June 11, 1997: Aaron Raper-gate
On this day 25 years ago, NSW coach Tom Raudonikis left Aaron Raper on the bench for an entire State of Origin match.
The last time I saw Aaron Raper was also the first and last time I tried crowd-surfing. Let me check the internet to put a date on that … it was an Everclear show at the Enmore Theatre …
April 7, 1998?
Surely not.
Anyway, I am Facebook friends with the former Cronulla and Parramatta hooker and I did message him on Facebook while writing Two Tribes.
The re…
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