This is the oldest match I have seen on YouTube- thank you so much. old Manly Warringah Sea Eagles supporter but supporter of old NRL matches! Wonderful

Beaut to watch,Manly played with plenty of spirit lots of ball movement an effort,Drags way strong,Bull an Mossop in th action,the gritty play of Poppa Clay a standout

I remember seeing Manly play in this kit in the early sixties. Without doubt the best rugby league jersey ever in the Sydney competition.

I was at this game.I remember all those bits.

Bizarre after the event commentary where sometimes he tells you what's about to happen before it does.

loved those genuine scrums!

WOW how slow it looks compared to today.

Lol everyone is just standing around offside

AMAZING how the Australian accent has changed so much,

Back then they had unlimited tackles

Interesting to see how much the game has changed. Defending teams allowed to be 2-3 metres in front of the ruck (unless that ref was a shocker). Improvisation, not strategy was king. The attempted kicking of the ball by the marker in so many play-the-balls was the first time I'd seen that. Maybe that led to the six tackles again rule?

Funny that exchange of jumpers, ya rekon you would want ya own winning or team jumper

how about the flimsy padding around the goal posts...it was rough back then, heavy boots with big metal studs, jumpers that weighed about 50 lb., unlimited tackle...I played it as a skinny kid...brutal stuff

Rex was a great player

Boy they didnt worry about offside in them days !

Please tell me Manly sells those jerseys with the huge eagle on the front.

watching this video I dont know how St.George won, they apparently only got the ball about 6 times lol

I am always intrigued as to why Australian rugby league referees from this era wore white cotton piping instead of regular boot laces.  Was it a legacy of the army and WW2?  Boots polished, immaculately turned out etc.  I can see no other explanation.  Does anyone know?

No guessing who the camera guy supported

Very convoluted coverage. Score was 4-4  then a few minutes later Manly kick a goal to make it 4-2.