One of the proudest and toughest Magpies of them all, Kelly was among some of the Western Suburbs players from the 1961 grand final team that were amongst the well wishers following Wests Tigers win over St George-Illawarra Dragons.
As part of the Club’s tribute to the 1961 team, Wests Tigers players wore the Magpies heritage strip for the match.
Aware how proud Kelly was following the thrilling victory over the Dragons, Wests Tigers second-rower Chris Heighington presented his game worn jersey and shorts to Kelly’s grandson as a memento.
It almost brought the man they called ‘Ned’ Kelly to tears.
The post match celebrations continued well into the night after originally starting at a ’61 Grand Final re-union event at Crowne Plaza, Coogee, organised by Wests Tigers.
It was all part of the Wests Tigers tribute to the Western Suburbs team beaten in the grand final by St George Dragons.
Following a few beverages and plenty of light hearted banter, the Magpies boys travelled to the SFS on a bus to enjoy a function with their grand final opponents.
Prior to the NRL match, players from the ‘61 grand final teams were introduced to the crowd and lined up alongside the Wests Tigers and Dragons teams for the national anthem.
In a great sign of respect, Wests Tigers players, led by Captain Robbie Farah, went along the line and shook every Magpies players hand to acknowledge their achievements.
It was a class act by a classy team.
8/08/2011 11:34:47 AM
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