencer. (This list based on Friday team selections reported in The Chronicle).