The Blues teamed up with Transport for NSW at the North Bondi Surf Club on Wednesday to launch the 2019 Knock-on Effect Community campaign. Greg missed most of the second half of the season, and endured (by his lofty standards) run of the mill 1993 and 1994 seasons. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. ... By Ames Alexander. Nearly 700 people crammed into St Nicholas for the Requiem Mass while an estimated 4000 others spilled out of the church grounds onto High Street to listen to the mass by loud speakers”. Big man Dave Klemmer sat slumped with his hands in his lap while the rest of the squad stared seriously at the screen, only metres away from road accident survivors. See the article in its original context from July 6, 1969, Page 45 Buy Reprints. While the Panthers form in their premiership defence was inconsistent prior to 21 June, the Panthers then failed to reach the 1992 Finals series, finishing in 9th place with an 11–11 record. He then went on to teach at … Alexander's death had a profound effect on not only his family, but also the Penrith Panthers. Inspired by Greg Alexander’s bravery to talk about his younger brother’s death at age 20, the initiative’s aim is to tackle road deaths and serious injuries across NSW.

NSW debutants Nick Cotric (20), Payne Haas (19) and Jack Wighton (26) are in their prime years but as Fittler knows all too well it only takes one moment for a career to come crashing down. On June 21, 1992 the Panthers defeated Easts 23-10 and a function was held at the club afterwards to present the players with their premiership blazers from the previous year. EXPOSING SATAN'S POWER is a Christian ministry dedicated to exposing the powers of Satan through the truth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.ESP is led by evangelist Ben Alexander, a former spiritualist medium who came face to face with the demons of the Prince of Darkness.Only through the Word of God was Ben able to be rescued from a "fate worse than death". Many stories, myths and theories surround what happened on that night 25 years ago, but the only thing worth taking out of the tragedy is that rugby league lost a rising star, and the Alexander family lost a brother and a son. “Just sitting down and talking to the people from the government you got to see how hard it is to try and get some sort of good message across where people would understand the value of being attentive and alert while you’re driving. Fittler spoke in detail last year about the moment in a Sydney nightclub when his Kangaroos skipper at the time, Mal Meninga, broke the news of Ben’s death to him. Hear how he feels about being the 'old boy' of the squad. Less than a year after the euphoria of the club’s first premiership, the Panthers were devastated when young star Ben Alexander was tragically killed in a car accident on June 21, 1992. Looking back through the eyes of history, it would take nearly a decade for the club to truly recover from the tragic events of June 21, 1992. “It takes strong people. REVEALED: Who’s who in the bikie underworld, Sydney underworld ‘powderkeg’ as cops fear Hamzy revenge, ‘I need help’: Nine News boss drove four times over limit, ‘Lovely young woman’ slain at home had AVO on partner. He is a very private person but for him to come says that it is time for the message to come out.”. You can find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out Around this time every year, we remember the short career of Ben Alexander, and that fateful night in 1992 that claimed his life.

Meanwhile, flags across the Penrith district were flown at half mast. Ben Alexander had a promising footy career cut tragically short on June 21, 1992 at just 20 years of age, when he was killed in a drink-driving accident on his way home from a club function.

Greg Alexander, Mark Geyer and others rushed to the scene of the crash, as did then-CEO Don Feltis who was informed of the accident via phone. “I remember doing the video and it was emotional but it sends such a strong message.”. The front page of the June 26, 1992 edition of The Western Weekender said it all: “Penrith mourns”. Don't have an account? For other people named Ben Alexander, see, "25 years since Panthers lost Ben | The Western Weekender", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ben_Alexander_(rugby_league)&oldid=983038159, Australian rugby league biography, 1970s birth stubs, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 October 2020, at 21:38.

He then decided he needed time away from Sydney and joined a new club, the New Zealand-based Auckland Warriors for both 1995 and 1996, before returning to the Panthers for the inaugural Super League season in 1997. 20-year-old Alexander may have been playing in the shadow of his brother Greg, but he showed plenty of talent in his own right – and had clocked up 36 games for the club by the time the mid-way point of the 1992 season had rolled around. “We’ve had some private people share something really hard and personal and if some people can learn from this it is a good thing.”, To join the conversation, please log in. He was the younger brother of Australian Rugby League international Greg Alexander. Born in 1953, Eben Alexander III grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the adopted son of a neurosurgeon father and a devoted mother.

Matty, Kenty and Finchy dissect both Origin teams and a game looming as a classic, recount the best of Tommy Raudonikis and Matty recalls Mitchell Pearce’s sleepover at the Johns household. Fittler believes the Knock-on Effect road safety campaign personifies the power of rugby league to make a difference in the community. in Hollywood. [citation needed] The tragic event occurred on a night that was meant to be one of celebration for the Panthers, as it was the night they had been presented with premiership blazers for their 1991 success. Twenty six years on, Brad Fittler still struggles to come to terms with the shock death of his former Penrith teammate Ben Alexander. John Carwright is believed to have told his teammates who took the field that day: “You remember some wins more than others, but if you win today you will remember it for the rest of your life”. The shock death of a teammate 26 years ago is still too painful for Brad Fittler to watch. On 21 June 1992, at the age of just 20, Alexander was killed in a car accident in Colyton, a suburb in western Sydney. Something to do with Ben being in reserve grade at the time and he wouldn't have been there drinking if Gould had picked him.

LISTEN! For Ben's older brother, Greg, his death had a longer term effect. Ben Alexander had been dropped to reserve grade a week prior to the Easts game, and was not keen to stay at the function. The weekend after Ben’s accident, the Panthers defeated Western Suburbs. “It can have a huge effect and it is just an area not to play around in.”. Following in his father’s footsteps, he went to medical school to become a neurosurgeon. IANDS is holding its 2013 Conference in Arlington, Virginia, August 29 - September 1.Dr. “They are going through different things but they just need to understand that what happens in the car is crucial. Ben Alexander Is Dead at 58; : Co-Starred in Dragnet Series. Ben Alexander made his first grade debut in the 1990 season and was a non-playing reserve in the Panthers inaugural Grand Final winning team in 1991 (the Panthers were captained by his brother Greg).