Rugby league history

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I heard that the Saints team of 2005 felt even worse about their semi final loss !! 😉

 

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Greg Oliphant, Balmain Tigers halfback


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Great photo this @ Tiger_one

Greg Oliphant, Balmain Tigers halfback


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Sorry guys, meant to shoot through a better post re this photo from @tiger_one. Photo shows former Balmain half Greg Oliphant passing the old leather football that preceded the current Steeden. This was the heavy ball that 'Golden Boots' used to successfully take penalties with from 55 yards out. Also note Balmain centre Dennis ' Kamikaze' Bendall in the background.

Greg Oliphant, a Queenslander, had a career long feud with Wests and NSW half Tommy Raudonikis. Tommy would actively target Oliphant during a game and on many occasions simply belted him. They toured together with the Kangaroos where Tommy did everything within the rules, (and at times outside the rules) to snatch the cherished No. 7 jersey from Oliphant. His tenacity ultimately proved successful. Post football their dislike for each other culminated in a boxing bout which was arranged as a charity fundraiser. Once again Tommy proved victorious. Both were great halfbacks and represented both sides of our merger.

 

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Old frogs eyes was at LO when he played for the tigers and he scored 4 tries he was a great winger very fast.

 

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RAY PRICE aka Mr Perpetual Motion​

Premierships: 1981-83, 1986
Kangaroo Tours: 1978, 1982
Rothmans Medal: 1979
Rugby League Week Player of the Year: 1979, 1985
Dally M Medal: 1982
Dally M Lock of the Year: 1982-86
Harry Sunderland Medal: 1979
Rated No. 52 in Rugby League Week’s Top 100 players: 1992
Named in NRL Team of the 1980s: 2004
First Class Games 378
(And the first player I remember found standing with his back to a goal kicker waiting for any rebound off the posts)

 

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Logo changes from NSWRL to Super League to NRL throughout the years

 

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Jack Gibson (1929-2008) coached 394 first grade games with a win percentage of 62% between 1967-1987.
And he "loved" the refs:
"I think he must have an egg-timer - every four minutes, he blows the whistle."

 

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i reckon stimorol got it wrong,Tiger one- i reckon thats jason lidden and not jason stafford but its only opinion, of course.