The emergence of Dave Warwick

Throughout the late 70s and early 80s when the Woy Woy Roosters swept all before them in the Group 12 competition, a young hooker by the name of Dave Warwick emerged as the new face of the John Monie coached Woy Woy side.

A Roosters junior, Dave came through the ranks with Woy Woy representing both Group 12 and Southern Division, with his first senior grade success coming in 1977 with a Under-23 Grade Premiership.

In 1979, the form of Warwick could no longer be ignored with the young hooker taking his place in the first grade grand final, and dominated the scrums in the Roosters victory.

Dave backed up with another Premiership with the Roosters in 1980 and was a mainstay for the Roosters in 1981 when many of the club's senior players retired.

After a successful playing and coaching run with Terrigal, Dave returned to the Roosters in 1983 as the Under-17s coach and finished his playing days as a member of the Roosters reserve grade Premiership winning team in 1984.

The "Prince of Hookers" has since made a name for himself in the coaching and development ranks through his roles with the North Sydney Bears, Wynumm-Manly and the Manly Sea Eagles.

Dave is presently the coaching and development manager for the Sea Eagles however continues to keep an eye on the Woy Woy Roosters and will be the first on deck for the club's next reunion.

Newsletter, 21 Feb 2010 Peter Read, Woy Woy Rugby League Football Club