FLASHBACK: January 1988
The 10 Brisbane Rugby League Clubs were looking towards a season without State of Origin stars and Internationals, with all players of that calibre having signed with New South Wales […]
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FLASHBACK: August 1987
Norths’ Test prop, Greg Dowling hit back at criticism of his club form with a barnstorming display, as the Devils beat his old cub, Wynnum-Manly 22-12 in the Brisbane Woolworths Trophy final at […]
FLASHBACK: MAY 1947
LEN Kenny emerged as a champion winger after a dazzling display for Brisbane in a 23-5 thrashing of Toowoomba in a Bulimba cup match at the Brisbane Cricket Ground. Kenny played […]
FLASHBACK: April 1977
Greyhound like centre, Paul Beauchamp caught the eye in Brothers’ 34-7 thrashing of Valleys in a round 2 Brisbane Rugby League premiership match at Lang Park. Beauchamp, a 20-year-old state […]
FLASHBACK: January 1982
Redcliffe rugby league fans were left stunned by the news their fiery former State fullback, Tony Obst would play with 1981 wooden spooners, Brothers in 1982. Originally from Longreach, Obst had […]
FLASHBACK: January 1977
Wests rugby league president, Gordon Treichel predicted a third straight Brisbane premiership for the Panthers, under the coaching of former State lock, Ron Raper. Treichel, who would go on to manage […]
FLASHBACK: September 1976
Goal kicking horrors cost Brothers any chance of advancing to the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League grand final. Brothers’ ace goal kicker, Ian Dauth was in the Frank Burke Stand at […]
FLASHBACK: June 1966
North Queensland scored an historic 17-13 win over Great Britain in Townsville, a huge boost for rugby league in the tropics after some embarrassing losses to previous Lions’ touring sides. […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 33, 2015
MONDAY, AUGUST 10 Brisbane Broncos’ Test centre, Justin Hodges announces he will retire at season’s end. I remember saying, the first time I saw Justin at Broncos’ training, that he […]
FLASHBACK: MAy 1966
British Test centre, Eric Ashton named a controversial World Team as he launched his biography, ‘Glory in the Centre Spot’. Missing from Ashton’s side were Queensland greats, Duncan Hall and […]
FLASHBACK: April 1976
Brothers created history when they became the first Brisbane club side to defeat a Sydney club in a ‘competition’ match. The competition was the knock-out Amco Cup and Penrith was […]
FLASHBACK: February 1956
Vandalism is not really something we associate with ‘sedate’ 1950s Australia, but it’s a sad fact that rugby league was on the receiving end of a blatant bit of public desecration […]
FLASHBACK: January 1986
The damage being done to the Brisbane competition by Sydney raids was graphically illustrated by The Courier-Mail’s list of Gains and Losses for the nine clubs. With the help of […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 25, 2015
MONDAY, JUNE 15 Hilarious segment on Matty Johns Show when Nathan Hindmarsh and Bryan Fletcher take Steve Menzies to Greater Western Sydney Aussie rules training. (Another former league international, Chris […]
FLASHBACK: January 1976
THE shock loss of international fullback, Wayne Bennett to the Ipswich competition had Brisbane Brothers’ fans worried about the club’s prospects under new coach, John Lohman. But chairman of selectors, […]
FLASHBACK: October 1960
Players in the decisive World Cup match between Great Britain and Australia did as they liked under French referee, Edouard Martung, according to Queensland forward, Gary Parcell on his return to […]
FLASHBACK: September 1995
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs’ chief executive, Peter ‘Bullfrog’ Moore missed his first Rothmans Medal dinner since the early 1970s, for fear emotions might run over as a result of the Super League war. Moore, […]
FLASHBACK: September 1970
The Courier-Mail’s Jack Reardon described the week from August 30 to September 6, 1970 as the blackest in the history of Past Brothers Rugby League Club in Brisbane. Worse was […]
FLASHBACK: September 1965
Future Immortal, Arthur Beetson (Redcliffe) and diminutive halfback, Ross Threlfo (Valleys) tied for first place in the Courier-Mail Best and Fairest competition for the Brisbane Rugby League. Beetson, had moved […]
FLASHBACK: August 1965
THE ‘Golden Greek’, Fonda Metassa hit the headlines for all the right and wrong reasons in August, 1965. The colourful Norths’ Devils winger was sent off in one Brisbane Rugby […]
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