1. smacca: R.I.P Arthur Henry “Artie” Beetson, OAM (January 22, 1945 – December 1, 2011), was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He represented Queensland and Australia from 1964 to 1981. His position was at Prop. Beetson became the first Indigenous Australian to captain his country in any sport and is frequently cited as the best post-war forward in Australian rugby league history. He also had an extensive coaching career, spanning the 1970s to the 1990s, coaching Australia Queensland, Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe Dolphins and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

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    R.I.P Arthur Henry “Artie” Beetson, OAM (January 22, 1945 – December 1, 2011), was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He represented Queensland and Australia from 1964 to 1981. His position was at Prop. Beetson became the first Indigenous Australian to captain his country in any sport and is frequently cited as the best post-war forward in Australian rugby league history. He also had an extensive coaching career, spanning the 1970s to the 1990s, coaching Australia Queensland, Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe Dolphins and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

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