FLASHBACK: January 1988
The 10 Brisbane Rugby League Clubs were looking towards a season without State of Origin stars and Internationals, with all players of that calibre having signed with New South Wales […]
The 10 Brisbane Rugby League Clubs were looking towards a season without State of Origin stars and Internationals, with all players of that calibre having signed with New South Wales […]
Queensland rugby league forward, Mark Hohn vowed to give the Brisbane Broncos full value, despite having suffered his second broken leg in three months – while playing for English club, […]
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Finish work on my ‘first chapter’ (1960) in Steve Haddan’s book about Brisbane Rugby League, ‘Our Game’. It was a hard slog, but enjoyable. In 1960, champion coach, Bob Bax […]
LEN Kenny emerged as a champion winger after a dazzling display for Brisbane in a 23-5 thrashing of Toowoomba in a Bulimba cup match at the Brisbane Cricket Ground. Kenny played […]
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 […]
FORMER Test forward, Norm Potter quit as coach of Brisbane Wests after a disagreement with club management over his coaching fee. Potter demanded a fee higher than the regular bonus […]
Brisbane Wests rugby league fans breathed a huge sigh of relief when Test centre, Alex Watson announced he would remain with the club after it was feared he would defect […]
Valleys’ rugby league coach, Ross Strudwick predicted Murgon product, Bryan Niebling would play for Australia that season, either against the touring Kiwis or on the Kangaroos’ European tour. Strudwick, who […]
Young Brisbane Easts’ forwards, Johnny Lang and Paul Khan spent four days training with Sydney premiers, Souths, thanks to the generosity – and contacts – of Stones Corner publican, Jack Loth. […]
Wests rugby league president, Gordon Treichel predicted a third straight Brisbane premiership for the Panthers, under the coaching of former State lock, Ron Raper. Treichel, who would go on to manage […]
Ipswich club, Tivoli, coached by former international, Dan Dempsey, boasted they were as good as any team in Australia after beating champion Brisbane side, Valleys 7-2 at the Brisbane Exhibition […]
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27. Drive to Toowoomba for the funeral of former Brisbane Valleys and Toowoomba Souths forward, Jeff Gill who played one match for Queensland in 1973. The legendary Marty Scanlan speaks on […]
Electrifying winger, Len Kenny scored five tries for Combined Brisbane in their 36-7 thrashing of Sydney premiers, Balmain Tigers at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds Each of Kenny’s tries was a […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Australian rugby league representative, Col Weir announced his retirement from football, after being axed from his club side, Wests for the first round of premiership fixtures. It was the first […]
BRISBANE Rugby League coach, Duncan Hall drew a line in the sand when he dropped Test forward, Tom Tyquin, as well as Ray Edwards and Johnny Bruton from the side to […]