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DRUNKEN KIWI STEALS HEARTS AT WEMBLEY

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It could have been an absolute disaster, but it had a happy ending. For the first and only time in my life, I sold a ticket to a scalper, outside […]

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Travel

DIARY UPDATE: Week 17, 2018

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DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER. WEEK 17 2018 MONDAY, APRIL 23 Nostalgic day in Lismore, where I was born, and where my parents, Jon and Lola Ricketts (nee […]

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Diary of a retired Rugby League Journalist

VALE TED WEBER

21/06/2019by SteveRicketts 1 Comment

by Steve Ricketts Edward ‘Ted’ Christian Weber, OAM, a stalwart of Rugby League in the Wide Bay district, has passed away, aged 86. Maryborough based Weber, was a Life Member […]

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Flashbacks

FLASHBACK: June 1969

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 16, 2017

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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 15, 2017

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RING! RING! WHY DON’T YOU GIVE ME A CALL

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 14, 2018

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FLASHBACK: June 1949

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 13, 2018

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TOO LOOSE A TREK

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 12, 2018

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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.

Ken Day in his Manly-Warringah gear

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

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

Noel Cleal in action for NSW

Greg Conescu in a pensive mood

Reg Gasnier

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

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

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.

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.

Duncan Thompson

Wayne Lindenberg in action for Easts

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

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

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

Valleys coach, Henry Holloway

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.

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.

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

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

Canberra Raiders’ winger, John Ferguson

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

ARL boss, Ken Arthurson

Rodger Kuhn in action for Easts at Lang Park

Peter Leis in action for Redcliffe

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

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

Wigan superstar, Ellery Hanley

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

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).

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

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

Kevin and Mary Donnelly in 1975

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

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

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

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.