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 […]
A trip down memory lane…
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]