DIARY UPDATE: Week 18, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 18 2017 TUESDAY, MAY 2 Tweed rugby league stalwart, Bill Carroll phones to say Robert ‘Foxy’ Graham passed away yesterday. ‘Foxy’ was […]
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FLASHBACK: November 1967
Brisbane Brothers’ legend, Peter Gallagher captained Australia to a memorable 17-11 win over Great Britain at London’s White City Stadium, to keep alive the Ashes series, after the home side won […]
FLASHBACK: December 1967
Snow blasted the Australians as they confronted the old enemy, Great Britain in the Ashes deciding Third Rugby League Test, but the lads from down under handled the conditions better than the […]
FLASHBACK: January 1972
Test lock, Ron Coote rejected a $70,000 contract offer from the Queensland Rugby League, believed to be the biggest deal in the code’s history in Australia. The three year contract also […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 45, 2015
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Melbourne Cup day, and Marie goes next door to Bandits/Brothers Club and places several bets. My money was on Bondi Beach (on the nose). We both dip out, with […]
FLASHBACK: January 1966
AN extraordinary Queensland Rugby League ban on Toowoomba Souths’ participating in the local competition was finally lifted, ending the concerns of the club’s 116 registered players and 30 officials. The […]
FLASHBACK: July 1970
AUSTRALIAN Rugby League was in crisis after Great Britain regained the Ashes and crowds in Sydney fell by 200,000 two thirds of the way through the club season. The touring […]
Bennett’s Broncos
Steve Ricketts’ latest book, ‘Bennett’s Broncos’ has created widespread media interest, with television, radio and print picking up on some of the revelations from interviews with the 38 players involved […]
FLASHBACK: June 1969
New Zealand beat Australia for the first time in 14 Tests, and tarnished a few reputations in the process, as Auckland’s Carlaw Park crowd went mad with delight at the […]
FLASHBACK: May 1969
NEW South Wales gave Queensland their worst walloping in years, a 26-0 loss at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds in front of a crowd of just over 15,000. Blues forwards, Bob […]
