DIARY UPDATE: Week 29, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 29 2021 MONDAY, JULY 19 St George premiership winning forward, Robin Gourley has died aged 85. In an interview with the ABC’s […]
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FLASHBACK: July 1976
JULY 1976 Brothers’ players wondered why Queensland centre, Graham Quinn was in no hurry to get under the shower, after the club’s 17-8 win over Norths at Corbett Park, Grange. […]
FLASHBACK: March, 1976
FLASHBACK MARCH 1976 Darryl Brohman was compared with some of the great English forwards, after a skilful display for Norths against Brothers in a Woolies pre-season match at Lang Park. […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 32, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 32 2019 MONDAY, AUGUST 12 Australians, Craig Young and Danny Buderus, along with New Zealanders, Ruben Wiki and Stacey Jones are announced […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 34, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 34 2018 MONDAY, AUGUST 20 My wife, Marie gathers plums and apples from Wherwell Primary School grounds, which are next to out […]
FLASHBACK: May 1979
MAY 1979 Combined Brisbane made an explosive debut in the mid-week Amco Cup competition with a 13-10 win over StGeorge at Lang Park, with veteran forward, Des Morris the star. Since […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 14, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 14, 2017 TUESDAY, APRIL 4 Morning tea with Ron and Annie McIntosh, former managers of our Hermitage Gardens town house estate, who have […]
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: May 1979
Queensland Country, coached by Toowoomba’s John McDonald, scored a rousing 16-14 win over Sydney club, Newtown in a Amco Cup match at Lang Park. And the bush boys did it […]
FLASHBACK: March 1974
RANK outsiders, Brothers claimed the 1974 Woolies pre-season title with a 9-8 win over Redcliffe at Lang Park, claiming $3,000 in prizemoney for their trouble. Coached by former St George […]
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