Edward Alexander "Eddie" Root - South Sydney Player Report

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FG Player - 140

Six time South Sydney premiership winner in 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1932, who was also a member of the 1929 premiership winning squad, missing the final while he was on the Kangaroo tour. Root played in the winning 1925 City Cup final, as was a member of the 1924 City Cup winning squad. He enlisted at a young age of 16, before playing rugby league. With the re-alignment of the club boundaries at the end of 1929 Eddie was forced to transfer to Newtown for the 1930 season.

Player Relatives
Son         - Root, S (St George) 

Playing - Height / Weight
         5ft 6in / 9st 10lb

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Waterloo - 26th June 1902 (Died - 1986)

South Sydney Junior Club
Alexandria Waratahs

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Military Service           (1917-19)                    AIF (enlisted at 16 years of age)
Newtown (Juniors)          (1919-21)
Newtown 2G                 (1921)
Newtown                    (1930)     12  7   1  -  23

Previous Rep Honours                   M  T   G FG  Pt
Sydney Metropolis          (1930)      1  -   -  -   -
Sydney City                (1930)      1  1   -  -   3
New South Wales            (1930)      5  2   -  -   6

Playing Career at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1923 Rd14  v Newtown (21y 46d)

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
1923     5   5   -   2   -      -    6 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1924     7   7   -   1   -      -    3 :   5   4  (1)  1   -      -    3 :                                 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
1925     2   1  (1)  -   -      -    - :   3   1  (2)  2   -      -    6 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1926    18  18   -  10   -      -   30 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   2   -      -    6
1927    14  14   -   6   -      -   18 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    -
1928    15  15   -   6   -      -   18 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3
1929     8   8   -   4   1      -   14 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    -
1931    12  12   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   -   -      -    -
1932    13  13   -   4   -      -   12 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1933     7   7   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL  101 100  (1) 34   1      -  104 :  10   7  (3)  4   -      -   12 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    - :  12  12   -   4   -      -   12

SS Cup  12   9  (3)  4   -      -   12
SS FG  125 121  (4) 42   1      -  128 

Short Form
                   Short-Game Knockout :                              9s
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1923     -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1928                                   :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1932     -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1933     2   2   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    2   2   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

SS SF    2   2   -   -   -      -    -

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

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Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
1926 Rd01  FG    St George
1929 Tour2 FG    Newcastle
1932 StCh  FG    Group9               - Fighting

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
Combined FG          1923                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney Metropolis    1926-27  1   1   -   3   1      -   11 :                                :  1   1   -   2   -      -    6
New South Wales      1927-32 11  11   -   1   -      -    3 :  2   2   -   -   -      -    - :  5   5   -   3   1      -   11
Sydney City          1928-32  3   3   -   2   -      -    6 :                                :
Probables            1932                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL                        25  25   -  11   2      -   37

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Australia            1929-30                                : 15  15   -   3   -      -    9

TOTAL                        15  15   -   3   -      -    9

ALL REPS                     40  40   -  14   2      -   46

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1923 Fwd  Combined FG          v Orange                           -  -     -

1924 Res  Probables            v Possibles          2nd Match                       (Selected but DNP)

1926 Prop Sydney Metropolis    v Newcastle                        2  -     -

1927 Prop Sydney Metropolis    v NSW Country        1st Match     3  1     -
1927 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     -
1927 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  -     -
1927 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     -
1927 Lock New South Wales      v Ipswich            Qld Tour      1  -     -
1927 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     -  -     -
1927 SRow New South Wales      v New England        Qld Tour      -  -     -

1928 Prop Sydney City          v NSW Country        1st Match     1  -     -
1928 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     -
1928 SRow New South Wales      v England            2nd Match     -  -     -

1929 Prop Sydney City          v NSW Country        1st Match     1  -     -
1929 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     1  -     -
1929 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     -
1929 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     -  -     -
1929 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         5th Match     -  -     -
1929 Lock New South Wales      v NSW Clarence R     Tour Match    1  1     -
1929      Australia            (Kangaroo Tour Squad) 
1929 Prop Australia            v York               Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 SRow Australia            v Widnes             Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 SRow Australia            v Wakefield Trinity  Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 SRow Australia            v Keighley           Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 Hook Australia            v Castleford         Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 Hook Australia            v Huddersfield       Tour Match    1  -     -
1929 Hook Australia            v Leigh              Tour Match    1  -     -
1929 SRow Australia            v Leeds              Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 SRow Australia            v Bradford Northern  Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 SRow Australia            v St Helens          Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 SRow Australia            v Yorkshire          Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 Prop Australia            v Swinton            Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 Prop Australia            v Northern League    Tour Match2   1  -     -
1929 Prop Australia            v Warrington         Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 Prop Australia            v Hunslet            Tour Match    -  -     -

1932 Prop Probables            v Possibles                        -  -     -
1932 Prop Sydney City          v NSW Country        1st Match     -  -     -
1932 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     -
1932 Hook New South Wales      v England            2nd Match     -  -     -
1932 Res  Australia            v England            3rd Test                        (Selected but DNP)
1932      New South Wales      (Queensland Tour Squad)
1932 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     -
1932 Prop New South Wales      v Brisbane           Qld Tour      -  -     -
1932 Prop New South Wales      v Toowoomba          Qld Tour      1  -     -

After Leaving South Sydney


Subsequent Clubs                           First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
St George                (1935-36)    24  3   -  -   9   
St George (Cricket)                                    Express bowler

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