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A LITTLE GEM

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TRAVEL by Steve Ricketts Is there a better beach in Australia than ‘Little Beach’ at Western Australia’s Two Peoples Bay? It is the prettiest beach I have seen, and, to […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 39, 2018

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DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 39 2017 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Our daughter, Melanie phones at 4 a.m. Her flight back to Hong Kong (from Brisbane) has been cancelled […]

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Diary of a retired Rugby League Journalist

FLASHBACK: March 1984

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MARCH 1984 Brothers began the 1984 season in sensational fashion, thrashing Brisbane rugby league premiers, Easts 34-0 at Corbett Park, with winger, ‘Smokin’ Joel Kilroy in magnificent form. Kilroy and […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 38, 2017

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Torrid time on the Torrens

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 37, 2017

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FLASHBACK: March 1949

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 36, 2017

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THEY LOVE BIG SIRRO IN VILLENEUVE

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 35, 2017

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 34, 2017

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FLASHBACK: MARCH 1994

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GLORY DAYS IN CHRISTCHURCH

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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

‘Sister Dorrie’ and Tex Morton. Born Dorothy May Ricketts, ‘Sister’ Dorrie was my great Aunty.

Darren Smith in action for his first club, Brisbane Easts

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

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

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.

Lee Crooks in action for Great Britain against Australia

Claude Mantoulan on the attack in a Test against Great Britain

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.

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

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

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

Greg Conescu in a pensive mood

ARL boss, Ken Arthurson

Valleys coach, Henry Holloway

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

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.

Peter Gallagher in action for Queensland against New South Wales at the SCG.

Don Lancashire and his wife, Carol at their Mount Warren home in Queensland

Canberra Raiders’ winger, John Ferguson

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

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

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.

Peter Leis in action for Redcliffe

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

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

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

Noel Cleal in action for NSW

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.

Doug Muir in action for Brisbane club, Valleys

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

Andrew Ettingshausen

They love their league in the pretty French town of Limoux.

Ben Ikin (left) with former Broncos’ Test prop, Shane Webcke at a Men of League function.

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

Wally Lewis, pictured here during his stint with English club, Wakefield, played in five Brisbane grand finals, winning three.

Eric Harris (centre) with Leeds’ teammates, Welshman, Con Murphy (left) and John Kelly before a match in the 1938-39 English season

The late, great Harold ‘Mick’ Crocker.

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

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).

Wigan superstar, Ellery Hanley

Kevin and Mary Donnelly in 1975

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.