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DIARY UPDATE: Week 13, 2021

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DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 13 2021 MONDAY, MARCH 29 The NRL is talking about introducing forward pass technology. That will just about be the last straw […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 39, 201

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DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 39 2019. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Our train from Bergerac to Paris reaches speeds of 320km, as song ‘Hold Tight’ by Dave Dee, […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 21, 2019

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DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 21 2019 MONDAY, MAY 27 Queensland State of Origin coach, Kevin Walters is emotional at the naming of the Maroons’ squad for […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 15, 2017

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DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 15 2018 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Valleys’ rugby league legend, Ray Edwards, has passed away. His daughter is 4KQ Breakfast host, Laurel Edwards. […]

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

Canberra Raiders’ winger, John Ferguson

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

Reg Gasnier

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.

Claude Mantoulan on the attack in a Test against Great Britain

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).

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

Andrew Ettingshausen

The late, great Harold ‘Mick’ Crocker.

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

Kevin and Mary Donnelly in 1975

Scene from a Brisbane v Toowoomba Bulimba Cup match at the Gabba in the 1950s, with Brisbane on the attack. Photo from the Melit family collection.

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

Duncan Thompson

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

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

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.

Peter Leis in action for Redcliffe

Valleys coach, Henry Holloway

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

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

Wayne Lindenberg in action for Easts

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

ARL boss, Ken Arthurson

David Waite (right) when he was Great Britain coach. His assistant at that time, Brian Noble, is the other man in the photo.

Rodger Kuhn in action for Easts at Lang Park

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.

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

Noel Cleal in action for NSW

Darren Smith in action for his first club, Brisbane Easts

Wigan superstar, Ellery Hanley

Greg Conescu in a pensive mood

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

‘Smokin’ Joe Kilroy and Brett Le Man at Brothers’ training.

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

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

Lee Crooks in action for Great Britain against Australia

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

Ken Day in his Manly-Warringah gear

Brad Backer in action for Easts

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

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

Eric Harris (centre) with Leeds’ teammates, Welshman, Con Murphy (left) and John Kelly before a match in the 1938-39 English season

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

Doug Muir in action for Brisbane club, Valleys

Dean Pay in action for Canterbury-Bankstown. Pay scored a try in the 1994 Ashes decider.

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Tag Archives: Greg ‘Brandy’ Alexander

DIARY UPDATE: Week 13, 2021

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 21, 2019

DIARY UPDATE: Week 15, 2017

DIARY UPDATE: Week 13, 2018