FLASHBACK: August 1987
Norths’ Test prop, Greg Dowling hit back at criticism of his club form with a barnstorming display, as the Devils beat his old cub, Wynnum-Manly 22-12 in the Brisbane Woolworths Trophy final at […]
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FLASHBACK: June 1967
The touring New Zealand Rugby League side scored a memorable 15-14 win over New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground. NSW, with legendary centre, Reg Gasnier as captain-coach, were […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 6, 2016
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Morning tea with my former Murwillumbah Brothers’ teammate, Kevin ‘Porky’ Weaver, who is in Brisbane to be with his wife, Jan who is in hospital. ‘Porky’ has had […]
FLASHBACK: May 1967
New Zealander Reg Cooke was chosen in the Queensland Rugby League side to make a three match tour of his homeland. Cooke starred for Queensland in a selection trial against […]
FLASHBACK: May 1977
NORTHS’ hooker, Nick Geiger was the obvious, but somewhat controversial choice in the Queensland side to play New South Wales in the first match of the 1977 inter-state series, with […]
FLASHBACK: April 1977
Greyhound like centre, Paul Beauchamp caught the eye in Brothers’ 34-7 thrashing of Valleys in a round 2 Brisbane Rugby League premiership match at Lang Park. Beauchamp, a 20-year-old state […]
FLASHBACK: April 1957
DES Henry, 18, distinguished himself in his representative debut, scoring four tries for Brisbane against Ipswich at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground. Henry had yet to play a first grade premiership […]
FLASHBACK: March 1977
Dayboro Dairy farmer, Peter Leis scored four tries for Redcliffe in their 26-0 Round 1 thrashing of Brisbane premiers, Wests at Lang Park, and in the process earned a rare perfect […]
FLASHBACK: February 1977
Pat Kelly scored a controversial ‘extra time’ try for 1976 Brisbane Rugby League premiers, Wests in their 11-9 win over Wynnum-Manly in a round 1 Woolies pre-season competition match at Purtell Park, Bardon. […]
FLASHBACK: January 1982
Redcliffe rugby league fans were left stunned by the news their fiery former State fullback, Tony Obst would play with 1981 wooden spooners, Brothers in 1982. Originally from Longreach, Obst had […]
FLASHBACK: September 1971
Wynnum-Manly fielded a father-and-son combination against Brothers in a Brisbane Rugby League ‘Special Second Four’ competition match at Lang Park. Wynnum coach, Paul ‘Pappy’ Pyers, then 36, played centre, and […]
FLASHBACK: August 1966
Referee, Roy Massey sent four players from the field in four minutes, late in Ipswich’s dramatic 7-2 win over Brisbane in the final of the inter-city, Bulimba Cup competition at […]
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 […]
FLASHBACK: June 1966
North Queensland scored an historic 17-13 win over Great Britain in Townsville, a huge boost for rugby league in the tropics after some embarrassing losses to previous Lions’ touring sides. […]
FLASHBACK: June 1986
State of Origin stalwarts, Chris Close, Colin Scott and Dave Brown were axed from the Queensland side to play New South Wales in the second match of the 1986 series. […]
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 […]
FLASHBACK: May 1981
The blinding pace and elusiveness of indigenous winger, John ‘Chicka’ Ferguson proved the difference as Newtown Jets defeated Combined Brisbane 23-19 at Lang Park in the Tooth Cup mid-week combination. Ferguson […]
FLASHBACK: MAy 1966
British Test centre, Eric Ashton named a controversial World Team as he launched his biography, ‘Glory in the Centre Spot’. Missing from Ashton’s side were Queensland greats, Duncan Hall and […]
FLASHBACK: April 1981
Rugby League ‘Immortal’ Arthur Beetson received a standing ovation after his part in Redcliffe’s 11-2 win over Valleys in the Lang Park match of the day. Beetson, 36, and in […]
FLASHBACK: April 1976
Brothers created history when they became the first Brisbane club side to defeat a Sydney club in a ‘competition’ match. The competition was the knock-out Amco Cup and Penrith was […]
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