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FLASHBACK: April, 1971

07/04/2021by SteveRicketts 1 Comment

FLASHBACK APRIL 1971 Young Toowoomba winger, Wayne Bennett scored two tries as the Clydesdales emerged 21-19 winners over Ipswich, in a round one, Bulimba Cup (inter-city) fixture at the Athletic […]

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FLASHBACK: May 1970

26/05/2020by SteveRicketts 2 Comments

FLASHBACK MAY 1970 Brisbane ‘pinched’ the ‘Gold Top Cup’ State Championship from Central Queensland, 45 seconds from the end of the final at Lang Park. Brisbane won 14-12 in a […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 24, 2019

23/04/2020by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 24 2019 MONDAY, JUNE 17 Broadbeach Newsagency was robbed overnight. It is a designated crime scene as I turn up to buy […]

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FLASHBACK: April 1969

21/04/2019by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

APRIL 1969 Aussie rules convert, Barry Spring kicked four field goals for Norths in a 13-9 win over Valleys in the Easter Monday clash at Lang Park, one of them […]

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FLASHBACK: September 1970

03/09/2013by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

Master coach, Bob Bax described the 1970 Brisbane grand final as the best he had seen, and his team was on the wrong end of the scoreline. Bax’s Norths Devils […]

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

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

Lee Crooks in action for Great Britain against Australia

Brad Backer in action for Easts

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

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

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.

Rodger Kuhn in action for Easts at Lang Park

ARL boss, Ken Arthurson

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

The late, great Harold ‘Mick’ Crocker.

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

Andrew Ettingshausen

Kevin and Mary Donnelly in 1975

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

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

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

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

Greg Conescu in a pensive mood

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

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.

Ken Day in his Manly-Warringah gear

Wigan superstar, Ellery Hanley

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.

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

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

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

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

Wayne Lindenberg in action for Easts

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

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.

Darren Smith in action for his first club, Brisbane Easts

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

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.

Canberra Raiders’ winger, John Ferguson

Valleys coach, Henry Holloway

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

Doug Muir in action for Brisbane club, Valleys

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

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

Duncan Thompson

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

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).