Random collections of interesting treasures
Random collections of interesting treasures
Inspiring performances, great victories and milestone moments...
Only one Origin game that year but it was the first ever and I've tuned in for every one since. I knew it was a big deal at the time but had no idea just how big.
First test match I ever attended. At the Gabba, side-one watching Lillee and Thommo terrorise the Poms.
Most recent Ashes test I've attended. Day 1, Starc claims a peg with first ball, new Capt Cummins gets a Michelle. Amazing day!
Got to see this from the nosebleed seats and it remains one of my best sports fan memories.
Got up in the middle of the night to watch the Lexcen-designed Australia II break the New York Yacht Club's 132-year stranglehold, and change this race forever.
After beating the All Blacks in the semi, the Wallabies took care of England in the final.
All four mathces against the Home Countries featured a Mark Ella try, and the 37-12 win against Scotland was the best.
The series decider coincided with a family Bali holiday, but we found a sports bar where, outnumbered by NSW fans, we could drink cheap Bintang and watch Qld win!
Twenty something years after I started watching Qld try to win the shield, it finally happened in a five-day epic at The Gabba.
The game that put the Aussie Women's Rugby 7s team, and the sport, on the map. Watched it on an iPad in a Brisbane' Queens St Bus Station.
The grass legend with the headband, broke an 11 year Australian drought in grand slams and 15 at Wimbledon.
Watched the Broncos beat the Dragons at a Sunday afternoon BBQ. First premiership in their fifth attempt.
Five* titles in our first 19 years, then nothing other than two heartbreakers, in the next 19. As at August 2025.
(*Plus one Super League title.)
Allan Border's side, touted as "one of the worst sides ever" became the first to reclaim the urn on Pommie soil in 55 years, and starting a fourteen-year Ashes run.
Included not because I'm much of a racing fan but because I lucked out, backing the Glen Boss-ridden mare in all three years.