Rugby league history

[tiger_one]

Steve Ella, Parramatta legend, aka the Zip Zip Man ........

 

[tiger_one]

The Old Sydney Sports Ground
It opened it 1911 until 1986 when the process of knocking it down began.

 

[tiger_one]

Lang Park, back in the day ..................

 

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𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 aka the The Club Champions, based on all grades

Western Suburbs must have been so strong back then .......
And fans could see 3 grades, back to back !

 

[tiger_one]

The Lord, Ted Goodwin

 

[tiger_one]

Wests centre (for one year only as a 17 year old playing First Grade), the mercurial Gavin Miller ......

 

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Says it all, really ..........

 

[tiger_one]

Bozo aka Bob Fulton rarely got tackled .........

 

[tiger_one]

Boys will be boys .....
27TH AUGUST 1977
Tensions running high amongst St George and Eastern Suburbs at the S.C.G during the Preliminary Semi Final.

Pictured from left are Dragon forwards Craig Young, Rod "Rocket" Reddy ,Robert Stone , John Jansen (12) Steve Edge, Rooster Arthur Beetson, and Dragons half Mark Shulman.

St George snuffed out the Roosters 19-14 in front of 28,288 fans

 

[Halbrowne61]

Brian Lockwood played for Balmain at the same time,a really great pommie tough and clever ball playing forward that England just don't have anymore.

Yes, who’ll ever forget his flick pass to put “Bing” Pringle in under the posts in the Amco Cup Final win at LO in 1976.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Bozo aka Bob Fulton rarely got tackled .........




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Star !!

 

[Halbrowne61]

Says it all, really ..........


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I bet Dallas and Clarke enjoyed that photo shoot !

 

[tiger_one]

Balmain Tigers fan fav, Greg Fryer

 

[tiger_one]

West's V East's Sat April 8, 1972​

 

[Halbrowne61]

Keith Barnes Wins Raoul Merton Series, 1963
(and it was a Round the World Trip !)


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For those youngsters, long ago Raoul
Merton was a popular brand of dress shoes that sponsored this award.
Appropriate that Golden Boots won it !

 

[Dr_Ice]

Western Suburbs Magpies legendary trio
Bruce Clark, Arthur Mountier and the late John Donnelly
Crowd favs 💯



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What a handsome bunch!

 

[Halbrowne61]

What a handsome bunch!

That’s the way front rowers looked back in the day. And usually well earnt !

 

[Dr_Ice]

I bet Dallas and Clarke enjoyed that photo shoot !

I think that is Sloth Gibbs with Dallas, not Bruiser

 

[Halbrowne61]

I think that is Sloth Gibbs with Dallas, not Bruiser

Of course it is, my error.
Thanks DI .

 

[innsaneink]

Brian Lockwood played for Balmain at the same time,a really great pommie tough and clever ball playing forward that England just don't have anymore.

Johny Gray at Norths and Tommy Bishop the Sharks a couple more poms around that time