Roxanne Grey, Director, Grey and Grey
Warhorse: Life, Football and Other Battles
Shane Webcke is rugby league's premier front-row forward of the modern era - and one of the greatest, and toughest, players of the post-war years. Veteran of 20 Test matches for Australia, 21 State of Origin games and first-grade games for his club (to the end of ) he has been a pillar of the Brisbane Broncos side for more than a decade. But Webcke is a whole lot more than just a footballer. Family man, philosopher, farmer, articulate spokesman for his club and the game, avid reader, leader, budding media star and shrewd businessman, he could fairly be labelled football's "Renaissance Man".
His memoirs are powerful and thought-provoking, as he talks openly about his tough early life and the tragic death of his father in a work accident - a searing event that shaped his life as a man and a football player. His views on the game are equally hard-hitting, and his opinions are as forthright as they are insightful. Shane Webcke stands for all that's good about rugby league, and his book will appeal to every genuine fan of the game - whatever their team.
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Shane Webcke continues to enjoy a highly successful career as a
When Shane Webcke says the premiership side was the best Brisbane Broncos team he played in you realise straight away he is referring to a special group of players.
Webcke won four premierships with champion Broncos outfits, but when he gazed at his teammates in the dressing sheds, he sensed an air of invincibility rarely felt in professional sport.
"That was the best Broncos side that I was ever in. There are no two ways about it in my mind,” Webcke told
"It was the most confident that I felt. I do remember having an overwhelming sense in that we were going to win no matter who was put in front of us.
"When that team put its foot down no-one was going to go with us.
"We had a gear that other teams didn't necessarily have. You look at the people that were in that team … it was the perfect storm.”
Indeed it was pitch perfect.
The back five included Darren Lockyer, Steve Renouf and Wendell Sailor. Iconic halves Kevin Walters and Allan Langer were the master puppeteers. Up front Webcke, Andrew Gee, Gorden Tallis and Brad Thorn added bucket loads of starch. The bench boasted a young Petero Civoniceva.
The Broncos got to grand final day and trailed Canterbury at half-time. W
Shane Webcke
- Inducted:
- Date of Birth:
- 28 September
- Birthplace:
- Leyburn, QLD
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Team:
- Brisbane Broncos
- Date:
- 19 May
- Opposition:
- North Sydney Bears
- Venue:
- North Sydney Oval, Sydney
- Representative:
- Queensland, Australia
- Club:
- Brisbane Broncos
Milestones
- Premierships: , ,
- Kangaroo Tour:
- Dally M Prop of the Year:
- Rugby League Week Player of the Year:
- Named in NRL Team of the s:
- First Class Games
- Points
- Tries
- 26
Solid and surprisingly mobile for a big man, Shane Webcke never shirked his duty. In defence and attack he led the way, always leading in hit-ups and tackles. He was a footballer of great determination and courage.
He is also a man of great principle. Webcke played a season with Brothers before joining the Broncos in , but during that year he left the club for a period to help his family on the death of his father in a work accident.
In , he wrote an open letter to all players on their responsibilities following highly-publicised antics that temporarily had the administrators of the game reeling.
In , he withdrew from Origin and other representative football,
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