Rugby league history

[tiger_one]

Balmain Tigers - 1974

 

[tiger_one]

Ross Conlon, one day a prolific-scoring winger for Western Suburbs Magpies , the next he's a centre for Balmain Tigers - and popular at both clubs too!

 

[Yossarian]

Ace kicker and probably underrated as a player. That stuttering walk in to his kicks is one of my biggest memories watching the Tigers growing up,

 

[happy_tiger]

Centennial Park?

Would have felt like he was carrying Centennial Park

 

[tiger_one]

 

[Halbrowne61]

Balmain Tigers - 1974



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Few names there that have had me scratching my head, especially the captain, Tim Murphy.
I was still playing footy at that time but had moved from league to rugby with a few mates. Footy average but socially fantastic !

 

[innsaneink]

Les Boyd, Western Suburbs Magpies, on the wrong end of a spear tackle in a game against the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs



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Spear tackles were so common when i was a kid
It always seemed to confuse me how the commentary was always so not fussed over them like its not a big deal when 9yo me could see they seemed quite dangerous.
Good these are out of the game now

 

[innsaneink]

Balmain Tigers - 1974



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My son played with paul somervilles nephew...i knew his brother well...bit of a dundas valley legend

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Spear tackles were so common when i was a kid
It always seemed to confuse me how the commentary was always so not fussed over them like its not a big deal when 9yo me could see they seemed quite dangerous.
Good these are out of the game now

I love the understated caption of the picture haha...

 

[tiger_one]

'1978 Round 20 Western Suburbs Magpies versus South Sydney Rabbitohs.'

"Western Suburbs Magpies defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 10–7 in Round 20 of the 1978 NSWRFL premiership season on Sunday, August 6, 1978, at Lidcombe Oval in front of a crowd of 13,172.

 

[tiger_one]

Roosters player, Russell Fairfax was at one time denied entry to Easts Leagues Club for having hair that extended past his shirt collar.
But by jingo, he could play!

 

[tiger_one]

'1978 Round 7, Western Suburbs Magpies versus Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
The Infamous "Battle of Lidcombe Oval."

"The "Battle of Lidcombe Oval" played on 7 May 1978 during Round 7 of the NSWRFL season, remains one of the most violent and infamous regular-season matches in Australian rugby league history.

Coached by Roy Masters and captained by halfback Tom Raudonikis, the Western Suburbs Magpies used a fiercely aggressive, physically intimidating style to secure a 13-7 victory over the Frank Stanton coached star-studded Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in front of 10,931 fans.