Felsch was captain in one South Sydney premiership decider in 1939. He also captained South Sydney in the 1939 Cup-Tie final.
Felsch was a police constable. He was a product of the NSW North Coast, and a NSW Country representative before he transfered to South Sydney. He made his South Sydney first grade cup and club debut in Round 2 1936 of the Night Competition against Balmain at the Sports Ground. A few weeks later he made his South Sydney first grade premiership debut in Round 1 1936 against Eastern Suburbs at the Sports Ground.
Felsch played 9 seasons with South Sydney. He played 118 first grade club games, which included 98 first grade premiership games and 17 first grade cup games. He would also play 8 short-form games. He play all of his senior grade career with South Sydney in first grade. Felsch was a goalkicker of note, and he scored 576 points in first grade with 444 of those in first grade premiership matches. He also scored a futher 33 short-form points.
1940 Felsch had the honour of having the Probables(Felsch's) team named in his honour.
Felsch played his last first grade club and premiership game for South Sydney in Round 9 1944 against Newtown at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Player Relatives
Brother - Felsch, Graham (Northern Rivers)
Playing - Height / Weight
/ 13st 10lb
Representative Qualification
NSW Country
Date of Birth
Casino - 2nd August 1915 (Died - 1963)
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Ulmarra (1930-31)
Ulmarra (Cricket)
South Grafton (1932-34)
Goulburn (1935)
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
NSW Northern Country (1934) 1 - - - -
NSW Country (1934-35) 2 - 5 - 10
NSW Southern Division (1935) 1 - 5 - 10
Playing Career at South Sydney (1936-44)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1936 NF-02 SSG v Balmain (20y 239d)
1936 Rd01 SSG v Eastern Suburbs (Premiership - 20y 255d)
First Grade
Premiership : (FG) City Cup : State Championship : Night Football Comp : Tour
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1936 12 12 - 2 28 1 64 : : : 1 1 - - 1 - 2 : 2 2 - - 8 - 16
1937 8 8 - 2 5 - 16 : 8 8 - 3 20 - 49
1938 13 13 - 3 7 - 23
1939 14 14 - 3 34 - 77 : : 3 3 - 3 12 - 33 : : - - - - - - -
1940 11 11 - 1 20 - 43 : : : : - - - - - - -
1941 13 13 - 2 24 - 54 : : 1 1 - - 1 - 2 : : - - - - - - -
1942 13 13 - 6 37 - 92 : 1 1 - - 2 - 4 : : : 1 1 - - 4 - 8
1943 12 12 - 3 30 - 69 : : 2 2 - - 9 - 18 : : - - - - - - -
1944 2 2 - - 3 - 6 : : 1 1 - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 98 98 - 22 188 1 444 : 9 9 - 3 22 - 53 : 7 7 - 3 22 - 66 : 1 1 - - 1 - 2 : 3 3 - - 12 - 24
SS Cup 17 17 - 6 44 - 119
SS FG 118 118 - 28 245 1 576
Lower Grades
(RG) Premiership : (RG) City Cup : (3G) Premiership : (3G) City Cup
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1936 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1937 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1938 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1939 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1940 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1941 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1942 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1943 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1944 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
CAREER 98 98 - 22 188 1 444 : 17 17 - 6 44 - 119 : 118 118 - 28 245 1 576
Short Form
Short-Game Knockout
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1936 1 1 - - 2 - 4
1938 1 1 - 1 1 - 5
1939 2 2 - - 5 - 10
1940 1 1 - - 3 - 6
1943 3 3 - 2 1 - 8
TOTAL 8 8 - 3 12 - 33
SS SF 8 8 - 3 12 - 33
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1938 Rd01 v Balmain (22y)
First Grade
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Cup( W- D-L %) : Tour( W- D-L %)
1938 13( 9- 1-3 69%) : :
1939 14( 10- 0-4 71%) : 3( 2- 0-1 67%) :
1940 11( 5- 0-6 46%) :
1942 13( 6- 1-6 46%) : 2( 1- 0-1 0%)
1943 12( 8- 0-4 67%) : 2( 2- 0-0 100%)
TOTAL 63( 38- 2-23 60%) : 7( 5- 0-2 71%)
SS FG 70( 43- 2-25 61%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic CvC / Interstate : Tourists : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
NSW Police 1936-39 : : 2 2 - - - - -
Sydney Colts 1936 : : 1 1 - - - - -
Probables 1937-40 : : 2 2 - - 6 - 12
Sydney City 1938-39 2 2 - 4 2 - 16 : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 :
New South Wales 1938-40 6 6 - 4 5 - 22 : 1 1 - - - - - :
TOTAL 15 15 - 9 13 - 53
International
none
ALL REPS 15 15 - 9 13 - 53
Captaincy CvC/Interstate/Internationals : Tourists : Other
M( W- D-L %) : M( W- D-L %) : M( W- D-L %)
Sydney City 1938-39 1( 1- 0-0 100%) : 1( 0- 1-0 0%) :
New South Wales 1938-40 2( 1- 0-1 50%) : :
Probables 1940 : : 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
TOTAL 5( 2- 1-2 40%)
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1936 Lock NSW Police v Sydney City - - -
1936 Flbk Sydney Colts v Lithgow - - -
1937 Lock Probables v Possibles - - -
1938 Cntr Sydney City v NSW Country 4 2 -
1938 Cntr New South Wales v New Zealand 1st Match - - -
1938 Cntr Sydney City v New Zealand 1 - - (c) D
1938 Res New South Wales v New Zealand 2nd Match (Selected but DNP)
1938 Cntr New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - 3 -
1938 Cntr New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - 1 -
1938 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad) (c)
1938 Cntr New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match 1 - - (c) W
1939 Cntr Sydney City v NSW Country - - - (c) W (Nose broken during the match)
1939 New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match (c) (DNP - Withdrew due to injury)
1939 Cntr NSW Police v The Rest - - -
1940 Cntr Probables v Possibles - 6 - (c) L (Felsch's team)
1940 Cntr New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match 3 - -
1940 Cntr New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - - -
1940 Cntr New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - 1 - (c) L
After Leaving South Sydney
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Cessnock (1946) (Player-Coach)
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