Talking Footy

TLPG wrote:

I have to ask the following because I suspect at least some of these claims are not right;

1. When was the first thugby league game on ANZAC Day?
2. When did this local Derby reference to Wigan and St Helens first appear?
3. When did thugby league first play on Friday night? (The others I acknowledge as probably right, and not neccessarily a good thing)
4. When did thugby league first play on a Sunday?
5. When did thugby league became semi pro and then fully pro?
6. When did the first indigenous Australian play elite level thugby league and who was it?
7. Who was the first first indigenous player to captain his elite level team? (I'll leave the rep one alone for obvious reasons)
8. When did thugby league "get permission" to allow an indigenous player to travel overseas?
9. What was the first thugby league game televised live, and what was the first grand final televised live?
10. When did thugby league introduce the sin bin?

cos789 wrote:

Phelpsy wrote:

I think that's great parra all the things you list... Although the thread is about what the nrl do well not sports firsts. You could say the nrl have been innovative in areas of supporting aboriginals in playing the game. Also innovative in televising the game using different nights. And whilst bit nrl, the glaringly obvious thing that is done well is state of origin, this stands head and shoulders above everything else.

Good at following the success and ideas of other codes.

NRLCrap1 wrote:

TLPG wrote:

I have to ask the following because I suspect at least some of these claims are not right;

1. When was the first thugby league game on ANZAC Day?
2. When did this local Derby reference to Wigan and St Helens first appear?
3. When did thugby league first play on Friday night? (The others I acknowledge as probably right, and not neccessarily a good thing)
4. When did thugby league first play on a Sunday?
5. When did thugby league became semi pro and then fully pro?
6. When did the first indigenous Australian play elite level thugby league and who was it?
7. Who was the first first indigenous player to captain his elite level team? (I'll leave the rep one alone for obvious reasons)
8. When did thugby league "get permission" to allow an indigenous player to travel overseas?
9. What was the first thugby league game televised live, and what was the first grand final televised live?
10. When did thugby league introduce the sin bin?

Come on, ParraEel! Let's see some answers!

Celebrating Anzac Day - a rugby league tradition

Rugby league has always tried to show its appreciation for all of the Anzac representatives (and other representatives in conflicts). I defer to rugby league historian Sean Fagan when he explains that the first Anzac Day rugby league match was played in 1927 between Glebe and Western Suburbs. The Roosters and Dragons have played on Anzac Day in 1959, 1961, 1978, 1979 and every year since 2002.

NRLCrap1 wrote:

That's one. Nine to go.

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

That's one.

Now onto the next.

Btw, do you pricks cop a ban for all the lying going on, if I prove each and everyone, will any of you receive a holiday because you never bothered to prove otherwise or even prove what was put in the vfl version?

Knobjockies.

NRLCrap1 wrote:

No not quite two, because I wanted the year and none of those sources gave it.