TOM TERRIFIC COULD NOT BE CAGED
by Steve Ricketts. Tom Raudonikis took the wheel of his car, after a long lunch at the Breakfast Creek Hotel, and invited the passengers to help themselves to a beer, […]
by Steve Ricketts. Tom Raudonikis took the wheel of his car, after a long lunch at the Breakfast Creek Hotel, and invited the passengers to help themselves to a beer, […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 37 2020 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Queensland State of Origin rugby league forward, Gavin Cooper announces his retirement. Murgon product, Cooper was one […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 16 2020 MONDAY, APRIL 20 Legendary Brothers’ rugby league strapper, Jimmy Johnson, 84, is in St Andrews Hospital, Brisbane, after having a second leg […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 41 2018 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 A neighbor tells me about wild brawls at Julia Creek, in western Queensland, some years back, involving […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 39 2018 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Visit our youngest son, Lliam and wife, Channelle’s new house, a 1912 Federation style building at Auchenflower. […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 46 2017 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 After a surf at Noosa’s Main beach, I hear a bloke say: “I know I’m skyting, but….” […]
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 […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 17 2017 TUESDAY, APRIL 25 ANZAC Day Dawn Service at The Gap, and there is a big turn-out, for the service itself […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER. WEEK 5 2017 TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 My wife, Marie’s brother-in-law, Neville Soward passes away in Lismore today. Neville, who married Marie’s sister, Carolyne, […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER. WEEK 52, 2016 MONDAY, DECEMBER 26 Cathryn Cavaney contacts me, wanting information about my late Uncle Tom Dunne, who, with his wife, Ruby […]
WEEK 34, 2016 TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 AT Wynnum-Manly Leagues I discuss up-coming sportsmen’s lunch, where I will be MC. Chat to Wynnum first grade coach, John Buchanan, who is a nephew […]
MONDAY, JANUARY 25 Attend Australia Day long weekend festivities at South Bank – more specifically ‘Great Australian Bite’ food tents, where we tuck into calamari, beef cheeks and pork rolls. Live […]
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 Our youngest son, Lliam shouts me to the movie, ‘Creed’ at Indooroopilly, after a meal in Vietnamese restaurant. A couple of young blokes leave the movie early, […]
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 […]
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 […]
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Meet with former Brisbane representative rugby league back, Neil Wharton, who is a new addition to the staff at QRL headquarters. Neil, wants me to write prose […]