Simply the best

[EagleGT]

I was at that concert

Haha. Me too! What a great day.

 

[The Wheel]

Is that Morgan Harper or Lionel Ritchie with Tina

 

[BOZO]

Is that Morgan Harper or Lionel Ritchie with TinaView attachment 23893

That ain't Morgan or Lionel feathered friend @The Wheel

Its the Original and the Best Sexy Cliffy Lyons and his Sexy girlfriend Tina

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Me and Phil Lynott strongly disagree.

That was good as well , but I still think Simply the Best was by far the greatest and a real “ **** you “ to AFL.

 

[BOZO]

Lets Get to the Heart of this Simply the Best of the very Best Matter

1972,
1973,
1976,
1978,
1987,
1996
, 2008
, 2011

 

[ricardo]

RIP Tina. What a life

 

[XV-1]

Gotta luv Des's hair!! LOL

RIP Tina.

 

[MadMarcus]

RIP Tina. One of the best ever, and not just because of the RL connection.

 

[mickqld]

Vale Aunty Entity. Gone but never forgotten.

 

[nightster]

Gotta luv Des's hair!! LOL

RIP Tina.

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Everyday was a bad hair day in the 80’s

 

[nightster]

RIP - The Acid Queen

 

[47MVEagle]

RIP TT

 

[Harmless27]

That ad was my first real memory of Rugby League. We migrated to the northern beaches from Ireland in 1991... instantly took up supporting the local team , without a single clue about what the sport was.
The tina Turner angle meant my mum loved it too.... and that was that. Life long Eagles fan

Thanks Tina - you were simply the best.

 

[Bearfax]

Sad day indeed. She's only the best

 

[Tragic Eagle]

RIP Tina Turner. You are simply the best!

 

[ALinda]

No doubt about it, the Tina Turner campaigns were so effective and awesome for rugby league in Australia and thanks for those wonderful memories.

RIP Tina Turner...you're simply the best!

 

[Cliffy's Jockstrap]

RIP a legendary singer and performer who will always be in the hearts of rugby league fans.

 

[globaleagle]

Why rugby league fell in love with Tina Turner

'She was so natural'

wwos.nine.com.au

'She didn't change': Why rugby league fell in love with Tina Turner

It was the advert that brought glamour to a game on the rise and epitomised what rugby league was truly about.

People like to put names to faces but if ever there was a song that made rugby league familiar to the masses, then Tina Turner's "What You Get Is What You See" was it. It gave the game a mainstream identity in 1989, laying the platform for the game's golden years in the early 90s before the Super League storm split the game.

The song was perfect for the campaign because it spoke to the athletes playing the game, working class men playing a brutal sport with no regard for their bodies, giving the code a ballad it could pin its virtues on. And it worked.

 

[Ryan]

What a beautiful, strong, resilient woman. I'd recommend the show based on her life to people if you haven't seen it.

When someone like Janis Joplin says Tina Turner is her favourite artist, you know there's talent absolutely everywhere.

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Tina & Cliffy at 59secs

1989 Big League no. 1, What you get is what you see, Pin-Up – 1989 Draw

Rugby League collectable shop, featuring Rugby League trading cards, magazines, and much more.

www.dansnrlcollectables.com

Great story behind that photo

Ettingshausen was meant to be the player there, Gavin Miller had organised it, but ETs game got postponed due to snow, so Leeds wouldn’t release him so Miller said to John Quayle that he had it all sorted, and 2 players would go. Tina Turner had been promised the sexiest man in League, and Miller and Cliffy walked in the doors. When Quayle turned up she said “if these are the good looking ones, I’d hate to see the ugly ones”