Rugby league history
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With the SCG being used for the last time on September 25, 1987 as a venue for Rugby League grand finals, these 5 legends from past battles gathered at the historic ground for one last photograph.
They are Arthur Summons, Bernie Purcell, Norman Provan, Keith Barnes, Johnny Raper.
They are Arthur Summons, Bernie Purcell, Norman Provan, Keith Barnes, Johnny Raper.
Daniel in an intimate moment with the trophy
Halbrowne61
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The great Ken Irvine, back in the day .......
And this was no ordinary day:
"The day Norths left the field" refers to a famous and controversial rugby league incident that took place on July 12, 1970. During a tense match between the North Sydney Bears and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Belmore Sports Ground, Norths’ captain Ken Irvine (a legendary winger) pulled his team off the field in protest of referee Keith Page’s decisions.
The walk-off, which culminated in a heated dispute with officials, meant several things to the sport:
And this was no ordinary day:
"The day Norths left the field" refers to a famous and controversial rugby league incident that took place on July 12, 1970. During a tense match between the North Sydney Bears and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Belmore Sports Ground, Norths’ captain Ken Irvine (a legendary winger) pulled his team off the field in protest of referee Keith Page’s decisions.
The walk-off, which culminated in a heated dispute with officials, meant several things to the sport:
- Player Frustration: Irvine and his team believed the referee was making consistently biased and unfair calls against them in a tight, rough match.
- Disciplinary Consequences: Walking off the field of play in protest is largely unheard of in top-tier rugby league. Because of the walk-off, Irvine and other Norths players were handed suspensions by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) for misconduct.
- A Shorthand Legacy: In the decades since, "the day Norths left the field" remains a legendary piece of NSWRL folklore that symbolizes the fierce competitive tempers of the era and the immense pressure placed on players and referees
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