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A unique rugby league player - John Rheinberger, only played one first grade game in his career: 1975 grand final representing Easts in their 38-nil victory over St George
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That was also the day Langlands white boots became legends

 

• Apr 29, 2024

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Biff in the days long ago........

 

• Apr 29, 2024

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1979 Wests’ John Dorahy with Manly’s lock Lindsay Drake the chaser at Brookvale Oval
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What a champion...hard to split, one of my favourite players, so cool and smooth

 

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This was one photo they used at his memorial at the SCG , in the paper they give you, I stupidly left it in a pub in the city afterwards

 

• Apr 29, 2024

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Pedantically incorrect eh

 

• Apr 29, 2024

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John McLeod, gave his all for the Magpies.

 

• May 2, 2024

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#whatsapacketof

Phil Sigsworth, Newtown Jets fullback

 

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• May 3, 2024

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Fan fav, and a bloody good goal kicker too, Lee Crooks playing for Western Suburbs in 1985

 

• May 4, 2024

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20 years ago this week, we lost the great rugny league journalist, Peter Frilingos.
RIP Chippy

 

• May 5, 2024

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Back in the days when players had to have a job, on top of playing footy:

Kurt Sorensen working as an apprentice bricklayer, 1979

 

• May 5, 2024

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