FALSE ECONOMICS
by Steve Ricketts, former Chief Rugby League Writer, The Courier-Mail. It seemed to make sense, in terms of the newspaper’s budget, when I was asked to return to Brisbane, from […]
Author Archives: SteveRicketts
FLASHBACK: November 1978
NOVEMBER 1978 A Great Britain side, dabbed ‘Dad’s Army’, caused one of the great rugby league upsets with a 18-14 win over the touring Kangaroos at Odsal Stadium, Bradford in […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 3, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 3 2017 TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 Men of League Brisbane Committee meets at Broncos Leagues. There are television crews outside, because Broncos’ centre, […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 2, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 2 2017 MONDAY, JANUARY 9 Field a call from former ‘Courier-Mail’ colleague, Mike Colman, who has been tasked with exploring commercial opportunities […]
COMMENT: Refs & the English pack
TWO WHISTLE TORTURE. Since rugby union went professional in 1996, they have learned, and copied, so much from rugby league. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of […]
BETH
‘See you at Kevin and Beth’s’. How many times did members of our extended family say that over the years, and we still say it, even though Beth is gone. […]
FLASHBACK: November 1998
FLASHBACK – NOVEMBER 1998. New Zealand clinched their first series win in Great Britain since 1971, with a record 36-16 victory before a capacity crowd of 27,884, at the Reebok […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 1, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK ONE 2017 TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 Take up temporary residence at our son, Damien and his wife, Emma’s Main Beach apartment, while they […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 52, 2016
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER. WEEK 52, 2016 MONDAY, DECEMBER 26 Cathryn Cavaney contacts me, wanting information about my late Uncle Tom Dunne, who, with his wife, Ruby […]
THE HOLE IN THE WALL
End of season football trips. Got to love ’em. For most of us bush and lower grade footballers of the 1970s, there were no glamor trips to Bali, Hawaii or […]
