The Dons once had three professional wrestlers in there pack prop forwards George Goodyear,Mal Kirk & hooker Ted Heath.Mal Kirks mother always came to watch here son play at Tattersfield she always stood in the same spot every home game which was next to gate where the teams came on to the pitch as they emerged from the tunnel underneath the main stand.Mrs Kirk always carried an umberella and she could be seen pointing her brolly at the opposing players and shouting advice to Mal of which players he should try and take out of the game.I remember at the end of one particular game she opened the gate and went on to the pitch and when she found her son she prodded him with the umberella and shouted whats up with yer Mally you didn't hit anybody today.

Poor old Mal died in the wrestling ring during in a bout at Gt Yarmouth his opponent Big Daddy give Mal a body splash which caused Mal to suffer a massive fatal heart attack.

The try stopping tackle made by Shaun Leaf on Nanyn at Widnes.

that speaks volumes of leafy,s commitment to the dons. i remember it well..

Knocked him out cold if I remember correctly and had to be attended to for what seemed ages. Folk should remember that when questioning the blokes commitment on that other thread.

1 The turnaround in fortune in 1985 under John Sheridan giving I believe Wakefield a hell of a game in a cup match at Tattersfield and then shortly afterwards stuffing Workington something like 46 -6 (their Coach resigned after the game)and Kev Jones charging through the mud at a pace up to then rarely glimpsed, and me thinking, "Hello we might just have a team here".

2 Who was the team that Phycso threw about four outrages dummies too at Belle Vue on his way under the sticks? Unbelievable try and the cheek of the little sod.

3 Greenies solo effort in beating Halifax at Belle Vue and their fans winning the all time sick as a parrot look.

Watching the play off final with Steveage who have ex Rovers player Dino Maamria as assistant reminds me of when Singe ran him over in the Belle Vue car park after a Rovers training session that Singe was asked to take. Singe was not happy with Dinos workrate

Must admit a little bit of wee came out when i saw that.

Think it was Keighley.
That was where he scored 24 points or something in 20 minutes to beat them..

In the Dons dressing room after another heavy home defeat player coach Don Robson turned to the Dons larger than life prop forward Tony Banham and said well done Tony you had two good runs today Tony replied in his cockney accent "oh thank you coach" Don Robson said yes one going on and one coming off