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Cold beer with . . . pub with great football career

IF I was after a beer at a famous rugby league pub, Steve Farquhar would be the interviewee and provide his own pub. The Devils and Tigers centre won a premiership with the Tigers in 1977 and scored a try in the win over Redcliffe but then completed...

Michael Nunn

12 Oct 2022

Rugby League

A cold beer with . . . grand final-winning Tiger

GEOFF Naylor was a young Tiger that turned into a Balmain Tiger and a Souths Magpie. Along the way he became a Queensland representative and kept charging head first in to the defence when he was called on and won a grand final with the Tigers.

Michael Nunn

05 Oct 2022

Sport

Cold beer with . . . Bronco who learnt from the best

A GOAL kicking second rower is a beautiful thing, rare like a unicorn. Bob Conway left Nudgee College and went to the Broncos to kick goals and play second row and lock for the Broncos. He was part of the Broncos Reserve Grade premiership in 1990...

Michael Nunn

21 Sep 2022

Sport

BRL Team of the Century and Ipswich’s best named

Now 100 years on, the Brisbane Rugby League and QRL history committee have met to come up with the BRL team of the Century.

Michael Nunn

24 Aug 2022

Sport

A cold beer with . . . Steve shares ‘best day ever’

TWO things shaped my young football watching life - the 1989 Origin game two and 1989 grand final. I was absolutely obsessed with both of them even when the wavy lines of the VCR were suggesting that it might be time to rest. Steve Jackson was...

Michael Nunn

17 Aug 2022

Sport

Jets brace for Lance-like Devils weapon

BEATING the state league premiers on a cold night at Bishop Park would mean life is good. Round 19, 2019 was the last time the Jets had to travel to the north side of Brisbane to play the Devils. The Devils have it all over the Jets 20 wins from 49...

Michael Nunn

17 Aug 2022