FLASHBACK: January, 1971
JANUARY 1971 Queensland Rugby League chairman, Bruce Hatcher retains fond memories of a time when some of the state’s best footballers were effectively put into isolation for two months, living […]
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DIARY UPDATE: Week 8, 2020
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER Week 8, 2020 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Erica Elizabeth O’Neale (nee Clear) was one of the unsung heroes of the Queensland Performing Arts scene. […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 50, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 50 2019 MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 There are reports Australian Rugby League back, Latrell Mitchell may switch from the Roosters to South Sydney, […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 39, 201
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, […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 47, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 47 2018 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 ‘Schoolies’ is in full swing on the Gold Coast as my wife, Marie and I drive back […]
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: August 1970
Banished to Newcastle for the second year in a row, Queensland were no match for New South Wales in the fourth and final inter-state match of the 1970 season, the […]
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