Sidney Raymond "Sid" Harris - South Sydney Player Report

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FG Player - 151

One time South Sydney premiership winner in 1927, who was also a member of the 1926, 1931 and 1932 premiership winning squads. He also won the 1925 City Cup with South Sydney. Harris along with Alby Why are part of the famous scenes in the 1927 Grand Final when South Sydney were tagged the "Pride of the League", before he headed over to England to play with Huddersfield. Harris was a heavily built centre, a clever player with smart footwork.

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Surry Hills - 5th August 1906 (Died - 1965)

South Sydney Junior Club
Bloomfield-Waratahs

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Eastern Suburbs (Presidents Cup)
Huddersfield               (1927-29)
Cootamundra                (1929)                      (captain-coach) Maher Cup victory
Burrawa                    (1930)                      (captain-coach)
Grenfell                   (1931)

Previous Rep Honours                   M  T   G FG  Pt 
Group 9                    (1931)

Playing Career at South Sydney (1925-27,29,31-34)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1925 CC-F  v Glebe     (19y 31d)
1926 Rd01  v St George (Premiership - 19y 262d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :                        City Cup :         Aust/State Championship :                            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
1925     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1926     8   8   -   2   -      -    6 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    -
1927    16  16   -  13   -      -   39 :                                 :                                 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
1929     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1931     4   4   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1932    12  12   -   5   -      -   15 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   2   1      -    8
1933    13  13   -   2   -      -    6 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3
1934    13  13   -   4   -      -   12 :                                 :                                 :   4   4   -   1   -      -    3
 
TOTAL   66  66   -  27   -      -   81 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :  11  11   -   5   1      -   17

SS Cup   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
SS FG   78  78   -  32   1      -   98 

Short Form
                   Short-Game Knockout
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1933     4   4   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    4   4   -   -   -      -    -

SS SF    4   4   -   -   -      -    -

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1933 Tour1 v Newcastle
1933 MSF   v Newtown (Premiership)

     First Grade                                          
Year Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Other(  W- D-L      %)
1933           1(  0- 0-1     0%) :     1(  0- 0-1     0%)
1934           2(  1- 1-0    50%) :     2(  2- 0-0   100%)

TOTAL          3(  1- 1-1    33%) :     3(  2- 0-1    67%)

SS FG          6(  3- 1-2    50%)

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
Sydney Metropolis    1926                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
New South Wales      1926-32  2   2   -   -   -      -    - :                                :  
Sydney Metropolis II 1927                                   :                                :  1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Possibles            1932                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney City II       1932                                   :                                :  1   1   -   2   1      -    8

TOTAL                         6   6   -   3   1      -   11

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
none

ALL REPS                      6   6   -   3   1      -   11

Captaincy          CvC/Interstate/Internationals :            Tourists :               Other 
                              M(  W- D-L      %) :  M(  W- D-L      %) :  M(  W- D-L      %)
Sydney City II       1932                        :                     :  1(  1- 0-0   100%)

TOTAL                         1(  1- 0-0   100%)

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1926 Cntr Sydney Metropolis    v Newcastle                        -  -     -
1926 Cntr New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     -

1927 Cntr Sydney Metropolis II v NSW Country II                   1  -     -

1932 Cntr Possibles            v Probables                        -  -     -
1932 Cntr Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   2  1     - (c) W
1932 Cntr New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     -
1932 Cntr New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match                      (Selected but DNP)

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