June 1, 1997: Goldthorpe 'humiliated and embarrassed' by axing
Fresh from being an interstate hero, Noel Goldthorpe was dropped by Mariners coach Graham Murray.
Probably the number one coach v player drama of 1997 was Graham Murray v Noel Goldthorpe.
Goldthorpe kicked the winning field goal in the longest game of rugby league in history, the Tri-series final, but when he returned to the Hunter Mariners he found that Brett Kimmorley had taken his spot.
“I feel humiliated - I’m embarrassed,” Goldthorpe told Paul Cr…
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