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VALE DES LEE

13/05/2021by SteveRicketts 4 Comments

To say Des Lee played above his weight is an understatement. The feisty rugby league halfback never tipped the scales at anything over 10 stone (63.5kg), but never let his […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 25, 2020

08/12/2020by SteveRicketts 1 Comment

DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 25 2020 MONDAY, JUNE 22 TOM SEARLE, one of rugby league’s good guys, has died, aged 73. I played against Tom in […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 50, 2019

14/08/2020by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

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, […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 41, 2019

08/07/2020by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 41 2019 MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 Japan beat Scotland in rugby union’s World Cup overnight, and as a result, The Courier-Mail’s rugby writer, […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 17, 2019

28/03/2020by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 17 2019 MONDAY, APRIL 29 Radio TAB’s Peter Psaltis says the Newcastle Knights have a reputation as a party club. Psaltis has […]

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Doug Muir in action for Brisbane club, Valleys

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.

Claude Mantoulan on the attack in a Test against Great Britain

ARL boss, Ken Arthurson

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

Ken Day in his Manly-Warringah gear

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

Rodger Kuhn in action for Easts at Lang Park

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.

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

Noel Cleal in action for NSW

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

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

Lee Crooks in action for Great Britain against Australia

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

Duncan Thompson

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

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

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

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

Darren Smith in action for his first club, Brisbane Easts

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

Canberra Raiders’ winger, John Ferguson

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.

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.

Greg Conescu in a pensive mood

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

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

Wigan superstar, Ellery Hanley

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

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

Andrew Ettingshausen

Brad Backer in action for Easts

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 Leis in action for Redcliffe

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

Valleys coach, Henry Holloway

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

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

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

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

Reg Gasnier

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

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

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

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.