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DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 38 2018 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 The last few days of our UK/Irish adventure. My wife, Marie and I walk a leafy path […]

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

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

Duncan Thompson

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

Darren Smith in action for his first club, Brisbane Easts

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

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

Lee Crooks in action for Great Britain against Australia

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Andrew Ettingshausen

Reg Gasnier

The late, great Harold ‘Mick’ Crocker.

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

Claude Mantoulan on the attack in a Test against Great Britain

Canberra Raiders’ winger, John Ferguson

Rodger Kuhn in action for Easts at Lang Park

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

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

Greg Conescu in a pensive mood

Ken Day in his Manly-Warringah gear

Peter Leis in action for Redcliffe

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

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

Noel Cleal in action for NSW

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).

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.

Brad Backer in action for Easts

Doug Muir in action for Brisbane club, Valleys

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.