League Trivia Thread

[Loudstrat]

The Berries

Yep. Lived in Revesby.

 

[mightybears]

Round 4

1) St George trialled which player under the name Mickey Lane to avoid contract difficulties in the 1970's? Mitch Brennan

7) Who is the only player to be sent off twice in a test match? Noel Kelly

 

[Loudstrat]

Yes and Yes.

Your grounds:

Metters Sports Field
RAS Agricultural Ground
Sydney Showground
Sydney Showground - Homebush
Marrickville Oval
Hampden
SCG No. 2
Trumper Park

 

[mightybears]

Yes and Yes.

Your grounds:

Metters Sports Field
RAS Agricultural Ground
Sydney Showground
Sydney Showground - Homebush
Marrickville Oval
Hampden
SCG No. 2
Trumper Park

yep, my last 4 were
Marrickville, Metters, Hampden aka Trumper Oval and SCG No.2

 

[Marshall_magic]

9) Who is the premierships highest point scorer never to have held the all time points scoring record?

Hazem El Masri

 

[Loudstrat]

1) St George trialled which player under the name Mickey Lane to avoid contract difficulties in the 1970's? Mitch Brennan

7) Who is the only player to be sent off twice in a test match? Noel Kelly

Yes and yes

Hazem El Masri

Got it in one!

 

[Azkatro]

4.2 - Geoff Toovey
4.4 - Luke Burt
4.5 - Lance Thompson
4.6 - Daniel Anderson
4.8 - Let's see, Wally Lewis, Mal Meninga, Craig Bellamy, Brad Fittler and Ivan Henjak so my guess is 5. Also Terry Matterson who now coaches in England and Laurie Daley has coached Country.

 

[*Paul*]

The Encyclopaedia of RL players claims Smith had moved to Souths by 1975. And I'll answer my own question, Matt Sing scored 636 points in first grade, the most of anyone in premiership history who didn't kick any type of goal.

 

[Non Terminator]

Might as well add a few new questions.

08. How many points did the Dragons score in the second half when they beat the Bulldogs 91-6 in 1935?

This one was left unanswered. The answer for the buffs here is 68.

 

[Non Terminator]

3. Craig Smith, Tonie Carroll, Nathan Fien, Steve Price (played for the All Golds).

 

[Non Terminator]

8.

Craig Bellamy
Brad Fittler
Dean Lance
Wally Lewis
Terry Matterson (coached first grade in England)
Mal Meninga
Mark Murray

Rep - Paul Vautin, Laurie Daley

(Soon to be Ivan Henjak)

 

[Loudstrat]

Round 4

1) St George trialled which player under the name Mickey Lane to avoid contract difficulties in the 1970's?

Mitch Brennan - 1 to The Mighty Bears

2) Who was the first first grader to run out onto Stadium Australia in a Rugby League match?

3) Which players have played origin for Queensland and League internationals for New Zealand?

Craig Smith, Tonie Carroll, Nathan Fein (spike) and Steve Price - Non Terminator.

4) Which player had his first grade debut at the opening of Stadium Australia in front of 104 000 people?

Luke Burt - Azkatro

5) Who was the youngest ever City captain?

6) Who was the last grand final coach that never played grade football?

Daniel Anderson - Azkatro

7) Who is the only player to be sent off twice in a test match?

Noel Kelly v France 1967 - 1 point to The Mighty BEars

8) How many current or former first grade coaches played under Wayne Bennet?

Wally Lewis, Mal Meninga, Craig Bellamy, Brad Fittler and Ivan Henjak - Azkatro

9) Who is the premierships highest point scorer never to have held the all time points scoring record?

Hazem El MAsri - Marshall Magic

10) Who was the last Kangaroo to play for a CRL side?

And lets not forget that we are still looking for the club that can claim Johnny Raper as a junior.

Gotta go on hols for a week, so I'll send the answers to Non Terminator for the rest.

2 BTW, wasn't Toovey
5 - not Thompson
10 Wasn't Cronin - much later

 

[Non Terminator]

For 8, Bennett coached Mark Murray in Origin and Dean Lance at Canberra.

Here is a new round (I'll insert Loudstrat's unanswered):

Another round (properly researched!)

L1. Who was the first first grader to run out onto Stadium Australia in a Rugby League match?

L2. Who was the youngest ever City captain?

L3. Who was the last Kangaroo to play for a CRL side?

1. Which player scored four tries in the 1993 World Sevens Plate Final between Fiji and Western Suburbs?

2. Why did Dally Messenger miss out on the Roosters 100 team according to selectors?

3. What do Terry Lamb, Michael Hagan and Daniel Anderson specifically have in common? (Please don't give obvious ones like They're All Coaches)

4. In a five game spell in 1945, what did Balmain manage to do that no-one else has done?

5. Who is the captain of the Indigenous team of the century?

6. What was so special about the Round 18 clash between Dragons and Raiders in 2001?

7. In the 1997 World Club Challenge who scored 70 points against St Helens?

8. Who is the league's highest try scorer that has played for more than five clubs?

9. Which rugby league ground has hosted the most first grade matches?

10. Who was the first team to lose competition points?

11. Since 2000, which team has conceeded the most points?

12. Since 2000, what is the most common score a team has reached in a first grade match?

13. What was so special about Western Suburbs 16-14 win over Balmain in 1967?

14. Who was the first person to referee 200 first grade matches?

15. How many games is the record for most games undefeated (and who holds it)?

16. Which first grade club has scored points in their last 157 matches?

 

[Marshall_magic]

5. Artie Beatson

8. Brett Kimmorley

11. North Queensland

12. 22-12

16. Manly

all wild guesses.

 

[innsaneink]

10. Wests didnt score a try despite having 2 scored against them

 

[Frederick]

4. Out of the 5 games, 4 were tied

 

[Frederick]

9. Scg

 

[Non Terminator]

5. Artie Beatson

8. Brett Kimmorley

11. North Queensland

12. 22-12

16. Manly

all wild guesses.

5. Beetson is correct.

8. Brett Kimmorley is incorrect.

11. NTQ is correct.

12. I meant score by a single team. 12 is the answer so I'll give it to you.

16. Manly is incorrect.

10. Wests didnt score a try despite having 2 scored against them

Nicely answered.

4. Out of the 5 games, 4 were tied

Correct mate.

9。scg

Correct.

 

[Frederick]

8. Phil Blake

16. Brisbane

14. Graeme West?

 

[Non Terminator]

8. Phil Blake

16. Brisbane

14. Graeme West?

Blake is correct. The others are not.