| 16
June 2010 - quoted in The Daily
Telegraph on the NSW Blues facing
the loss of their fifth series in a row (link). |
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| 16
June 2010 - interviewed on ABC Radio
(various stations in NSW & Perth)
re State of Origin history. Read ABC North Coast
(NSW) article
here. |
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14 June 2010 - feature article in the State
of Origin - Game II - Match Program
magazine on 30 Years of Origin. On sale at the
ground and newsagents.
|
 |
| 13
June 2010 - column piece in The
Sun-Herald on what NRL converts to
AFL will find in playing "the mum-friendly
game" - the AFL should have poached rules
and rugby posts instead (link).
|
 |
| 12
June 2010 - written the Foreword to "Best
in the Northern Union" by Tom
Mathers - book revealing the story of the rugby
league Lions first tour to Australia and New Zealand
in 1910. (link).
|
 |
| 3
June 2010 - quoted in The Northern
TImes (link)
on examples from history of cross-code issues
(as covered in The Sun-Herald on 9 May)
and how they relate to the NRL today.
|
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| 1
June 2010 - interviewed on "Sports Today"
by Peter Psaltis on 4BC Brisbane
re the history and evolution of rule changes and
points scoring values in rugby league. |
 |
| 26
May 2010 - interview on ABC Radio
Gold Coast with Nicole
Dyer on State of Origin history, inter-colonial
rugby, and the origin of the state jersey colours
and nicknames. |
|
| 26
May 2010 - interview on MIX-FM Canberra
with "Cam & Lisa" on the origins
of the state jersey colours of NSW sky blue and
Queensland maroon (related history link). |
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20
May 2010 - article in June edition of Inside
Sport magazine on the changing
role of rugby union in the GPS schools (past,
present and future) and the reasons rugby league
was rejected in the 1920s: Rugger
Gets Serious. |
 |
| 16
May 2010 - interview on ABC Radio
'Grandstand' with Warren
Ryan and Craig Hamilton on whether rugby league
needs to concern itself with growth of other football
codes in Australia. |
|
| 14
May 2010 - features in Big League
in conjunction with NRL Heritage round, looking
at the rivalries between Manly/Parramatta, Wests-Balmain/Souths
& St George-Illawarra/Canterbury. |
 |
| 9
May 2010 - column piece in The
Sun-Herald on historical examples
that show the need for the NRL to act on the concerns
surrounding the salary cap (link).
|
|
| 7
May 2010 - feature articles in the Test
Match programme on the history of rugby
league in Melbourne (since 1914) and Victorian-based
Kangaroos & Kiwis (since 1998) - on sale at
the ground only or from Big League office.
|
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| 6
May 2010 - appearing in "Beneath
the Maori Moon" documentary series
on Maori Television (NZ), talking
about early Maori players and teams in Australia
in both rugby codes. |
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| 27
April 2010 - interviewed on "Sports Today"
by Peter Psaltis on 4BC Brisbane
re the history of rugby league's founding and
early years in Australia. |
|
| 23
April 2010 - interviewed on numerous radio
stations throughout Australia re the implications
of the Storm salary cap scandal on the game, including
ABC 2BL Sydney's "Mornings
with Deborah Cameron".
|
 |
| 22
April 2010 - provided comments to Andrew Webster
in The Daily Telegraph re the history
of rugby league in the AIF during World War One
(link).
|
 |
| 18
April 2010 - quote from interview
with Darren Lockyer included in The
Sunday Telegraph article on whether
Super League Tests should be recognised by the
ARL, allowing Lockyer to equal Ruben Wiki's world
record: ARL
ruins Lockyer's big Day.
|
 |
| 11
April 2010 - quoted in The Sun-Herald
re the 100 year anniversary of the Lions first
tour of Australia, and the ARL's decision to not
schedule in Sydney the Four Nations game between
England and Australia (link). |
|
| 29
March 2010 - interviewed by Steve Mascord
for BackPageLead on history
of Good Friday games and the decision to play
the Storm-Dragons in Melbourne in the face of
community criticism (link).
|
 |
| 28
March 2010 - column piece in The
Sun-Herald on the AFL's attempts
to make historical connections to Sydney west
- fact or fiction? (link).
|
|
| 19
March 2010 - quoted in The Sydney
Morning Herald by Roy Masters in
article on rugby league tv rights and coverage
in UK, USA etc (link).
|
 |
| 23
February 2010 - guest on "The Morning
Interview" on ABC radio Classic-FM
nationally. Talking to host Joe Gelonisi about
rugby league history, and gambling in 19th century
Australian sports, as well as playing some favourite
classical/soundtrack music. Replay
on-line @ ABC. |
|
| 13
February 2010 - features on history of Aboriginal
players and teams included in the match-day
program for the Indigenous All-Stars vs
NRL All-Stars game (on sale at the ground
or from Big League office) |
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| 27
January 2010 - quoted in the Gold
Coast Bulletin about the connections
between traditional Aboriginal games of "purru-purru"
(Turrbal people) or "buroinjin" (Kabi
Kabi people) and rugby league (link). |
 |
| 29
October 2009 - quoted from "Rules"
Almost Had Sydney article during a debate
in NSW Parliament (Legislative
Assembly) about plans by Queensland to snare the
NRL Grand Final away from Sydney (see Hansard
transcript). Related story appeared in the Blacktown
Advocate :
Grand Final Must Stay. |
 |
| 29
October 2009 - interview on ABC Radio
Brisbane with Kelly
Higgens-Devine on Queensland government's plans
to snare the NRL Grand Final away from Sydney
to Brisbane. |
|
| 14
October 2009 - feature article in Big
League (end of season issue) looking
at Darren Lockyer on the brink of breaking three
Kangaroos records - most Tests, most tries, and
most as captain (link). |
|
| 5
October 2009 - quoted in The Sydney
Morning Herald by Roy Masters in
article on rugby league tv rights and live coverage
in Melbourne (link).
|
|
| 5
October 2009 - interview on ABC Local
Radio Queensland with
Stacey Katter on the 2009 NRL Grand Final and
the success of the Melbourne Storm. |
|
| 2
October 2009 - quoted in The Sydney
Morning Herald by Andrew Stevenson
in story exploring impact of penalties and use
of the two-referees system (link).
|
|
| 28
September 2009 - wrote narratives for Grand
Final history interactive for collaborative project
with AAP (Australian Associated Press)
multimedia unit for use by WWOS NineMSN,
Bigpond Sport, and other sites. View
the interactive here. |
 |
| 28
September 2009 - quoted by Sport
& Style magazine, issued with
The Sydney Morning Herald,
in their "Grand
Final Dramas" feature. |
 |
| 13
September 2009 - interviewed by Daniel Lane
in The Sun-Herald re
the RFL and ARL decision to have the rugby league
Ashes contested in a one-off decider during the
Four Nations series (link). |
|
| 17
August 2009 - interview on ABC Local
Radio Northern Territory (105.7
ABC Darwin) on "Evenings" with
Melanie Tait re the founding of rugby league in
Australia. |
|
| 1
August 2009 - quoted in The Sydney
Morning Herald by Andrew Stevenson
in an article looking at previous cross-code converts
between rugby league and Australian rules (link).
|
|
| 30
July 2009 - interview with John Stanley on
Radio 2UE Sydney re the Karmichael
Hunt signing with AFL, and the previous attempts
to merge rugby league and Australian rules. "Australeague". |
 |
| 24
July 2009 - interviewed in Big
League (Rd 20 edition) looking
at famous wingers since the 1960s and the ever-changing
role of the position. |
|
15 July 2009 - feature articles in the State
of Origin - Game III - Match Program
magazine. On sale at the ground and newsagents.
|
|
| 7
July 2009 - interview on ABC 2BL
Sydney's "Mornings with Deborah Cameron"
re NRL player behaviour issues and their impact
upon the code's public image. |
|
2
July 2009 - interviewed on ABC News
Radio 'Drive' program by John Barron
re Lote Tuqiri sacking by ARU and converts between
the rugby codes. |
|
June
2009 - feature article for Inside
Sport magazine (July edition)
on the introduction and evolution of football
war cries, including the Kangaroos (1908-67).
War
Cries and Hakas. |
 |
27
June 2009 - interviewed on North
Qld ABC radio by Zane Bojack on "Northern
Grandstand" re the past and future of State
of Origin. |
|
27
June 2009 - interviewed on North
Qld ABC radio by Zane Bojack on "Northern
Grandstand" re the past and future of State
of Origin. |
|
24 June 2009 - feature article in the State
of Origin - Game II - Match Program
magazine on previous Origin teams attempting
to win four series in a row. On sale at the
ground and newsagents.
|
|
24
June 2009 - interviewed on Gold
Coast ABC FM radio on "Mornings
with Nicole Dyer" re State of Origin history. |
|
11
June 2009 - interviewed on numerous ABC
and commercial radio stations on impact of 1919
'Spanish flu' on rugby league.
Related article: "The
Game Must Go On". |
|
|
3 June 2009 - Appeared in A
Century of Rugby League history
documentary series, screened on Channel 9 after
Origin I. Available as a 4-dvd box set (more
info). |
 |
3 June 2009 - two feature articles in the
State of Origin - Game 1 - Match
Program magazine on sale at the
ground and newsagents.
|
|
|
May 2009 - feature article for Inside
Sport magazine on the NRL's two-referees
system, its implication for the rugby codes, and
how a similar system was tried - and failed -
in rugby and soccer in the 1880s.
"It Takes Two". |
 |
15
May 2009 - interview on ABC Local
Radio North Queensland
on Grandstand re the rugby league and the 1800s
use of a two referees system.
"It
Takes Two". |
|
12 May 2009 - interviewed by Western
Mail (Wales) newspaper re the
treatment by RU clubs and officials of the first
Welsh rugby converts, and rugby league's first
international match in 1904.
|
 |
8 May 2009 - feature articles in the Australia-NZ
Test Match Program magazine on sale
at Lang Park.
|
 |
|
April 2009 - feature article for Inside
Sport magazine on why Australia
split its football loyalties in the late 1800s,
and what it was in Australian football and the
rugby codes that made them so popular: "Footy's
Great Divide". |
 |
| 24/25
April 2009 - media briefing document for the
SCG Trust detailing the history of rugby
league matches on Anzac Day and the SCG: link. |
 |
| 23
April 2009 - interview with John Stanley on
Radio 2UE Sydney re the history
of rugby league on Anzac Day in Sydney. |
 |
| 9
April 2009 - provided comments to Andy Park
in April edition of Melbourne's The
City Journal newspaper (RMIT University)
on 19th century rugby history
in Australia and football codes. |
 |
| 7
April 2009 - provided fact sheet on history
of rugby league in Victoria (pre the Storm era)
for National
Sports Museum (Melbourne) who
are hosting the League of Legends
Exhibition until August 23. |
 |
| 4
April 2009 - provided comments to Philip Derriman
in The Sydney Morning Herald
for his weekly "Square Eyes" tv sports
column, looking at why rugby league is so well
suited to tv, and the focus
on the play-the-ball. [Article
link]. Related article: The
Real Rugby Game |
|
| 2
April 2009 - interviewed by Steve Mascord
on the next 100 years of rugby league for feature
article in Sport
& Style glossy magazine,
issued with The Sydney Morning Herald
(2nd of April edition) |
|
April
2009 - article on the links and common themes
between rugby league and "old school"
American football published on the USA
National Rugby League website, in lead
up to 2010 birth of USA pro club competition.
"Rugby
(League) & American football"
|
 |
15
& 18 March 2009 - appear in ABC
Radio National "Hindsight"
feature "THE GREATEST GAME : WOMEN MAKE RUGBY
LEAGUE HISTORY" - the remarkable story of
Sydney's women's rugby league competition of 1921.
Also available as download from Hindsight web
page. "The
Greatest Game"
|
 |
| 12
March 2009 - interview on ABC Local
Radio Northern Territory (105.7
ABC Darwin) on "Evenings" with
Melanie Tait re the founding of rugby league in
Australia. |
|
| Saturday
28 February - interview on Radio 2ST
Saturday morning Sports Show with Rob Crawford
about A Century of Rugby League
history documentary dvd series. |
 |
| October/Nov
2008 - feature articles in 2008
Rugby League World Cup - Official Program
magazine, including "The Big Three"
(history of Aust v GB/Eng v NZ). 84-page
on-line edition.
|
 |
| October/Nov
2008 - feature articles in 2008
Rugby League World Cup - Official Preview Guide
magazine - looking at the history of rugby league
in each of the 10 competing nations, plus reviews
of previous Cup tournaments. On sale now at newsagents.
|
|
| October/Nov
2008 - feature article on 100 history of Australia
v England Tests, Ashes series and World Cup -
in Rugby League Week
(Oct 15) souvenir World Cup edition. |
 |
| 8
November 2008 - Maori
rugby league history article quoted in
The Sydney Morning Herald
by Andrew Stevenson piece looking at the state
of the international game (link).
|
|
| 24
October 2008 - "Pioneers
of Rugby League" book used as a
source for article in The Sydney Morning
Herald on the Kangaroos war cry (link).
Related RL1908 article: Kangaroos
war cry |
|
| 5
October 2008 - feature articles in Big
League - Grand Final edition looking
at 100 years of Grand Final and play-offs history,
and 1965, 1976 and 1997 Grand Finals. |
|
| 3
October 2008 - article on Melbourne
Storm for ABC's opinion-based
Unleashed
website. |
|
| 3
October 2008 - interview on ABC NewsRadio
"Drive" re expansion of the NRL into
Victoria. |
|
| September
2008 - Research and additional script-writing
for "The Spirit of Australian
Sport: Rugby League" - an over
2-hour long television documentary covering 100
years. Screened on Foxtel's History
& Fox Sports Channels. Also
released on dvd. |
 |
27
September 2008 - Koori Radio (Sydney):
discussed history of Aboriginals in rugby league
with Dan Conifer Koori Radio Sport.
Related
article: Indigenous
Rugby League Footballers |
 |
| 20
September 2008 - provided comments to Frances
Thompson for Newcastle Herald
(Weekender) feature on history of rugby league
in Newcastle. |
 |
20
September 2008 - provided comments to Philip
Derriman for his article re Indigenous
players
in The Sydney Morning Herald.
Related article: Indigenous
Rugby League Footballers |
|
| 6
September 2008 - Radio ABC "Great
Southern" stations (Western Australia):
discussed the cross-code "Australeague merger"
with Nick Bosly-Pask. |
|
| 4
September 2008 - Radio 6PR Perth:
discussed the cross-code "Australeague merger"
with Harvey Deegan. |
|
| 3
September 2008 - Radio 2HD Newcastle:
discussed the cross-code "Australeague merger"
with Luke Grant. |
 |
| 30
August 2008 - provided comments to Steve Mascord
in The Daily Telegraph re the NRL's
trialling of 11-a-side, and why the code changed
from 15 to 13 players in 1906. |
|
| 20
August: Article for Inside
Sport magazine on the 1908 proposal
by James Giltinan to merge rugby league and Australian
rules into a national football code called "Australeague".
Article
here. |
 |
| 1
August 2008 - provided comments to Andrew
Stevenson in The Sydney Morning Herald
for his article re RL players going to Europe
for better deals. The
Sky Still Hasn't Fallen
|
|
| 31
July 2008 - provided comments to Andrew Stevenson
in The Sydney Morning Herald
for his article re the NRL salary cap and history
of player incomes since 1908. (NRL
players' pay shrinks)
|
|
| 29
July 2008 - article on Sonny Bill
Williams for ABC's opinion-based
Unleashed
website. |
|
| 11
July 2008 - appeared on FBI Radio
94.5fm (Sydney) with Stephen Ferris talking
rugby league. |
 |
| 2
July 2008 - article in the official State
of Origin match programme - looking at
Origin "deciders" in since 1982. |
|
| 26
June 2008 - article in Big League
magazine on the greatest Origin composite team
(i.e. combining the best of NSW and QLD)..
|
|
| 14
June 2008 - provided comments to Andrew Stevenson
in The Sydney Morning Herald
for his article re the demise of the underdog
and boil-over upsets. (related
info here)
|
|
|
11 June 2008 - featured in Episode 1 of A
Century of Rugby League history documentary
series - the remaiing 3 episodes to be screened
later in the season, and to be released as a dvd
box set. |
 |
| 11
June 2008 - three articles in the official
State of Origin match programme
- looking at Queensland's best players, teams
and wins of the pre-origin era, and the famous
names to have appeared for both the Blues and
Maroons. |
|
| 11
June 2008 - appeared on 2GB with Luke Bona
(for Chris Smith) talking about Origin, Team of
the Century and the upcoming rugby league documentary
series. |
 |
| 27
May 2008 - interview on ABC 2BL
Sydney's "Mornings with Deborah Cameron"
re the ownership of South Sydney Rabbitohs and
the changing face of NRL ownership/funding issues.
|
|
| 27
May 2008 - interview on ABC Canberra's
"Afternoons with Genevieve Jacobs"
re the ownership of South Sydney Rabbitohs and
the changing face of NRL ownership/funding issues.
|
|
| 23
May 2008 - excerpts from the League
of Legends Exhibition at the National
Museum in Canberra broadcast on the Sports
Factor on ABC Radio National (link
to audio/transcript). |
 |
|
21 May 2008 - articles in the official State
of Origin match programme - looking at
the history of NSW v QLD before Origin, as well
as the contenders for each position in the NSW
Team of the Century. |
|
| 21
May 2008 - article on State of Origin
for ABC's opinion-based Unleashed
website. |
|
| 20
May 2008 - interview with John Stanley on
Radio 2UE Sydney re the current
craze for the Daily Telegraph's NRL cards, and
the history of footy cards. |
|
| 19
May 2008 - interview with David Iliffe for
ABC Radio South Queensland re
the cut-throat world of being an NRL coach, the
history of coaches in rugby league since 1908,
and player loyalty. |
|
|
18 May 2008 - appeared on Macca's
"Australia
All Over" ABC Radio morning
show along with Steve Mortimer, Bob McCarthy and
Ian Heads. |
|
| 11
May 2008 - appeared at the League
of Legends Exhibition at the National
Museum in Canberra - a rugby league historians
panel (Sean Fagan, Ian Heads and Geoff Armstrong)
exploring 100 years of the game. |
|
| 10
May 2008 - provided comments to Philip Derriman
for his article re Another
Test of Kangaroos
in The Sydney Morning Herald. |
|
| 9
May 2008 - two articles in the official Test
match programme for the Centenary Test
between Australia and New Zealand at the SCG.
|
|
| 9
May 2008 - researched and wrote bio profiles
for a commemorative publication issued by the
SCG Trust for rugby league legends awarded
SCG Life Membership. |
|
| 9
May 2008 - interview with Craig Zonca for
ABC Radio North Queensland re
the Centenary Test match and rugby league history
in Queensland. |
|
| 2
May 2008 - appeared on ABC Radio Riverina
during Riverina Grandstand with Shannon
Byrne - discussing the NSW Country "Team
of the Century" and Riverina RL history. |
|
| 18-21
April 2008 - article
for Big League magazine
re Dally Messenger and the unsual role he played
on April 20, 1908. |
|
| 18-21
April 2008 - researched and wrote the copy
text for the NRL Heritage Round street
posters. |
 |
| 20
April 2008 - appearing on ABC Radio
National's Background Briefing radio documentary
program - looking at the founding of rugby league
in Australia. Additional
info here. |
|
| 18-21
April 2008 - researched and wrote the history
text for the NRL Heritage Round club posters
for Manly Sea Eagles, Penrith Panthers, Canterbury
Bulldogs and Canberra Raiders - posters for each
of the 16 NRL clubs will be given-away at their
NRL Rd.6 match. |
|
| 19
April 2008 - appeared on ABC Radio Riverina
during Riverina Grandstand with Shannon
Byrne - discussed the "Team of the Century"
and the NSW Country "Team of the Century". |
|
| 18
April 2008 - in-studio interview with Tim
Webster on Radio 2UE re Dally Messenger,
"The Master" book, and the "Team
of the Century." |
|
| 17
April 2008 - article for the History feature
page in The Daily Telegraph - reviewing
action and events from the opening club round
of 1908. Fair
Reward for Fair Play. |
|
| 17
April 2008 - appearing on 2HD Newcastle
at approx 6.40am with Luke Grant - talking about
rugby league back in 1908. |
|
| 22
March 2008 - provided comments to Philip Derriman
for his League
Wary of Spoiling Tactics article
in The Sydney Morning Herald on
the "cross-code anniversary war" between
Australian football and rugy league. Further
comments here. |
|
| 22
March 2008 - in response to article by Spiro
Zavos (link)
in The Sydney Morning Herald on
the birth of rugby league, I fired-off a letter
to the sports editor. Further
comments here. |
|
| 18
March: Article and historical cartoons for
April 2008 edition of Inside
Sport magazine on the issues
of professionalism and player behaviour when rugby
league began in 1908. Article
here. |
 |
| 11
March 2008 - interviewed by Steve Mascord
for The Daily Telegraph re
Dally Messenger and his mother.
|
|
| 10
March 2008 - interviewd by Philip O'Brien
of The Canberra Times
for a feature spread on a century of rugby league
and the League
of Legends exhibition.
|
 |
| 7
March 2008 - article for League
of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia
- a book publication by the National Museum of
Australia in conjunction with League
of Legends exhibition |
|
| 23
February 2008 - article for The Sydney
Morning Herald on the 125 year history
of the attempts by Australian rules to overthrow
the rugby codes: The
Long, Long War |
|
| 13
February 2008 - two feature history articles
on the early decades of the game - in Rugby
League Week "Centenary of Rugby
League" edition. |
|
| 2
February 2008 - Radio 2GB
talking rugby league history and development of
Leagues Clubs wth Pete Graham on "The Club
Show". |
|
| 10
December 2007 - article in Rugby League
Express (UK) re the evolution of the playing
laws and suggested future changes for the game. |
 |
| 24
November 2007 - interviewed by Philip Derriman
in The Sydney Morning Herald re
the founding of rugby league, as well as research
for 2008
documentary film projects. |
|
| 18
November 2007 - article for The Sunday
Telegraph on the first game of Australian
rules (1858), revealing that it was in fact a
game of rugby - see
article. |
 |
| 20
October 2007 - interviewed by Andrew Stevenson
in The Sydney Morning Herald re
playing
rules and professionalism & the
evolution of the codes. |
|
| 28
September - studio interview with Tony Delroy
on ABC Radio (Nightlife) re Dally Messenger
and the writing of his biography, The Master. |
|
| 28
September - interview
with Mick O'Regan on ABC Radio National
(Sports Factor) re Manly "Silvertails"
and why they are the club other Sydney fans love
to hate. |
|
| 19
September: Article on Dally Messenger's kicking
skills for Inside Sport
magazine. |
 |
| 4
September: Article for the "History"
feature page in The Daily Telegraph
re Dally Messenger, his nickname & the history
of the "Dally M" brand. |
|
| August/Sept:
Interviewed re Dally Messenger and "The
Master" on more than a dozen city, national
& regional radio programs across
Australia including Sydney, Brisbane,
Adelaide, Hobart, Alice Springs, Kalgoorlie and
Longreach. |
 |
| 17
August: Article for the "History"
feature page in The Daily Telegraph
re 100 years since the first NSWRL match which
was between the NZ "All Golds" and NSW
"All Blues". |
|
| 12
August: Interviewed on ABC TV's "
Offsiders" sports show with
Barrie Cassidy and panel re the birth and history
of rugby league. [Watch
on-line here - interview at 14m:30s mark /
Transcript]
|
 |
| 11
August: Interviewed on Sky News TV's
"Sportsline" by Craig Norenbergs
re The Master and birth of rugby league. |
 |
| 11
August 2007 - appeared on "The Hot Seat
with James MacSmith" on South Sydney
FC TV - interviewed re the founding of
the Rabbitohs, the upcoming centenary, and the
past 100 years of rugby league. |
 |
| 11
August 2007 - interviewed by Andrew Stevenson
in The Sydney Morning Herald re
Dally
Messenger & the founding of rugby
league in Australia. |
|
| 9
August 2007 - Radio 2HD Newcastle:
discussed "The Master" with Luke Grant. |
|
| 8
August 2007 - interview with John Gibbs &
Greg Alexander on Sports Today on Radio 2UE
Sydney re Dally Messenger and Albert Baskerville. |
|
| 8
August 2007 - Radio 2GB:
discussed "The Master" with Chris Smith. |
|
| 8
August 2007 - interviewed by Andrew Stevenson
in The Sydney Morning Herald re
the signing
of Dally Messenger and cross-code
issues. |
|
| 7
August 2007 - Article in Rugby League
Review magazine on the birth of rugby
league in Australia. |
 |
| 5
August 2007 - ABC Radio Grandstand:
discussed "The Master" & 1908 playing
laws with David Morrow and Warren Ryan.
|
 |
| 5
August: Radio 2KY - "Hollywood
& Zorba Show" discussed "The
Master" with Greg Hartley and Peter Peters. |
 |
| 4
August 2007 - ABC Radio (Brisbane):
discussed "The Master" with Warren Boland. |
|
| 29
July 2007 - interviewed by Steve Kilgallon
of the Sunday Star Times (Auckland)
re the NZRL inviting All Blacks to play in the
2007 "All Golds" team
(story here). |
 |
| 29
July 2007 - ABC Radio Grandstand:
discussed 1908 playing laws with David Morrow
and Warren Ryan. |
|
| 28
July 2007 - interview on Radio 2SER-FM
in Sydney on "A
View From The Hill" about Dally
Messenger and the writing of "The
Master". |
 |
| 26
July 2007 - interview with Paula Tapiolas
(mornings) and Anthea Kissel (sport) on ABC
Radio North Queensland re Dally Messenger
and the writing of "The Master". |
|
| July
2007 - interview with Paul Makin on Radio
2UE Sydney re the history of State
of Origin, and its importance to the
success of rugby league. |
|
| June
2007 - interviewed on Radio 2SER-FM
in Sydney on"A
View From The Hill" about the history
of rugby league rules and issues concerning
the modern game. |
|
| June
2007 - written article for The Sydney
Morning Herald as part of the "League's
Lost Heart" series: Innovation's
always been the name of the game |
|
| June
2007 - provided background information for
content utilised in the NSWRU's
reinstatement of Dally Messenger and news
of the forthcoming book (The
Master). |
 |
| June
2007 - interviewed by Andrew Stevenson in
The Sydney Morning Herald re the
history of football
on Sundays and the
1961 rule to stop dummy-half runs. |
|
| June
2007 - interview with Paul Makin on Radio
2UE Sydney re the careers of Parramatta greats,
Ray Price and Michael Cronin. |
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| May
2007 - interviews with Paul Makin on Radio
2UE Sydney re the 1969 NSWRL Grand Final,
and the career and legacy of Clive Churchill. |
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| April
2007 - interviewed by Roy Masters for article
in The Sydney Morning Herald
re the evolvement of the play-the-ball rule
in rugby league. |
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| April
2007 - interview with Graeme Hughes (Talkin'
Sport) on Radio 2SM Sydney re the Kangaroos
v Wallabies rugby league matches in 1909.
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| March
2007 - interview
with Mick O'Regan on ABC Radio National
(Sports Factor) re birth of rugby league,
various events over the past 100 years and the
2008 Centenary. |
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| November
2006 - article
for The Australian on the connections
between Australian cricket and the birth of
rugby league in Australia. |
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| October
2006 - article
for The Australian on the football
code war between rugby league, rugby union
and Australian football in Sydney and Melbourne. |
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| October
2006 - interviewed by Andrew Stevenson for
article
in The Sydney Morning Herald re Dally
Messenger and his experiences playing Australian
football in Melbourne. |
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| September
2006 - interviewed by Ray Chesterton for article
in The Daily Telegraph re 100 years
since the play-the-ball rule and 13-a-side
was introduced to rugby league. |
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