The Northern Territory News recently ran an interesting blast from the past by a former sports editor , Dennis “ Doggy ” Booth , which contained a photograph of chunky, ardent rugby league and RSL supporter, Frank Geddes, in action on the field . Another player in the background was journalist Keith Willey of the NT News , first journo to win three Walkley Awards for reporting and a highly regarded Sydney rugby league writer.
Keith played for Brothers and was so keen on the game he got a visiting hypnotist to try and improve his footy skills in a session at the old News office in Smith Street . On a visit back to Darwin ,Willey and Geddes played a bruising match on the bitumen road in an outback town , no easing up because of the “turf”. A tutor at the University of South Queensland, Keith died from cancer in 1984. Major events he covered as a reporter were the six day Middle East War, Vietnam, the drowning of Harold Holt and the hanging of Ronald Ryan ,the last in Australia .
Keith played for Brothers and was so keen on the game he got a visiting hypnotist to try and improve his footy skills in a session at the old News office in Smith Street . On a visit back to Darwin ,Willey and Geddes played a bruising match on the bitumen road in an outback town , no easing up because of the “turf”. A tutor at the University of South Queensland, Keith died from cancer in 1984. Major events he covered as a reporter were the six day Middle East War, Vietnam, the drowning of Harold Holt and the hanging of Ronald Ryan ,the last in Australia .
