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| Very sad day.
He was a great player and more importantly a great man.
Condolences to his family.
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| True legend. RIP big man.
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| Vale Artie.
As a player and as a person you were one of the greats.
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| Not only a great player but a great person, and a real trailblazer for Indigenous people. When Artie first captained Australia he did not have the right to vote!
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| He was a great player and a great man. My aunt and uncle met him in Australia and said he was a warm,bubbly and genuine fella who had time for everybody... R.I.P Artie.
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| The sporting public of Australia are in shock over Arties death. Go to the online Aussie newspapers and read the many tributes to the man. A real giant in both sense's of the word was Artie.
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| Very sad. I saw him at the 4Ns final and regretted not getting him and Lockyer to sign my programme. Even more regretful now.
Very good and feared player.
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| Rest in peace Arthur Beetson. 'Artie' was a genuine legend of the game. This is a very sad day.
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| A very sad loss of someone who had a huge impact on the game as a player, coach, indigenous role model and by all accounts top bloke . All of which makes this BBC report
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something of a sick joke - they didn't headline George Best and Bobby Moore as former Fulham players when they died.
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| Quote: Erik the not red "A very sad loss of someone who had a huge impact on the game as a player, coach, indigenous role model and by all accounts top bloke . All of which makes this BBC report
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something of a sick joke - they didn't headline George Best and Bobby Moore as former Fulham players when they died.'"
Why is it a "sick joke". The BBC broadcast to a predominently UK audience, and he played for 1 team over here.
RIP Artie.
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| If you go to a well known video clip site you can briefly see Artie in action - "Artie Beetson 1975/75 grand finals" or similar. Also "Birth of Origin Raudonikis and Beetson" - second half of clip shows Artie in action.
Take a look at Australia v GB Third Test 1966. Young Artie at 21, ripping GB apart.
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| RIP
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| Quote: SirStan "Why is it a "sick joke". The BBC broadcast to a predominently UK audience, and he played for 1 team over here.
RIP Artie.'"
It rather belittles his many greater achievements in the game which don't or hardly get a mention in the report. I wouldn't be surprised if he played more games for Australia in the UK than he did for Hull KR either.
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Quote: Erik the not red "It rather belittles his many greater achievements in the game which don't or hardly get a mention in the report. I wouldn't be surprised if he played more games for Australia in the UK than he did for Hull KR either.'"
Maybe this will help:
www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/de ... -australia
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Quote: Erik the not red "It rather belittles his many greater achievements in the game which don't or hardly get a mention in the report. I wouldn't be surprised if he played more games for Australia in the UK than he did for Hull KR either.'"
Maybe this will help:
www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/de ... -australia
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| Quote: Erik the not red "A very sad loss of someone who had a huge impact on the game as a player, coach, indigenous role model and by all accounts top bloke . All of which makes this BBC report
rlhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/15985255.stmrl
something of a sick joke - they didn't headline George Best and Bobby Moore as former Fulham players when they died.'"
Having met Artie several times, he was a man who prized all of his achievements. It would have been a huge challenge for a young aboriginal to travel away from home to live and play in England.
I think you do Artie a great dis-service if you think he would not be proud to be remembered for this.
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