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JIMMY LEIS!
Wests Magpies Legend back in the day .......
"Jimmy’s entrance into first grade in 1980 was nothing short of a sensation.
As seen in the attached photo, this classic post-match moment captures Jimmy sitting down after a fiery clash against the Penrith Panthers at Lidcombe Oval - his first-ever home game for the Magpies -
proudly letting his four fingers tell the story of the spectacular four tries he bagged that day."
Wests Magpies Legend back in the day .......
"Jimmy’s entrance into first grade in 1980 was nothing short of a sensation.
As seen in the attached photo, this classic post-match moment captures Jimmy sitting down after a fiery clash against the Penrith Panthers at Lidcombe Oval - his first-ever home game for the Magpies -
proudly letting his four fingers tell the story of the spectacular four tries he bagged that day."
Gold Star… now LG.
When Great Britain captain Garry Schofield moved to Sydney, he joined the Balmain Tigers for the 1985, 1986 and 1987 NSWRL seasons.
He quickly became one of the competition's standout players, earning the rare distinction for a British footballer of finishing as the NSWRL's joint leading try-scorer in 1986, crossing for 13 tries to share the honour with Manly-Warringah's Phil Blake.
Schofield also played a key role in Balmain's success in the 1985 National Panasonic Cup, helping the Tigers claim the prestigious midweek trophy.
He quickly became one of the competition's standout players, earning the rare distinction for a British footballer of finishing as the NSWRL's joint leading try-scorer in 1986, crossing for 13 tries to share the honour with Manly-Warringah's Phil Blake.
Schofield also played a key role in Balmain's success in the 1985 National Panasonic Cup, helping the Tigers claim the prestigious midweek trophy.
I remember meeting ex Eel, Magpie and Rooster, Tony Cosatto down at the local shopping centre when I was a kid on a Thursday night.
We'd just moved to Australia at the time and the Magpies had a table set up promoting the upcoming game.
He gave me some free tickets, a team poster, went around and got all the other guys to sign it and wrote me a special message on it. Also spent ages talking to me about soccer.
That poster hung on the wall in my bedroom for a good five years.
Really nice bloke!
And champion @Papacito, there's this little story which happened while Tony was playing with Parramatta (before he came over to Wests Magpies).
He was flattened by a shoulder charge, knocked out - and the whole recovery episode took 8 long minutes, live as it was on ABC TV, without commercials, and especially remembered by Wests fans of the day because their 2nd rower, Cameron Blair, was first to help Tony.
Cosatto recovered then later signed on as a Magpie.
1954
Only Australian rugby league match that was abandoned. New South Wales led Great Britain 17-6.'
The only top-level Australian rugby league match ever abandoned in history was the 10th July 1954 match between New South Wales and Great Britain at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) with New South Wales leading 17–6.
A full-strength New South Wales Firsts side (featuring Australian legends like Clive Churchill and Ken Kearney) hosted the touring Great Britain national team.
Tensions had been boiling throughout the entire tour. By the second half, the game dissolved into a series of massive fistfights with almost all 26 players on the field trading punches.
Disgusted by the chaotic street-brawler behavior and unable to restore order, referee Aub Oxford simply turned his back, walked off the field, and abandoned the match 16 minutes into the second half. The incident became known as a major stain on the sport's history.
Following the match, the New South Wales Rugby League issued severe cautions to several prominent players. Traumatised and fed up with the uncontrollable violence, referee Aub Oxford resigned and never officiated another rugby league match again."
Only Australian rugby league match that was abandoned. New South Wales led Great Britain 17-6.'
The only top-level Australian rugby league match ever abandoned in history was the 10th July 1954 match between New South Wales and Great Britain at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) with New South Wales leading 17–6.
A full-strength New South Wales Firsts side (featuring Australian legends like Clive Churchill and Ken Kearney) hosted the touring Great Britain national team.
Tensions had been boiling throughout the entire tour. By the second half, the game dissolved into a series of massive fistfights with almost all 26 players on the field trading punches.
Disgusted by the chaotic street-brawler behavior and unable to restore order, referee Aub Oxford simply turned his back, walked off the field, and abandoned the match 16 minutes into the second half. The incident became known as a major stain on the sport's history.
Following the match, the New South Wales Rugby League issued severe cautions to several prominent players. Traumatised and fed up with the uncontrollable violence, referee Aub Oxford resigned and never officiated another rugby league match again."
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