DIARY UPDATE: WEEK 8, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 8 2021 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 The Guineas Room, Eagle Farm is the setting for a wonderful memorial service for Paul Malone, one […]
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FLASHBACK: July 1976
JULY 1976 Brothers’ players wondered why Queensland centre, Graham Quinn was in no hurry to get under the shower, after the club’s 17-8 win over Norths at Corbett Park, Grange. […]
FLASHBACK: June, 1976
JUNE 1976 Brisbane Souths released exciting young winger, Mitch Brennan from a three-year contract to allow him to play in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts. Under the […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 42, 2020
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 42 2020 MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 Men of League patron, Ron Atkins celebrates his 85th birthday at Broncos Leagues Club, and I feel […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 32, 2020
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 32 2020 MONDAY AUGUST 10 Leeds’ rugby league coach, Richard Agar is worried the new rules will lead to a touch-and-pass type […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 14, 2020
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 14 2020 MONDAY, APRIL 6 Former Socceroo, Mark Viduka has some damning things to say about our national team, going back a […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 12, 2020
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 12 2020 MONDAY, MARCH 23 Coronavirus is hitting hard. Our next-door neighbour, Len O’Brien texts about pubs shutting, at noon today. A […]
FLASHBACK: August, 1970
AUGUST 1970 David Wright, Barry Lafferty and Greg Thomas, all members of Brothers’ 1969 under-18 side, were no match for their more experienced Norths rivals in the Lang Park, Brisbane […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 51, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 51 2019. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 Former Sydney Wests’ rugby league skipper and ABC commentator, Warren Boland has had open heart surgery. Last […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 40, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 40 2019 MONDAY, OCTOBER 7 Six decades of soccer (football) is remembered in the Tweed Valley, with the likes of Jim Devine […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 19, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 19 2019. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 A boy weighing over 90kg plays for one of the teams in an under-11s rugby league match […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 8, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 8 2019 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 A statue of rugby union legend, John Eales is unveiled at the southern forecourt of Suncorp Stadium. […]
FLASHBACK: May 1974
MAY 1974 Brisbane Brothers’ forward, David Wright tasted success at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London as part of Warrington’s Challenge Cup side, in a 24-9 win over Featherstone Rovers. […]
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 […]
FLASHBACK: January 1978
Contract dramas at Brisbane Brothers saw three of the club’s highest profile players – David Wright, Ian Dauth and Bob Cock – quit the club to play for Nerang Roosters in […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 45, 2015
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Melbourne Cup day, and Marie goes next door to Bandits/Brothers Club and places several bets. My money was on Bondi Beach (on the nose). We both dip out, with […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 43, 2015
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 David Smith quits as National Rugby League chief executive and the rumour mill goes into overdrive, re. his replacement, with radio commentator, Ray Hadley mentioning former Queensland […]
FLASHBACK: July 1971
Brothers’ prop, Garnett Kerr was sent from the field just before halftime in a bruising Lang Park encounter against Wests in front of a crowd of more than 16,000. Kerr, (whose […]
DIARY: Week 35, 2015
MONDAY, AUGUST 24 Enjoy a lovely two hour chat with former Test rugby league referee and Sheffield Shield cricket umpire, Don Lancashire and his wife, Carol at their Mount Warren […]
FLASHBACK: May 1976
A 70 metre try by former Wollongong beach sprint champion, Brian Gardiner catapulted South Queensland to a 18-11 win over New South Wales Country in a high quality match at […]
