Rugby League Rookwood: Episode 2

In our last episode this season we look at the career of the great Tommy Gorman, read an extract from Ian Walsh's biography about scrummaging in the 1950s, recall the infamous Earl Park riot and discuss the great goalkickers and difficulties of the job throughout the years.

In this episode we pay tribute to the great Jack "Bluey" Watkins, the game of the year back in 1921 and the unfortunate case of Dan "Laddo" Davies.

This episode we look at the legendary Frank “Bumper” Farrell, Banjo Paterson’s solution for the prevalence of violence in 1920s rugby league, the 1932 Battle of Brisbane and some of the league players with links to other sports.

In this episode we look at the remarkable Harold Horder, the 1912 City Cup final, a poem in tribue to Arthur Beetson and the first game played at night in Australia.

This episode we look at the long-forgotten Annandale club, the four Norman brothers and Howard Hallett

In this episode we look at the great Ken Irvine, Barry Muir's All Star band and the 1950 Third Ashes Test

This week's episode looks at Pony Halloway, Birchgrove Oval, the 1911-12 Kangaroos and the tragic tale of Barney Dalton

We look at the amazing career of Jimmy Craig, some rugby league poetry from 1956, play offs for semi finals and the first ever televised game in Australia.

This week we exhume and examine the career of Frank Burge, Henson Park’s history, the 1909 Kangaroos v Wallabies matches and the strange story of the wonderfully named Voltaire Molesworth.

Our third instalment has a look at the great Duncan Thompson, the legendary cricketer Victor Trumper and his involvement in the game’s establishment, the first ever interstate clash, the curious case of the drunk referee who was replaced at half time and the first ever televised game in NSWRL premiership history.

In our second episode we look at Arthur Hennessy, first captain of NSW and Australia, the Third Test of the 1911-12 Ashes series, a North Sydney premiership winner with an intriguing family history and Benny Wearing’s astrology!