Garry Owens
Alan Cameron (40)
Also on the Easts thing and the recent phenomena of BBC guys there .........they were all the boarding house guys from 2019 and 2020. Probably started with their Colts Coach's heavy involvement in the pathways and these cohorts coming through 15's and 16's and (I'd speculate) probably started with Jacob Blyton and then James Durheim. Once these 2 from 2019 were on board....guys like Hough (despite ultimate becoming a Wests Rebel) Homan, Annan and Ween (who disappeared and went back to league I think) followed suit. Kalolo is a different story. Was never a boarder. Was an Easts Junior in U14's en route to GPS half way through that season and then left BBC in 16's to chase a path in NZ and then lobbed back at UQ last year before arriving back at Easts this year.
Van Nek was 2 or 3 years ahead of all these guys and was an IGS kid before finishing his last 2 years at BBC. Separate story and more about opportunity as to how he ended up at Easts.
But in terms of the BBC boarders ....it would have started with Blyton and Durheim .....especially Durheim that was heavily involved and influential with the boarding lads 1 or 2 years below.
When it's all said and done there are only 4 or 5 or so active old boys playing. All but 1, ex-boarders
Van Nek was 2 or 3 years ahead of all these guys and was an IGS kid before finishing his last 2 years at BBC. Separate story and more about opportunity as to how he ended up at Easts.
But in terms of the BBC boarders ....it would have started with Blyton and Durheim .....especially Durheim that was heavily involved and influential with the boarding lads 1 or 2 years below.
When it's all said and done there are only 4 or 5 or so active old boys playing. All but 1, ex-boarders