Gary Freeman Easts Roosters 1992

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Heres an article from the Telegraph Mirror 1992 League 'Armchair Guide' a nice liftout from the Telegraph Mirror team.

This page covered the Eastern Suburbs Roosters - featuring 1992 Roosters players such as: (Certainly a decent 1992 line up and player list for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters)

Gary Freeman
Denis Beecraft
Steve Deacon
Nigel Gaffey
Steve Georgallis
Brendan Hall
Wayne Marshall
Jeff Orford
James Matthews
Trevor Paterson
Mark Protheroe
Tim Russell
Craig Salvatori
Kurt Sherlock
Rod Silva

(Lost players from 1991 include: Hugh McGahan, Paul Vautin, David Trewhella, Terry Hill, Matt Burke, Jim Bell, Brad Burke, Michael Cook, Martin Quinn, David Smith

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Brad Fittler 1992

In his early years and well before he was a coach, here is a 1992 shot of Brad Fittler during his years at the Penrith Panthers.

Under coach Phil Gould, the Panthers had won the premiership in 1991 and were naturally hotshots moving into the following year.

Now in 2007 we see Brad Fittler coaching the Sydney Roosters after taking over from Chris Anderson. Freddy getting his first up win in his first game - against former coach Ricky Stuart and the Cronulla Sharks.

Brad 'Freddy' Fittler

NRL Flashback Bulldogs 1988

As the team from 'Old NRL' go back through the archives, today we found a 1987 year book. On the first few pages were new young faces for 1988 - All Bulldogs players with big futures:

1988
Player 1: Tawerat Nikau (20 Years Old)
A player that would go on to represent New Zealand and win an NRL premiership with the Melbourne Storm in 1999.

Player 2: Glen Nissen (21 Years Old)
A blazingly fast winger, Nissen went on to represent Canterbury on many occasions and giving them plenty of points.

Player 3: Robin Thorne (21 Years Old)
The Redcliffe product spent some time at the Bulldogs without really making a massive impact.

Player 4: Max Semrani (21 Years Old)
The former St George youngster came to the Dogs for the 1988 season. A solid player that served Canterbury well.

PLAyer 5: Brandon Lee (23 Years Old)
The oldest of the 1988 new faces, the former Panther joined the Bulldogs also in the bicentenary year.

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State of Origin Rugby League - The Ultimate

With Origin time still among us, today's post will stay in the tradition of State of Origin Rugby League, true NSW vs Queensland stuff - as we look back upon League players and State of Origin Stars of past years.

We thought it best to rank and give a quick overview of the 5 best State of Origin players of all time. (Proudly supported by NRL News - the Daily Website for Rugby League - www.NRLnews.com)

Best State of Origin Players (NSW and QLD)
1. Wally Lewis (Easy choice, Lewis was the King in Origin - always got the Maroons home)
2. Brett Kenny (Became the NSW version of the king, tough and gutsy always there for NSW)
3. Allan Langer (Close behind the King, little Langer or Alfie or Alf as he was known was brilliant)
4. Mark Geyer (A true NSW enforcer, first man to stand up to the tough Maroons)
5. Andrew Johns (A NSW player of supreme skill and guile, rated best in the world)

Hard to pick the top 5 Origin players, we had to leave out guys like Ben Ellias, Sam Backo, Brad Fittler, Steve Mortimer and Peter Sterling and many, many more.

We'd love to hear your Origin comments, please visit www.NRLnews.com and post your thoughts on the shout box.

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State of Origin 2007

Some great footage here, the promo vision from Channel 9 for the 2007 Origin Series. Some big contact between NSW and QUEENSLAND - enjoy this vision and sound shot from the 2006 series. Stunning!





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