Footy Zone

Footy Zone

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Footy Zone episodes

  • 1970 Ashes Tour of Australia
    The 1970 Ashes Series was said to be one of the greatest series played between the two traditional foes. English hard-men Cliff Watson, Malcolm Reilly and Roger Millward terrorised the Australian pack. Plagued with injuries, Australia selected three different captains during the series and even had a priest playing in the centres.
    35 min
  • The First Fijian - Apisai Toga
    On November 6, 1945, a baby boy was born in a small village outside of Nadi, Fiji. This is the story about a man who took incredible risks on behalf of his family - and his people. This is the story of Apisai Toga
    41 min
  • Newtown 1984 to 2019
    On September 26, 1983 the New South Wales Rugby League did not invite Newtown to participate in the 1984 premiership. Many thought it was the end for Rugby League's first club. The club was cocooned for seven years, but in 1991 an osmosis began that would transform the club and take it to new. dizzy heights in 2019. Rob is joined in this episode by Newtown Jets RLFC Media Manager Glen Dwyer, on the eve of the publication of his new book, "The Second Life of the Newtown RLFC"
    1 hr 35 min
  • History of Rugby League in France (Part 2).
    In Part 1, Mike Rylance told us about the incredible rise of Rugby League in the 1930's - followed by the cruel bans of the Vichy Regime in the 1940s, and the golden period of the 1950's which saw France dominate international Rugby League. In Part 2 we chart the game's demise AND possibly the rise again of French Rugby League?
    27 min

About Footy Zone

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Featuring a different topic and expert each episode, this podcast unpacks history-making moments in Rugby League. Along the way we will explain their significance on the game, then and now.