Sth Queensland Crushers

[Sports Prophet]

As the sun has set on th opening NRL game for the Dolphins, here is a good article on the ABC website about one of their top flight predecessors the Sth Qld Crushers.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-05/south-queensland-crushers-super-league-war-brisbane-broncos/102004370

[Gomersall]

2 hours ago, Sports Prophet said:

As the sun has set on th opening NRL game for the Dolphins, here is a good article on the ABC website about one of their top flight predecessors the Sth Qld Crushers.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-05/south-queensland-crushers-super-league-war-brisbane-broncos/102004370

The club Mike Ford walked out on mid contract and then had the audacity to criticise Sam Burgess for walking out on Bath.

[Cake Tiger]

Great article, thanks for posting the link. 

[Wigan Riversider]

4 hours ago, Gomersall said:

The club Mike Ford walked out on mid contract and then had the audacity to criticise Sam Burgess for walking out on Bath.

Seem to remember M Ford was dropped but could well be wrong? Didn't he return to UK and play for Warrington in 1995?

[Gomersall]

26 minutes ago, Wigan Riversider said:

Seem to remember M Ford was dropped but could well be wrong? Didn't he return to UK and play for Warrington in 1995?

Dropped or not he only played for SQC 15 times before returning to the U.K. Walked mid contract IIRC.

[DlEHARD]

I used to go to Crushers games and was devastated when they were killed off.

One great thing about the Dolphins admission is...

Dick "T0sser" Turner, a Maroons and Dolphins and QRL legend poured his own money to keep the Crushers afloat. He was Chairman during the entire existence of the club. From books I read he even mortgaged his house/boat(?). The junior fields at Redcliffe are called the Dick "T0sser"Turner complex. He really was a spirit of pure Queensland passion that was a consistent force within the Maroons. He was also founder of the FOGs, former Origin Greats organisation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Turner

I always felt that what happened with the Crushers was an incredible, hurtful wrong to such a man. And seeing the Dolphins in the NRL would have delighted the man. 

Maroons follow ######'s advice to the letter https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/maroons-follow-######-advice-to-the-letter-20110708-1h6mv.html

Speech to Parliament by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2008 after passing of Dick Turner CLICK HERE

Edited March 8, 2023 by DlEHARD

[eal]

The Crushers actually had some decent support early on, but the Super League war broke out almost immediately and the team was doomed from that point.

[EggFace]

1995 was a mental year for both codes of Rugby with ARL Expansion, Super League, Kerry Packers World Rugby Circus and Rugby Union going official open.