DIARY UPDATE: Week 1, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK ONE 2021 MONDAY, JANUARY 4 Alan Knott was one of my favourite English cricket players. I loved his energy and quirky traits. […]
Tag Archives: Steve Walters
DIARY UPDATE: Week 15, 2020
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 15 2020 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 Next door neighbour, Len O’Brien and I have a drink out the front of our respective town […]
FLASHBACK: September, 1995
FLASHBACK SEPTEMBER 1995 Brisbane Broncos and Canberra Raiders produced a match of State of Origin intensity in the first week of the 1995 Australian Rugby League finals series. The Raiders […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 21, 2018
DIARY OF RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 21 2018 TUESDAY, MAY 22 FoxSports reporter, James Hooper has a scoop on the Broncos offering Melbourne Storm coach, Craig Bellamy a four […]
DID BIG MAL PLAY 500 GAMES?
Melbourne Storm skipper, Cameron Smith already holds the record for most appearances in first grade, and, if he plays another two seasons as planned, his tally will be hard to […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 15, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 15 2017 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 Former Broncos, South Sydney, Roosters and Titans’ forward, Ashley Harrison is guest speaker at our Men of […]
FLASHBACK: January 1986
The damage being done to the Brisbane competition by Sydney raids was graphically illustrated by The Courier-Mail’s list of Gains and Losses for the nine clubs. With the help of […]
FLASHBACK: August 1985
MAYHEM was the order of the day as bitter rivals Norths and Brothers slugged it out at Corbett Park in the last round of Brisbane Rugby League home and away fixtures in […]
FLASHBACK: November 1994
Australia defeated Great Britain 23-4 in the Ashes deciding Third Test at Elland Road in Leeds, despite reports the home side had had the dimensions of the field ‘doctored’ to […]
FLASHBACK: October 1989
CHESHIRE club, Widnes added the world title to their British and European championships when they beat Australian champions, Canberra at Old Trafford in Manchester, before a crowd of 30,786. The […]
FLASHBACK: April 1954
Queensland pushed hard for Toowoomba’s Duncan Thompson to coach Australia against the touring Great Britain side, but ultimately New South Wales got their way, with Vic Hey getting the job. […]
Steve Ricketts 