FLASHBACK: July 1959
JULY 1959 A halftime oxygen boost may have played a roll in North Queensland’s come-from-behind, 41-33 win over South Queensland in a State rugby league ‘trial’ in Townsville, watched by […]
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FLASHBACK: July 1984
Australian Rugby League skipper, Wally Lewis was heckled by spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as he made a speech following the Kangaroos’ 20-7 win over Great Britain, to clinch […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 20, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 20 2018 TUESDAY, MAY 15 Former Test hooker, John Lang accepts the Queensland Rugby League History Committee’s invitation to deliver the 2020 […]
FLASHBACK: May 1969
MAY 1969 The omission of Valleys’ centre, Mick Retchless was the big talking point following the naming of the Queensland side after the ‘Queensland’ v ‘The Rest’ state trial at […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 4, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 4 2018 MONDAY, JANUARY 22 Kerry McGreedy and his wife, Roseanne have donated South Queensland Crushers’ magazines to the QRL History Committee. […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 51, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 51 2017 MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 New South Wales State of Origin rugby league coach, Brad ‘Freddy’ Fittler joins my wife, Marie and […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 47, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER. WEEK 47 2017 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Barber, Eric Pappas tells me Nick Pappas (no relation) was guest speaker at recent function at Greek […]
FLASHBACK: March 1984
MARCH 1984 Brothers began the 1984 season in sensational fashion, thrashing Brisbane rugby league premiers, Easts 34-0 at Corbett Park, with winger, ‘Smokin’ Joel Kilroy in magnificent form. Kilroy and […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 37, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 37 2017 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Former Test rugby league centre, Dale Shearer is keen for his biography to be written, and I […]
COAST BOY THINKS OUTSIDE SQUARE
Gary Roberts was one of my favorite players of the mid-1960s. A skilful five eighth for Gold Coast Tigers in the Tweed/Gold Coast league, he was a joy to watch, […]
