FLASHBACK: June, 1967
JUNE 1967 Brothers’ rugby league five eighth, Johnny Gleeson starred for Australia in the First Test against New Zealand, and then backed up four days later with another impressive display […]
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FLASHBACK: May 1971
MAY 1971 Future Sydney premiership winning coach, Warren Ryan scored a try in New South Wales Country’s 11-9 win over Combined Brisbane at Lang Park, Brisbane. Playing in the centres, […]
FLASHBACK: May 1971
MAY 1971 Future Sydney premiership winning coach, Warren Ryan scored a try in New South Wales Country’s 11-9 win over Combined Brisbane at Lang Park, Brisbane. Playing in the centres, […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 14, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 14 2019 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 My physio, Paula Nutting’s brother, Bill is interviewed in The Courier-Mail about the family business, Brett’s Hardware. […]
VALE HUGH O’DOHERTY
Former Queensland hooker, Hugh O’Doherty, an iconic personality of Brisbane Rugby League in the 1970s, has passed away aged 71. O’Doherty, a product of Ipswich Christian Brothers’ College, won BRL […]
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 26, 2016
MONDAY, JUNE 27 Matt Johns Show on Foxsports pays tribute to the late Greg Pierce, the former Cronulla and Australian rugby league skipper. There is a poignant shot of Greg with the late Steve […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 25, 2016
WEEK 25 2016 MONDAY, JUNE 20 Walk Bunya Mountains National Park – Festoon Falls, Barker Creek, Paradise Falls. Surprising number of walkers, given the crook weather. Only one tree down. Thought […]
FLASHBACK: May 1967
New Zealander Reg Cooke was chosen in the Queensland Rugby League side to make a three match tour of his homeland. Cooke starred for Queensland in a selection trial against […]
FLASHBACK: August 1971
Centre, Brian Adams scored a last minute try to give Queensland a courageous 19-18 win over New South Wales Country in front of a hostile crowd at the Newcastle International […]
FLASHBACK: May 1969
NEW South Wales gave Queensland their worst walloping in years, a 26-0 loss at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds in front of a crowd of just over 15,000. Blues forwards, Bob […]
FLASHBACK: March 1974
RANK outsiders, Brothers claimed the 1974 Woolies pre-season title with a 9-8 win over Redcliffe at Lang Park, claiming $3,000 in prizemoney for their trouble. Coached by former St George […]
Steve Ricketts 