Appreciate sharing of this Archive ol scool footy awesome

Ah, before sponsor's logos and names became more important than the player numbers or even club colours. Love QLD rocking the numbers on the front of their jersey's too.

@Mambojambo157

Ай бұрын

Was a Queensland thing. Their clubs did it too.

Played in the early curtain raiser lol priceless Russell Hughes

@dkea1

Ай бұрын

Russell played with my brother at Cleveland High and we were all members of the Dickey Beach / Nth Caloundra SLSC then Coolangatta were Russ was of course in the seniors boat crew. The senior boat crew at Dickey Bch. made the Australian finals and were cruising a wave in miles ahead of the rest until it slewed and went over. Good bloke to me and could have gone on to much bigger things, but needed a cattle prod.Ha Ha

What a great game. No bunker, no stoppages and a well called game without psychological commentary.

Fantastic! Have you got any other full videos from this series?

Legend!!

I was there, in the grandstand. It was nearly a riot due to dissatisfaction with the referee and his decisions. Did you notice the 3 point tries, pushing in the scrums, 4 tackle rule, and a five yard rule for defending and attacking sides. They also used a leather ball and they could be slippery to hang onto. This game was the catalyst for banning cans at Lang Park. Holman, the ref, never came back to QLD again as far as i can remember.

@James-ce6ic

Ай бұрын

Was it 1917 or 1971

@markbowman2890

Ай бұрын

@@James-ce6ic Very funny! Everyone knows that Bennet was still in Europe with the Army in 1917.

@Finke.

Ай бұрын

NSW playing grubby tactics as usual ...

NSW with an Australian side .. against QLD club players. 😏🙄

Ref totally bought off , Len Ditmar much respect your a legend , your mate Wayne Bennett will sanction that 👍

Bennett is now on his 6th decade of rugby league since then

I forgot what a proper scrum looked like... bring em back or get rid of it altogether.

@CarrieHarris-rc2xc

2 ай бұрын

They’re ceremonial nowadays more than anything

@ronanrogers4127

Ай бұрын

Bring it back. Never get rid of it…or the kick off!

This brings back memories, that's how Rugby league used to be played,tough. And in comprising,To days game is a joke.The player's who played for Qld all had day job's to make ends meet in those days The BRL didn't have the money to keep any of these good player's Or the QRL Time's have certainly change!!

@pjc1362

Ай бұрын

Current day SOO teams would beat the 1970s teams 50-10

@DarrylSteele69

Ай бұрын

@@pjc1362 yes if under todays rules, if under 1970's rules, might make for an interesting game. Todays player fitness is far superior , so still be a 50-10 scoreline

@paulrussell2399

Ай бұрын

The players from n.s.w all had day jobs to , way it was back than

@DarrylSteele69

Ай бұрын

@@paulrussell2399 doormen, cellarmen and garbo's so I've read.. One of my hero's was Dessy Morris who played for East Tigers and wynnum seagulls in brissy and was a milkman and after a GF win for east had to get up early next morning and do his milk run.

I think they got the date wrong 1917

Me and the girls thought he was just a big brute

@James-ce6ic

Ай бұрын

That's how tough men played back in those days

That's how it was before state of origin with wealthy nsw poker machine clubs, qld no chance everything against us including the referees

@sniper10666

Ай бұрын

You whinged back then and still whinging now

@ianwalter62

Ай бұрын

What about the Grasshopper?

@arealisticapproach

Ай бұрын

@@sniper10666 whats there to whinge about now? QLD always win

@Finke.

Ай бұрын

@@sniper10666 Qld always whinges because NSW always play grubby tactics ...

Did Col Weiss play for Australia that year ?

@kimshorter6666

Ай бұрын

Col Weiss played for Australia, the only Qld Player picked in the side because the Test was played at Lang Park,a great Lock, Australia selectors Worried no one would turn Up to the game other wise, I was there that day

@colmoynihan724

Ай бұрын

No, but he did get a chance the year before in the First Test against Great Britain

Qld defence was brave but undisciplined. They really could have used the coaching of Henry Holloway.

@markbowman2890

Ай бұрын

Henry Hollaway was coaching Brisbane Valleys at the time I believe.

The crowds are still tiny 50 years later

From the way the commentators are speaking, it sounds like it’s an early rendition of state of origin

@markbowman2890

Ай бұрын

This game was instrumental in developing the 'spirit' of Origin and how it means something to Queenslanders. On that day they were the underdogs, up against a classy NSW side. By the end of the game they only had ten men left on the field to the NSW 13. Added to that, the refereeing was appalling and one-sided. That is why the crowd was so emotive at the end. That and the fact that the ref was from NSW as well. The televised broadcast does not really capture what contributed to that response. I was in the grandstand and witnessed a lot of hostility. A decade later a point was proven but the legacy of 1971 and all the other beatings QLD received through that period, remained. The standard of football back then was not as good as today, but the intensity was the same. As a 12 year old spectator watching that game it was the most exciting thing in town. We rushed home after the game just so we could watch the one hour highlights broadcast on the ABC at 6 o'clock. This was what was shown here. We were still winging about the ref for years to come.

@SixkBoyInc

Ай бұрын

@@markbowman2890 thank you for that insight and personal sentiments of the game, I really appreciate that :)

4 tackle sets…ho hum. I prefer unlimited tackles, but if they won’t do that, 6 tackles is better than 4.

@andrewkoster9339

Ай бұрын

Yes probably, but 4 tackles did make them more urgent.

@markbowman2890

Ай бұрын

I played junior footy under the 4 tackle rule and later the 6 tackle rule. It should be remembered that all scrums were contested so there was a chance of getting a repeat set if you had a hooker in the scrum who had fast reflexes and a backrow that could push. The forwards only had to retire 5 metres in the ruck, but that was for both attacking and defending. It took a lot of energy just to do those basics, and the defensive line was less organised as well.

@markbowman2890

Ай бұрын

@@andrewkoster9339 I played back then and it was a lot different to now. Kicking for touch was still important because you could get back possession from the contested scrum.

Fitzsimmons won scrums 35-15??? 50 scrums in the game.

@markbowman2890

Ай бұрын

Dropped balls and knock-ons were common. The balls were made of leather back then and they were smooth. They did roughen up over time but In this match they would have been shiny and new. Nothing like the ones they use now with their rippled surfaces. If you think 50 scrums are bad, try being in the second row pushing each time. No wonder they missed tackles.

Terrible tacking technique

The game was pretty much rubbish because the ref was embarrassingly bad. He should be ashamed of himself. No wonder Queensland like beating NSW these days.