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By Greg Shannon, QRL History Committee The QRL would like to pass on sincere condolences to the family of a truly remarkable rugby league identity, former Queensland and Australian player Ken McCaffery who passed away on February 6 at 91 years of age. Ken had a long and […]

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VALE PAUL ‘SCOBIE’ MALONE

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‘GILTINAN’S TOUR -1908’

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VALE DAVE BOLTON

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 36, 2020

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BREWING UP A STORM IN BLENHEIM

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PAYING OUR RESPECTS IN FRANCE

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FLASHBACK: January, 1981

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MOTUEKA MEMORIES

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FLASHBACK: January, 1971

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 33, 2020

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 32, 2020

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FLASHBACK: January, 1951

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 31, 2020

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 28, 2020

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 29, 2020

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 30, 2020

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FLASHBACK: December 1955

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ROOSTERS CROW AGAIN

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FLASHBACK: December, 1985

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IMAGE GALLERY

Manly skipper, Fred Jones celebrates the Sea Eagles’ 1972 grand final win over the Roosters. Allan Thompson is behind him and Terry Randall on the right.

Dean Pay in action for Canterbury-Bankstown. Pay scored a try in the 1994 Ashes decider.

‘Smokin’ Joe Kilroy and Brett Le Man at Brothers’ training.

Frank Stanton as coach of the New South Wales State of Origin side in 1984. Legendary trainer, Alf Richards is on his right and prop, Peter Tunks on his left.

Duncan Thompson

Kiwi Test hooker, Duane Mann in action for New Zealand Residents versus Australian Residents at Lang Park in 1994, watched by rival hooker, Shane Christensen.

Adrian Lam on the attack for Brisbane Wests with Ipswich Jets lock, Jeremy Schloss applying the pressure in defence.

Lee Crooks in action for Great Britain against Australia

Jon and Lola Ricketts on their wedding day, May 12, 1951, outside St Carthages Cathedral, Lismore.

Captain, Gary Freeman tries to rally Kiwi teammates after Australia score a try in the series deciding Third Test at Lang Park, Brisbane in 1991. Australia won 40-12

Doug Muir in action for Brisbane club, Valleys

French captain, Puig Aubert (right) shakes hands with British counterpart, Scotsman, Dave Valentine, ahead of their World Cup clash in Toulouse. Watching on is English referee, Charlie Appleton from Warrington

Shane Bernardin trains with Redcliffe, the club he joined after leaving Norths

Ross Strudwick sells raffle tickets at the Kirra Beach Hotel in the 1980s

Greg Conescu in a pensive mood

Tall winger, Darren Plowman. He was one of the Crushers’ best in their first top grade hit-out against Manly at Emerald

ARL boss, Ken Arthurson

Don Fox scores for Featherstone with referee, Eric Clay on the spot to award the try. Australian defenders are nowhere to be seen.

Allan Ayres (second from left in the back row) could have been anything in rugby league. He is pictured here with the 1971 Tweed/Gold Coast premiership winning South Murwillumbah side. The captain-coach was Claude McDermott (third from right in the front row).

Referee, Stan Scamp issues a caution to Easts, Greg Holben, one of many the fiery five eighth received in his career

Gene Miles in action for the Broncos. He started his senior career with Souths in Townsville.

Claude Mantoulan on the attack in a Test against Great Britain

French manager, Antoine Blain receives the symbolic gift of a Kangaroo from Queensland Rugby League president, Vic Jensen during the historic 1951 tour

Scene from a Brisbane v Toowoomba Bulimba Cup match at the Gabba in the 1950s, with Brisbane on the attack. Photo from the Melit family collection.

The late, great Harold ‘Mick’ Crocker.

Alex Murphy holds the Challenge Cup aloft after leading Leigh to victory over Leeds at Wembley

David Waite (right) when he was Great Britain coach. His assistant at that time, Brian Noble, is the other man in the photo.

Valleys coach, Henry Holloway

France rugby league forward, Jean Pambrun in action for Catalans XIII

Western Division coach, Johnny King holds the Amco Cup aloft after the country boys’ 6-2 win over Penrith in the final of the knock-out competition’s inaugural season in 1974. To King’s right is cult hero, ‘TV Ted’ Ellery.

Ken Day in his Manly-Warringah gear

Brad Backer in action for Easts

Noel Cleal in action for NSW

Rodger Kuhn in action for Easts at Lang Park

Kevin and Mary Donnelly in 1975

Clive Churchill (centre back) in the official Easts team photo from 1965. In the centre at the front is skipper, Ben Wall.

Jack Reardon (right) with former QRL boss, Ron McAuliffe (centre) and noted Brisbane journalist, Paul Sweeney

Murwillumbah Brothers’ captain-coach, Milton Whybrow (second from left), watches the progress of teammate, Jack Nardi in the play-off for fifth spot in the 1974 Group 18-Gold Coast finals series at Murwillumbah Oval. Prop, Paul ‘Porky’ Weaver is on Whybrow’s left. Surfers Paradise captain-coach, John Chisholm (left knee strapped) sizes up Nardi. The Pirates won, but Tweed Heads Seagulls would go on to beat Mullumbimby in the grand final.