Rugby league history

[Dr_Ice]

The very first Australian Schoolboys... 1972

Royce Ayliffe (Keira High School, Wollongong – captain)
Chris Barugh (Balcatta High School, Perth)
Trevor Binskin (Gosford High School)
Les Boyd (Nyngan High School)
Ian Bridge (Wyong High School)
John Cook (Maitland Boys High School)
Warwick Dean (Cowra High School)
Robert Finch (Maitland Boys High School)
Stephen Fishenden (Tamworth High School)
Anthony Graham (Cronulla High School)
Brian Hetherington (Figtree High School)
Gary Hollis (Tamworth High School)
Jack Jeffries (Keira High School, Wollongong)
Rodney Jones (Kogarah High School)
William Lott (Gundagai High School)
Barrie Maher (Harry Kendall High School, Gosford)
Malcolm Mercer (Gunnedah High School)
David Mooney (Condell Park High School)
Rod Patison (Bulli High School)
Peter Priddle (Bomaderry High School)
Graeme Prior (Berkeley High School)
Herb Rauter (Queanbeyan High School)
Keith Rugg (Dapto High School)
Ian Schubert (Wauchope High School)
David Tassell (Kempsey High School)
Barry Taylor (Bass High School)
Warwick Tidbury (Cessnock High School)
Michael Turner (Condobolin High School)
Geoff Williams (Condobolin High School
Craig Young (Corrimal)



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Coached by Roy Masters

 

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[Jolls]

Go Saints, planning on getting up to the reunion this year to catch up with the mates I grew up playing with! I wonder if Romey will drop in for a chat? If To'o turns up I'll check when he's coming over to the Tigers.😉

 

[innsaneink]

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[tiger_one]

A great vid - thanks champion @innsaneink.
I reckon that every graded player should have acknowledgement of their junior club as part of the promotion of the game.
Wouldn't be hard, and feed into the ongoing history of the game.
Without the juniors, there's no game.

 

[innsaneink]

A great vid - thanks champion @innsaneink.
I reckon that every graded player should have acknowledgement of their junior club as part of the promotion of the game.
Wouldn't be hard, and feed into the ongoing history of the game.
Without the juniors, there's no game.

Yeah...its great for the kids to see where the pathways can end up

 

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[tiger_one]

North Sydney rugby league winger Les Kiss in action against St George at North Sydney Oval in April, 1991.
(Kiss, now part of the rugby union fraternity, will take over as Wallabies coach in 2026.)

 

[tiger_one]

Richard Norman Thornett, better known as Dick, is one of only five athletes to have represented Australia in three different sports.
As a 20-year-old Dick Thornett was selected to play water polo for Australia at the 1960 Rome Olympics and during his two senior seasons for Randwick rugby club, he made eleven appearances for the Wallabies.

In 1963, Thornett switched to rugby league to play for the Parramatta Eels and was picked to play for the Kangaroos becoming the 28th Australian dual code international.

Thornett made twelve appearances for the Kangaroos, including the 1968 World Cup and he remains the only athlete to represent Australia at the sports of water polo, rugby union and rugby league

 

[tiger_one]

Western Suburbs legend, centre 3/4, Harry Wells turns 93 yo tomorrow

 

[Halbrowne61]

Western Suburbs legend, centre 3/4, Harry Wells turns 93 yo tomorrow



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Nickname “Dealer”, a Magpie great.

 

[tiger_one]

We'll all know what game/day this was taken 😉

 

[innsaneink]

We'll all know what game/day this was taken 😉



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And we know who just scored then too

 

[tiger_one]

RIP Big Jack - died on this day 2008
An old Wests Magpie front rower 1963-1965, playing in the "stolen Grand Final in 1963" 😉

 

[tiger_one]

Not too long back ........

 

[tiger_one]

(taken from the Western Suburbs Mapies f/b page)

Bruce Clark and Mum xx

 

[Tiger Woods]

Lost 64 - 0 to the storm twice
Who said lightning doesn't strike twice
⚡🐯⚡

 

[diedpretty]

 

[tiger_one]

And the Bears are back - so up pops one of their favs:

Kerry Boustead - Champion winger

 

[innsaneink]

Tommy gives it to Rex 😆

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