RL1908 - Rugby League Player Biographies

All articles are written by Sean Fagan of RL1908.com

Look back at the careers of NRL players and rugby league's more interesting footballers.

Tommy Anderson - Test rep at 20 in 1908, a match against Messenger in 1910 ended his career.

George Anlezark - Dual international who is largely forgotten - he never played for a Sydney or Brisbane club.

Harry Bath - Ball-playing forward remains the only player to top the points scoring table in the NSWRL and English competitions.

Dave Brown - Described as "the Bradman of League" many of his records still stand today.

Joe 'Chimpy' Busch - In 1930 he became the centre of the most discussed "no try" call ever.

Charles Cahill [Interview] - Premiership winning Newtown forward in the 1940s, 'Chicka' Cahill takes us back to football in Newcastle in the '20s & '30s, and his life as part of the Bluebags club for the next forty years.

Clive Churchill - He was predicted for greatness - by the end of his career he had achieved even more, becoming known as the "Little Master".

Laurie Daley - Look back at Laurie Daley's debut First Grade season with Canberra 1987.

Steve Darmody - A teenage sensation in 1911, he sailed to England with the Kangaroos - and didn't come back.

Dick Dunn [Interview] - The loyal Rooster - he went from carrying the kit bags of his local heroes in the early 1930s, to playing alongside side them in a meteoric rise.

Reg Gasnier - Gliding over the football field, with his head typically thrown back, Gasnier in full-flight was a sight that took the breath away of League fans.

Ben Gronow - In the mid-1920s the best forward in the world travelled from England to rural NSW to play rugby league for Grenfell.

Frank Hyde - His voice is familiar to many fans of rugby league, but few are aware of how truly great a footballer he was too.

Phil Jackson [Interview] - Canadian born, Cumberland bred, British Lion and NSW bush footballer - Jackson talks about Wembley glory, Ashes and World Cup success, and becoming an 'Aussie'.

Harry Kadwell [Interview] - In 1999, the then oldest living Kangaroo, talked to RL1908 about his life in Rugby League including playing for the Rabbitohs, St. George, NSW and Australia.

Wally Lewis - Undisputed as Queensland's best ever, Wally Lewis is considered by many to be at the very top of Australia's finest players.

Joe Lydon - The Wigan player's 1987 stint with Eastern Suburbs.

Cliff Lyons - Already had a much-travelled career before arriving at Manly in 1986.

Dally Messenger - An overview of the early life and footballing days of the "The Master".

Gene Miles - From Townsville to Origin and Tests, the arrival of the Broncos and with Wigan.

Ray Morris - The only ever Kangaroo selected from the Sydney University club.

George Nepia - Just one Test for the Kiwis, but what a footballer.

Jack Rayner [Interview] - The Rabbitohs' have had few greater players - Rayner led Souths to five premierships in six seasons in the 1950s. The Grand Final win they were denied in '52 still irks him.

John Rheinberger - John who? Easts 1975 Grand Final centre, a one match career.

Len Smith - Dual international who was cruelly denied - twice - from playing for Australia in England.

Herb Steinohrt - In the 1920s & 30s there was no man feared more than this Queenslander.

Peter Sterling - Long before commentating on NRL players, Sterling was without peer as a playmaker and half-back.

Pat Walsh - Dual Union/League international, 'Nimmo' Walsh was one of Newcastle's two 1908 Kangaroo tourists.