During the pre-season ahead of the 2013/14 campaign, a fast bowler arrived at Manly for a trial. Initially, he was placed in the "train-on" net, where players new to the club or those trialling from local cricket. It took only a handful of deliveries for it to become clear that Dan Babula was well above that standard and belonged in the First Grade net.

I joined the Stags in 1981, making my mark early through relentless work ethic and a refusal to give up on the pitch. I won a 3rd Grade Premiership shortly after starting before earning my 1st Grade debut during the 1984–85 season

A throwback newspaper article from R15 in the 94/95 season highlighting Paul Thomas taking 50 wickets in 1s, while also highlighting Hawkesbury sweeping their games against Northern Districts. Author and publisher unknown

After joining Manly Warringah Cricket Club a couple of seasons before the 2002/03 campaign, Mark Cameron endured a frustrating start to his time at the club due to a series of injuries. Fully fit and firing at the beginning of the 2002/03 season, however, Cameron produced the breakthrough performances that launched what would become an outstanding cricketing career.

Rory McLean's development as a cricketer began on the Far North Coast of New South Wales in Lismore. Following in the footsteps of his father, Paul McLean, and brother, Sam, Rory joined the Lismore Workers Cricket Club. He quickly distinguished himself as a top-order wicketkeeper-batsman.