Jamy Forbes reflects on Ethan Strange's impressive debut, leading The Entrance Tigers to a historic win against Maitland.
Jamy Forbes jokes he is trying to take a step back and fade into the distance. But before he does, you ask him about the day he handed Ethan Strange a first-grade debut for The Entrance Tigers.
"Mate, he came back after his SG Ball commitments and wanted to have a couple of games with his mates," Forbes said.
"He played 19s and killed it, so the coaches dragged him into the lower grades at the Tigers. He ended up playing three games on his first day back and I think he got man of the match in all three games. We said, 'we'd better have a look at this kid.'
"We dragged him up into the Cup [Newcastle Rugby League's first grade competition] as soon as we possibly could and lo and behold, we beat the all-conquering Maitland side that day.