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DIARY UPDATE: Week 13, 2018

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DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 13 2018 MONDAY, MARCH 26 Radio TAB’s John McCoy said he was in tears, when he heard the news, Australian cricketers had […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 6, 2018

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DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER. WEEK 6 2018 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 There is a moving tribute to former Great Britain rugby league winger, John Atkinson before the Round […]

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THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS AN OFF-SEASON

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The last thing Australian rugby league captain, Cameron Smith wanted on Melbourne Cup day, 2012, was to be bothered by a league journo. But he tolerated my request for a […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 18, 2017

13/01/2019by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 18 2017 TUESDAY, MAY 2 Tweed rugby league stalwart, Bill Carroll phones to say Robert ‘Foxy’ Graham passed away yesterday. ‘Foxy’ was […]

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ARL boss, Ken Arthurson

Wigan superstar, Ellery Hanley

Captain, Gary Freeman tries to rally Kiwi teammates after Australia score a try in the series deciding Third Test at Lang Park, Brisbane in 1991. Australia won 40-12

Brad Backer in action for Easts

Lee Crooks in action for Great Britain against Australia

Canberra Raiders’ winger, John Ferguson

Rodger Kuhn in action for Easts at Lang Park

French manager, Antoine Blain receives the symbolic gift of a Kangaroo from Queensland Rugby League president, Vic Jensen during the historic 1951 tour

They love their league in the pretty French town of Limoux.

Kevin and Mary Donnelly in 1975

Alex Murphy holds the Challenge Cup aloft after leading Leigh to victory over Leeds at Wembley

French captain, Puig Aubert (right) shakes hands with British counterpart, Scotsman, Dave Valentine, ahead of their World Cup clash in Toulouse. Watching on is English referee, Charlie Appleton from Warrington

Ben Ikin (left) with former Broncos’ Test prop, Shane Webcke at a Men of League function.

Peter Gallagher in action for Queensland against New South Wales at the SCG.

Frank Stanton as coach of the New South Wales State of Origin side in 1984. Legendary trainer, Alf Richards is on his right and prop, Peter Tunks on his left.

Greg Conescu in a pensive mood

Ross Strudwick sells raffle tickets at the Kirra Beach Hotel in the 1980s

The late, great Harold ‘Mick’ Crocker.

Adrian Lam on the attack for Brisbane Wests with Ipswich Jets lock, Jeremy Schloss applying the pressure in defence.

Valleys coach, Henry Holloway

Manly skipper, Fred Jones celebrates the Sea Eagles’ 1972 grand final win over the Roosters. Allan Thompson is behind him and Terry Randall on the right.

Referee, Stan Scamp issues a caution to Easts, Greg Holben, one of many the fiery five eighth received in his career

Peter Leis in action for Redcliffe

‘Sister Dorrie’ and Tex Morton. Born Dorothy May Ricketts, ‘Sister’ Dorrie was my great Aunty.

Don Lancashire and his wife, Carol at their Mount Warren home in Queensland

Clive Churchill (centre back) in the official Easts team photo from 1965. In the centre at the front is skipper, Ben Wall.

France rugby league forward, Jean Pambrun in action for Catalans XIII

Duncan Thompson

Doug Muir in action for Brisbane club, Valleys

Shane Bernardin trains with Redcliffe, the club he joined after leaving Norths

Noel Cleal in action for NSW

Andrew Ettingshausen

Gene Miles in action for the Broncos. He started his senior career with Souths in Townsville.

Western Division coach, Johnny King holds the Amco Cup aloft after the country boys’ 6-2 win over Penrith in the final of the knock-out competition’s inaugural season in 1974. To King’s right is cult hero, ‘TV Ted’ Ellery.

Murwillumbah Brothers’ captain-coach, Milton Whybrow (second from left), watches the progress of teammate, Jack Nardi in the play-off for fifth spot in the 1974 Group 18-Gold Coast finals series at Murwillumbah Oval. Prop, Paul ‘Porky’ Weaver is on Whybrow’s left. Surfers Paradise captain-coach, John Chisholm (left knee strapped) sizes up Nardi. The Pirates won, but Tweed Heads Seagulls would go on to beat Mullumbimby in the grand final.

Claude Mantoulan on the attack in a Test against Great Britain

Jon and Lola Ricketts on their wedding day, May 12, 1951, outside St Carthages Cathedral, Lismore.

Jack Reardon (right) with former QRL boss, Ron McAuliffe (centre) and noted Brisbane journalist, Paul Sweeney

Tall winger, Darren Plowman. He was one of the Crushers’ best in their first top grade hit-out against Manly at Emerald

Kiwi Test hooker, Duane Mann in action for New Zealand Residents versus Australian Residents at Lang Park in 1994, watched by rival hooker, Shane Christensen.

Reg Gasnier

Wally Lewis, pictured here during his stint with English club, Wakefield, played in five Brisbane grand finals, winning three.

Don Fox scores for Featherstone with referee, Eric Clay on the spot to award the try. Australian defenders are nowhere to be seen.

Allan Ayres (second from left in the back row) could have been anything in rugby league. He is pictured here with the 1971 Tweed/Gold Coast premiership winning South Murwillumbah side. The captain-coach was Claude McDermott (third from right in the front row).