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It took Quirk a few seasons before he finally blossomed (although IIRC he chalked up two hatricks in his first year). He was always a lethal finisher with the unerring ability to take two or three defenders into the corner flag without being pushed out (as Currier discovered). Certainly, the last-minute cup-semi winner againt Widnes must automatically be included in any 100 Great Saints Moments complilations. But in later seasons he really throttled up the afterburners and there was rarely a match in which he didn't fly off on some seventy or eighty metre run. The try he scored against Wigan in the cup semi was something else.
What was it that Murphy said - "If he's got two bad knees I'll have both of them"?
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| Quote: Mugwump "It took Quirk a few seasons before he finally blossomed (although IIRC he chalked up two hatricks in his first year). He was always a lethal finisher with the unerring ability to take two or three defenders into the corner flag without being pushed out (as Currier discovered). Certainly, the last-minute cup-semi winner againt Widnes must automatically be included in any 100 Great Saints Moments complilations. But in later seasons he really throttled up the afterburners and there was rarely a match in which he didn't fly off on some seventy or eighty metre run. The try he scored against Wigan in the cup semi was something else.
What was it that Murphy said - "If he's got two bad knees I'll have both of them"?'"
Quirks 70 meter breaks and most of his trys came from good centre play by lockers |
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True. I know Quirky still feels hard done by over the club getting rid of him. It's a shame he never made 100 tries. One of my favourite all-time players.
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| Quote: Mugwump "True. I know Quirky still feels hard done by over the club getting rid of him. It's a shame he never made 100 tries. One of my favourite all-time players.'"
He scored a cracker against the pies in a semi final at old trafford and a class 80 meter against hull at home in last min to win the game |
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Quirk by a country mile.
If my memory serves me right I think his tries in the '89 cup semi set a new record of him scoring in ten consecutive matches.
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| Quote: St pete "He scored a cracker against the pies in a semi final at old trafford '"
yes,the game in which hanley sent out that forward pass in the last minute to goodway(?).robbed.
i would really liked to have seen quirk in this saints team.miles ahead of gardner im sure.
especially if tony kay was his centre.  all barrow lads we are talking about here  |
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| quirk for mine. and (as stated in another post) his try at central perk in the 89 semi from a break by groves sealed his legendary status amongst the fans forever!
p.s i love these old player posts as the youth have'nt got a clue who they are  |
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Quirk please!
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| Quote: snowdog "yes,the game in which hanley sent out that forward pass in the last minute to goodway(?).robbed.
i would really liked to have seen quirk in this saints team.miles ahead of gardner im sure.
especially if tony kay was his centre. ![]()
Yes that's the game and it was was a mile forward.
George Mann was outstanding that day and I think sean divine played well also.
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Quirk. I'd love to see him in the current team. As he was then of course.
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Quirk was awesome.
Try v Wigan in cup semi is one of my favourites of all time
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Quirk,scored some trys that Ade can only dream about ,unfortunatly.
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| Quote: Don Brennan "Quirk,scored some trys that Ade can only dream about ,unfortunatly.'"
indeed - Ade fits into the current team well, but would have done nothing in the teams that Quirk played in. |
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