FLASHBACK: May 1973
QUEENSLANDER, Mark Harris stunned ‘grid iron’ coaches with his outstanding all round athletic ability at a training camp with the New England Patriots in Boston. In the speed tests the […]
Category Archives: Flashbacks
A trip down memory lane…
FLASHBACK: May 1953
The American All Stars opened their Australian tour with a 34-25 win over Southern Districts/Monaro in Canberra with centre, Alvin E Kirkland scoring four tries. The tour was organised by […]
FLASHBACK: May 1948
Did it go through the posts or didn’t it? That was the big talking point after the return inter-state match when referee, Tom McMahon upset the Queenslanders with a hesitant […]
French farce
THE April 20 Trans-Tasman Test in Canberra will be the first involving an Australian side, but the national capital has hosted a number of league internationals over the years. The […]
FLASHBACK: April 1973
Test forward, Col Weiss announced his retirement from representative football, but the QRL was quick to point out that while he was playing club football (for Brothers) he had to […]
FLASHBACK: April 1967
North Sydney boss, Harry McKinnon blew up delux after the Queensland Rugby League refused to clear international forwards, Noel Cavanagh and Peter Gallagher from Brothers. McKinnon accused QRL administrators of […]
FLASHBACK: April 1953
Great Britain beat France 15-13 in a bizarre Test match in Paris. A kick at goal by French fullback, Puig Aubert went several metres to the left of the posts […]
FLASHBACK: April 1937
There were threats from North Queensland clubs they would switch to rugby union because of complaints about the standard of administration by the regional controlling body and the QRL. But […]
Suburban Bliss
LAST Saturday’s Gold Coast Titans – Manly Sea Eagles under-20s match drove me out of the comfort of my lounge room for a walk along Kedron Brook. Neither side could […]
FLASHBACK: March 1991
English club, Bradford Northern parted company with Australian coach, Ron Willey and appointed Tommy Smales and David Hobbs in a caretaker role. Willey, a former Manly, Penrith and NSW State […]
FLASHBACK: March 1971
After two months in camp at Lang Park, Queensland’s ‘special squad’ team defeated South Queensland 39-6 in the first match under lights at the famous stadium. The Special Squad, coached […]
FLASHBACK: March 1960
Australia threatened to withdraw from the 1960 World Cup in England after the International Board decided the tournament would be televised. The Australians were concerned live telecasts would eat into […]
FLASHBACK: March 1953
The 1952-53 Kangaroos arrived back in Australia after a long sea journey from Britain, with most players indicating they would be ready to resume playing club football almost immediately. The […]
Sport’s Black Eye
In 1969 before an under-18 knock-out semi-final at Knox Park in Murwillumbah one of my Brothers teammates handed out these white tablets in the dressing rooms. “Get these into you,” […]
FLASHBACK: February 1986
February, 1986: The Australian Rugby League gave permission for players to exempt themselves from representative football, within certain guidelines. Players had to be over 28, have given “valuable service to […]
FLASHBACK: February 1969
February, 1969: Souths appointed international forward, Elton Rasmussen captain-coach and sole selector for the Brisbane club season after his successful stint with St George in Sydney. The move was unusual […]
FLASHBACK: February 1951
February 1951: The Australian Rugby League insisted brothers, Ron and Reg Stanford were subject to an international transfer ban, even though they most recently had played rugby union. The Stanford […]
FLASHBACK: February 1938
The 1937-38 Kangaroos were officially farewelled at the Griffin Hotel, Leeds after their six month tour of Britain and France. ‘Daily Herald’ writer, Tom Reynolds was full of praise for […]
Steve Ricketts 