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Best touring side i saw over here in uk. How lucky we were to see a few of those players over here a cpl of years later

wtf? just when it was getting good

Paul Vautin's rookie year. When he first came down from Brisbane at the end of 1978, his fitness didn't impress Frank Stanton much, but at Arko's insistence Fatty was included in a squad that played a pre-season tournament up in Newcastle. It was there that they realised that Fatty might not have been the best trainer, but he was a tireless worker in defence. He still started the season in Reserve Grade, and after a good showing was then put on the bench by Stanton for the opening game against St George. The next week ... he was in the starting side. He played 20 first grade games in 1979, and Round 1 was his only time starting on the bench.

No.5 for Wests was future ABC league commentator Warren Boland.

You are right super league screwed things up in NRL I hope they bring back the defunct clubs instead of worrying about stuff that never existed before hopefully they bring Newtown jets and north Sydney bears 🐻 back into the NRL

I would love to see Balmain & wests at Leichhardt in 1978 I was there my dad was involved in the biggest brawl on the hill ever & they showed a bit of it because it was the big league Sunday t.v. Game 👍 thanks for the 1979 we v Balmain at Leichhardt 👍

A leather football, heavy clothing, no ground drainage. The ball which was at least a lighter colour of brown, was hard to see at the ground or on tv week in, week out. Typical dumb Australian administrators couldn't bring themselves to put white on the ball for another few years.

Loving these old games from oz here in uk. What happened to the tigers. As im sure thats who gary schofield went to play for. By all accounts he did ok i think.

When crook referees nearly destroyed RL

Was at this game

This era will be long remembered for it's tenacity, it's grit and it's parochialism from crowd and commentary alike. 😅

First set of tackles, a spear tackle and an attempted head high stiff arm. No sin bin or reporting then.

Pat Jarvis ... Don't fight Pat Jarvis.

Probably one of the last times we held on & didn't give up,

Loving these old aussie games from england as never seen them. Nice to see lots of players that came over here in the 80s.

Really appreciate you posting these games.

The days when you knocked lumps out of each other, to only get sin binned. To be spoilt by some rugby breaking out 🤣🤣🤣

Wests ..entertainers of the late 70's

These guys wud have needed to take up tiddly winks cuz today they wud neva be allowed to play league again.

Amazing to look back on this and compare it to today’s game. I enjoyed watching it then and fascinated to see it again now. But it’s a great example of how the game was allowed to get out of control. Bowden did the job that was expected of him at the time. Broadhurst was up for it and did the same. That said, I’m very happy that head butts didn’t make it out of the 80s. That part was tough to re-watch.

North Sydney oval doesn't have a short dead ball line . The ground is marked out off cricket ground plenty of room

English commentator sounds like he is going to cry 😢

Kiwis get more than 1 point behind, turn into grubs. Bit like Qld in that respect.

i watched this game live. it had the best fight that i have ever seen on a rugby league field ... and it's been edited out!!!

I would love to see that other Magpies v South’s at Lidcombe. Sell out crowd. Bicycle track full. Piggins scored the try of the year

Great game

every GB tackle head high

Back Door Benny was such a grub

Back when the players bio included their occupation.

This is Gold 🎉..quality best footy .

Wayne Lewis, Wally's lesser known younger brother ???

Parramatta cane out much stronger side in 86

This is way better than today’s game! Too predictable nowadays.

See, that's why Bennett never got the Kangaroos coaching gig, he'd never crack a smile like that!

32:42!!! WHAT A PASS

Boy oh Boy, how do you adjudicate on that? Well send everybody off and Australia wins! Easy😅

Apart from Meninga, the QLD players never played well for their country.

Awesome upload mate

Thanks for the memories.

Keep it going

Won $100 at the match for having the first tryscorers

Great 🎉game

I was sitting on the wall behind the Sharp audio hoarding and it was my first rugby league game. I loved it. Strength and fitness was evident from the Aussies. We were very much part time and it showed. Would’ve liked to have seen Woodsy start and more support play. Outstanding performance by Australia , got me hooked on RL👍

That French referee - legend. Actually, fitter than most of the English side!!!!

40:4 with only 3 point tries

Ahh the good ol days when the crowd just loved the forwards sorting each other out the ref and touchy did their job as was expected and the moose stuffed up the call continuously ,god how I miss it 👍

Ahhh Rex. "Redo it -- all over again."

This is what you call "classic" footy.

20:06 are those side saddle types a euphemism for women? Funny to think how long we hung on to kicking it with the toe from behind like a man.

Rabs was ggreat in talking crap,would not know a decent footballer even if he fell over them.Thinks you have to wear a parramatta jersey to be a good footballer fool.