Bill Brogan its a small world.

A photo of the 1930 Premiers.

Bill Brogan is 9th from the left back row.

A friend I have known for many years  Dom Boidin told me that his dad Keith Boidin was coached by an old footballer called Bill Brogan.  Dom said his dad called him Wild Bill Brogan

Little did we both know that Wild Bill played for Wests and New South Wales and Australia.

Bill was a very good professional heavy weight boxer who fought at the Old Tin Shed .

C.Y.O.R.F.L.

ST.JAMES FOREST LODGE

1948

Bill Brogan middle back and a young Keith Boidin bottom left.

Bills son Terry Brogan who went on to play for Balmain(1951-1955) is in front of his dad.

Bill coached this team to a B Grade premiers and B Grade Champions of Sydney 1948.

This newspaper clipping is from the Brisbane Courier 3 July 1929

its part of a profile of the 1929 Kangaroos.

Thats Wild Bill back left in the New South Wales side 1931.

NSW beat QLD 39-17 at the SCG

Bill Brogan joined Wests from Warialda in 1929

5 Wests players were named in the 1931 NSW side to play Queensland.

(from left) Wild Bill Brogan,Cliff Pearce, Ray Morris

(sitting) Ken Sherwood and Harry Owen. 

Albert (Keith) Boidin wins the W.Hickey Trophy Cup for Best and Fairest.

Keith told Dom that Wild Bill was a great coach who was a fair but hard task master.

With a great knowledge of the game of Rugby League.

This newspaper story from the Canberra Times the year 1935.

Bill was now the coach of Burrowa

Keith Boidin and his lovely bride Beryl

And about the same time this story appeared in the SMH written by the great Rugby League writer  Tom Goodman.

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