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We are the Champions

magazine coverG'day sport

How do you pick the best of the best? Mike Colman goes searching for the image of Queensland sport.


Mick DoohanBest of the best

Queensland has produced an incredible array of sporting greats in a wide variety of sports. In 1999 a panel of judges appointed by The Courier-Mail ranked the state's top 100 athletes of the post-war years. These Queenslanders dominated that selection.


Eddie GilbertTop talent

CATHY Freeman, Artie Beetson, Mal Meninga, Steve Renouf, Wendell Sailor, Gorden Tallis . . . Queensland sport has been enriched by athletes of Aboriginal and Islander descent.


Wayne BennettOur greatest coaches

Thousands of unsung heroes guide youngsters and stars to achieve their best. Mike Colman picks out three of Queensland's best coaches.


tied test sceneOur greatest events

From the thousands of sporting events Queensland has hosted over the years, four stand out in the memories of the people who were there — and those who have spoken about them so often that they have come to believe they were there.


Fine Cotton race finishOur lowest lows

As well as the highlights there are some low points, moments in Queensland sporting history which will live in infamy (or at least notoriety) forever.


Fine Cotton race finishOur greatest captains

Many Queenslanders have earned the honour of captaining their country, but three stand out as among the most successful test captains of all time.


Coach's cocky call

Why are Queensland rugby league players called canetoads?


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