Born in 1970..so no but I will ask my as dad he was in sydney during those times and played some lower grade footy with wests and st george.
Judging by the above I daresay he will agree with me!
Maybe...he still loves league and origin( he took me to the first one in 1980 and is qld through and through), he has told me that those times could be really rough as guts both on the field and off.
I will quiz him next time we are having a few coldies.