Rugby league player Mitch Brennan.
Rugby League 19th May 2021 6:30 AM
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MICHAEL NUNN MITCH Brennan had a swerve and pace that scored tries wherever he went. The premiership-winning Dragon was a proud Magpie, Dolphin, Rabbit and Raider as well as Origin footballer. Brennan didn t miss out on anything in his career including a fake name and captain of South Sydney and the Dolphins. We swerved to the bar and sat down for two beers.
Souths Magpies, how did that happen? My grandparents lived in West End so I would stay with them for large amounts of time because dad was in the Army and would be away. We moved around a lot but settled in West End from about 12 years old so I was always going to be a Magpie.
Mark Hilton OPEN your heart to our Warrington Wolves Valentine s Day XIII. We ve previously brought you the best Hallowe en, Bonfire Night and Christmas related teams with selections from all the players to have pulled on primrose and blue since 1895, and now you re going to love this line-up for February 14. There s no past Wire players with the surname Flowers, Rose or even Chocolate, but we ve nevertheless assembled a side that relates to the love and romance of Valentine s Day and any wedded bliss that follows.
1. Freddie French (kiss) You might not remember him, but the Kiwi full-back played one game for The Wire in 1935 before enjoying success at Barrow
Jack Gibson s powerhouse Eastern Suburbs team thumped St George by 38-0 in the 1975 NSWRL grand final; a match as much remembered for the white boots worn by an injured Graeme Langlands.
NRL.com has gone into the vault to find footage of the grand finals from the pre-NRL era dating back to 1966 and will be showcasing these games, including a full replay, match highlights and great moments from the encounters.
The 1975 decider - the first to be telecast in colour - finished with the biggest-ever grand final margin at the time (a record that stood until Manly defeated Melbourne 40-0 to win the 2008 NRL premiership) in an era where tries were worth three points.
In 1918, ‘the worst thing I ever knew’
By Shelby Boatman - For The News Journal
Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a 2-part series on how the nation, and specifically Clinton County, faced the pandemic of 1918.
Doctors overwhelmed
According to records, there were approximately 40 Clinton County doctors serving the community at the time of the pandemic.
The peak of the epidemic had officially hit the community and research was supporting that the assembling of crowds was causing mass spread. Suggestions of holding private funerals were made, and officials were declaring, “Avoid crowds and you are avoiding danger”.
Influenza was reported in Blanchester by the local paper on Saturday, Oct. 12 stating “influenza has struck the village, but in a light form…”
THE recent article on Christmas Day matches between St Helens and St Helens Recs and then in later years against Leigh stirred a few readers memories. In the 20s and 30 Saints played town rivals Recs on Christmas Day, playing Wigan the following day on Boxing Day. In the late 40 and through to the late 50s Saints v Leigh played on 25 December and there were some compelling tussles. It is one of those early 50s encounters that sticks in the memory of 88-year-old rugby league supporter Colin Meikle, originally from Sutton, St. Helens. He wrote: “Your recent article stirred up some memories for me as I saw several Christmas Day games in my younger days in the late forties/early fifties.