Victor James "Jim" Tait - South Sydney Player Report

Five-Eighth

FG Player - 168

Member of three South Sydney premiership winning squads, in 1928, 1929 and 1931. He was also a member of 1924 City Cup winning squad.

Player Relatives
Brother     - Tait, Alex

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Sydney - 1st January 1904 (Died - 1972)

South Sydney Junior Club
Redfern United

Previous Clubs
Tamworth (1932)

Playing Career at South Sydney (1924-36)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1924 CC-02 v Newtown (20y 221d)
1928 Rd09  v North Sydney (Premiership - 24y 210d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :                        City Cup :         Aust/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
1924     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   5   4  (1)  -   1      -    2 :                                 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1925     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1926     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1927     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1928     2   2   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1929     5   5   -   3   2      -   13 :                                 :                                 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1930     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1931     7   7   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   2   2   -   2   7      -   20
1932     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1933     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1934     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1935     1   1   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1936     1   1   -   -   1      -    2 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   -   1      -    2 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL   16  16   -   4   3      -   18 :   5   4  (1)  -   1      -    2 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   -   1      -    2 :   2   2   -   2   7      -   20

SS Cup   7   6  (1)  -   2      -    4
SS FG   25  24  (1)  6  12      -   42 

Short Form
                   Short-Game Knockout :                             9s
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1928                                   :  -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1932     -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1933     -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1936     -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    -   -   -   -   -      -    - :  -   -   -   -   -      -    -

SS SF    -   -   -   -   -      -    -

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

        Lower Grades
Year    RG(  W- D-L      %) :   3G(  W- D-L      %)
1930     2(  2- 0-0   100%) :
1931     4(  3- 0-1    75%) :
1932                        :    3(  2- 0-1    67%)
1933                        :    4(  4- 0-0   100%)
1934    14( 10- 1-3    71%) :
1935     1(  0- 0-1     0%) :
1936     3(  1- 0-2    33%) :

TOTAL   24( 16- 1-7    67%) :    7(  6- 0-1    86%)

CAREER  31( 22- 1-8    71%)

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
never

Player Awards

Year  Award
1935 - Labor Daily Centurian (100 points in the season - RG)

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 RG          1925                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney City II       1931                                   :                                :  1   -  (1)  -   1      -    2
New South Wales      1931                                   :                                :  2   2   -   1   4      -   11

TOTAL                         4   3  (1)  1   5      -   13

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

ALL REPS                      4   3  (1)  1   5      -   13

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1925 Cntr Combined RG          v Mudgee                           -  -     -

1931 Res  Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   -  1     -
1931      New South Wales      (Queensland Tour Squad)
1931 5/8  New South Wales      v Brisbane           Qld Tour      -  4     -
1931 5/8  New South Wales      v Toowoomba          Qld Tour      1  -/3   -

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