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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