Rugby league history

Pat Richards.
Wests tigers Legend


Richards didn't just kick for distance; he kicked for chaos.
He mastered a unique spiral technique taught to him by soccer coach Graham Arnold.
He once calmly slotted a penalty goal from 55 meters out against the Bulldogs with a split head.
He famously nailed a 45-meter field goal from the sideline while playing for Wigan in the Super League, arguably the best drop-kick the UK has ever seen.

Not just that, In his second game back with the Wests Tigers, Richards struck a drop-out so pure it landed deep in the opposition’s territory.
It wasn’t just a fluke.
He once launched an 80-metre effort against the Rabbitohs that bounced around the halfway line and eventually rolled past their 20-metre Line.


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1965
NSWRL Round 14
Sunday, 25th July, 1965.
Parramatta Eels 18 defeated Western Suburbs Magpies 4.
Referee Jack Harris.
Played at Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, Sydney.
Crowd: 16,325.
Sent-off: Brian Hambly (Parramatta Eels) and Jim Cody and Noel Thornton (Western Suburbs Magpies). Official Player of the Match: Ken Thornett (Parramatta Eels).



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