DIARY UPDATE: Week 19, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 19 2021 MONDAY, MAY 10 My interview with Gavin Payne on EastsTV attracted 5,000 viewers, according to producer, Darryl Bogan. Brisbane Men […]
Category Archives: Diary of a retired Rugby League Journalist
DIARY UPDATE: Week 18, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 18 2021 MONDAY, MAY 3 There are reports out of Sydney that many lads at GPS schools are choosing to play Aussie […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 17, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 17 2021 MONDAY, APRIL 26 TIGER TV’s Gavin Payne, the former Easts’ fullback and later coach, conducts an interview with yours truly, […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 16, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 16 2021 TUESDAY, APRIL 20 The cross country at Murwillumbah High School in the 1960s/early 1970s, was a real ‘country’ course, taking […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 15, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 15 2021 TUESDAY, APRIL 13 Former Canterbury-Bankstown and New Zealand Warriors rugby league skipper, Steve Price is my interview subject when I […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 14, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 14 2021 MONDAY, APRIL 5 Yorkshireman, Ray Knight played rugby league in Christchurch, New Zealand, packing down as a hooker between Kiwi […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 13, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 13 2021 MONDAY, MARCH 29 The NRL is talking about introducing forward pass technology. That will just about be the last straw […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 12, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 12 2021 TUESDAY, MARCH 23 Distinguished rugby league coach, Neil Henry says only 20 percent of NRL players are eligible for Queensland, […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 11, 2021
 DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 11 2021 MONDAY, MARCH 15 Brisbane Rugby League cult hero, Greg ‘Slippery’ McCarthy found his way to Brisbane from Coffs Harbour […]
DIARY UPDATE: WEEK 10, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 10 2021 MONDAY, MARCH 8 Former rugby league television commentator, George Doniger and I swap yarns about Kangaroo Supporters’ tours of the […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 9, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 9 2021 MONDAY, MARCH 1 Tweed Heads Seagulls, a rugby league club which lays claim to being the oldest outside Sydney and […]
DIARY UPDATE: WEEK 8, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 8 2021 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 The Guineas Room, Eagle Farm is the setting for a wonderful memorial service for Paul Malone, one […]
DIARY UPDATE: WEEK 7, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 7 2021 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 There was no-one more competitive than Brisbane Easts’ fullback, Rodger ‘The Dodger’ Kuhn, back in 1970s Brisbane […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 5, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK FIVE 2021 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Noted rugby league administrator, Shane Richardson is one of the driving forces behind the Brisbane Easts’ (Firehawks) […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 4, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 4 2021 MONDAY, JANUARY 25 Former Queensland forward, Reg Cannon idolised Brisbane Wests’ stars, Alex Watson, Duncan Hall and Col Weir when […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 3, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITERWEEK 3 2021 MONDAY, JANUARY 18 Former Broncos’ rugby league hooker, John Driscoll is keen to be part of our Brisbane Men of League […]
DAIRY UPDATE: Week 2, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 2 2021 MONDAY, JANUARY 11 ‘The Big O’ by Patrick Skene is a captivating read, and has made me look at former […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 1, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK ONE 2021 MONDAY, JANUARY 4 Alan Knott was one of my favourite English cricket players. I loved his energy and quirky traits. […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 52, 2020
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 52 2020/TRANSITION TO 2021 MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 Legendary dual rugby international, Ray Price played in the Sydney Journalists Rugby League competition, when […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 51, 2020
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 51 2020 MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 Indigenous rugby league on the Tweed is the main topic of conversation when our eldest son, Damien […]
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