Nearly Immortals: The best of the rest
We all know of the time-honoured tradition of the NRL Immortals. It was started in the early 1980s to sell bottles of port. The…
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We all know of the time-honoured tradition of the NRL Immortals. It was started in the early 1980s to sell bottles of port. The…
I continue my series of naming the all-time teams to compete in a fantasy competition. Today we have the Western Suburbs Magpies, known as Wests for short. They were a foundation club founded in 1908 winners. They were winners of four premierships and runners up eight times. They left in 1999 but in those 81 […]
If Manly are to topple South Sydney this weekend then go on to claim a remarkable premiership, they will have to replicate a stunning feat achieved just once in history – by the 1933 Newtown Jets.
Brian James 1943-January 10, 2020 A high-quality winger for South Sydney who represented Australia at the 1968 World Cup before retiring at the age of 26. The son of former Cootamundra Maher Cup prop Jack "Swifty" James, he came to rugby league via rugby union after attending Newington College and playing a season of first grade with the St George rugby club. He switched to rugby league with St George in 1961 where he played centre and wing but top-grade opportunities were scarce in the Dragons’ star-studded backline, so he made the decision to transfer to South Sydney in 1966. He was quick...