Social Welfare

 On Saturday the 5^th of February National Men of League Chairman Ron Coote paid a visit to the flood ravaged town of Grantham in heart of the Lockyer Valley.

Men of League welfare team John Peard, Ron Pearce, Cyril Peel, Velu Nuumaalii and Vice President Jim Hall organised for some Men of League members

On the 17th August, Men of League member and former Sydney Rooster player in the late 70’s Cyril Peel organised for a welfare visit to see former Newtown player and Australian International Brian “Chika” Moore

Men of League welfare officers Ron Pearce and Velu Nuumaalii led by Johnny Peard were accompanied by former South Sydney player, first grade referee and Men of League board member Kevin Roberts

Men of League Northern Rivers member Errol Leeson was visited by welfare officer Phil Loader in May while recovering in St Vincent's Hospital, Lismore. Errol had a second leg amputation, the result of diabetes

Men of League member and former Roosters player Terry Murphy volunteered his services to drive the Men of League van

On the 25^th of July, the “Back to the Game” program had its first group of former players in the Central Coast area attend the Manly Sea Eagles v West Tigers match at Blue Tongue Stadium

The Men of League Foundation was able to make a wish come true for 19-year-old Arthur Jenkins,

The Men of League Newcastle Hunter committee took a group of 14 former Players and officials to the Newcastle Knight’s v Gold Coast Titans game on the 9th May as part of the “Back to the Game” program.
 

The Men of League Illawarra committeeman Hal Brown and his mate known affectionately as Davey “Crocket” Reardon both volunteered their time to drive a group of former International players.

 Manly Sea Eagles v Brisbane Broncos at Brookvale Oval

On the 11th July, Men of League welfare officers Ron Pearce and Velu Nuumaalii bared the cold from the foot of the mountains and took out the residents from Edinglassie Lodge to the Panthers shock lost to the Warriors at CUA Stadium, as part of the "Back to the Game" program

 1952 Kangaroo winger Noel Pidding was the first Rugby League player to total 100 points at Kogarah Oval, or WIN Jubilee Oval, as it is known nowadays

 On 20^th April, 2010 Men of League Welfare Officer Velu Nuumaalii along with former Balmain players visited Steve Craig..

 As the NRL season has started off with a bang, the inform Roosters wonderful start to the

Men of League volunteers John Nuumaalii and John Penese took out three residents

Men of League's number one volunteer welfare officer and resident commedian John Peard

Men of League’s ‘Back to the Game’ program took residents from Primelife Brentwood

Men of League’s ‘Back to the Game’ program began with the same success of last year’s

Former Canberra player Kevin ‘Rocky’ Comerford has not been in the best of health of late

Men of League Newcastle Vice president Tony Butterfield visited Tony Smith at John Hunter Hospital.

 Tony Herring, a former North Sydney and Canterbury player from the 1970’s.

Kane Fleeton and Doug Walkenden at Royal North Shore hospital.

former South Newcastle and Manly player Percy ‘Pablo” Pritchard. Percy played in the 1940’s and 50’s and was a top class half back.

Ski Martin, Bob Acret and Graham Everest.

Former Newtown Jets centre Larry “Bluey” Raleigh hasn’t been in the best of health of late as he battles prostate and bowel cancer at home in Gilgandra with wife Gerry.

The Men of League Central Coast Committee caught up with Jim Lamb at Berkley Vale Rehabilitation Centre.

In October it came to the attention of the Central Coast Committee that Kevin Gentles has been convalescing in Berkeley Vale Private Hospital for a month after a sudden illness.

Men of League members Vern Bartlett, Don Pascoe and Peter Haley were on hand to congratulate Bruce Grace,

Johnny Peard and Velu Nuumaalii recently visited Souths legend from the 1940s, Clem Kennedy and his wife Mary Read more ...