1944 South Sydney Player & Team Statistics

Back Row: A.Blair(coach), F.Felsch, J.Parker, S.Fegan, J.Walsh, F.Curry
Middle Row: J.Lawrence, W.Thompson, B.Stokes, J.Armstrong, C.Kennedy, J.Whitfield
Bottom Row: W.Finch, F.Lane, A.Slattery, B.Sherwood, E.Bray, L.Brown


                                    (FG) Premiership :              State Champiosnhip :                            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
Armstrong, Jim        15  15   -  10   2      -   34 :   3   3   -   2   4      -   14 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - ^^
Bell, Les              3   3   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Bonner, Frank          8*  8   -   -  20      -   40 :   3   3   -   -   6      -   12 :   1   1   -   -   3      -    6
Bray, Ed               5*  5   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Brown, Les            11  11   -   3   -      -    9 :   3   3   -   1   -      -    3 :   1   1   -   4   -      -   12
Curry, Frank           9   9   -   2   -      -    6 :   3   3   -   3   -      -    9 :   1   1   -   2   -      -    6
Fegan, Sid             4   4   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Felsch, Fred           2   2   -   -   3      -    6 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Finch, Wally           2   2   -   1   6      -   15 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Fullerton, Des         7*  7   -   1   2      -    7 :   2   2   -   1   3      -    9 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Gilbert, Les           2   2   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Griffiths, Ed          1*  1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Harris, Arthur         7   7   -   3   -      -    9 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Hutchinson, Jack       1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Kennedy, Clem         12  12   -   4   -      -   12 :   3   3   -   3   -      -    9 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Lane, Fred            12  12   -   1   -      -    3 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - ^^
Lawrence, Jack Jnr    14* 14   -   2   -      -    6 :   3   3   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Leo, Jack              -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1*  1   -   1   -      -    3
McAnulty, Wally        2   2   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Mackie, Bill           1*  1   -   -   -      -    - :   1*  1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Mangan, Jim            6*  6   -   3   -      -    9 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Melvaine, John         4   4   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Parker, Jim           14* 14   -   -   -      -    - :   3   3   -   1   -      -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Patterson, John        1*  1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   1      -    2
Quinlivan, Allan       1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Quinlivan, Leon        2   2   -   -   1      -    2 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Robinson, Bill         2*  2   -   -   -      -    - :   1*  1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Sherwood, Bill         5*  5   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Slattery, Arthur       6   6   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   1      -    2
Smith, Robert          1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Smith, Keith           -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1*  1   -   -   -      -    -
Stokes, Billy          5   5   -   -  10      -   20 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Thompson, Billy        9   9   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   2   1      -    8
Walsh, Jack           13  13   -   2   -      -    6 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Whitfield, Jack        2   2   -   1   -      -    3 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Wood, Tom              -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   1   1      -    5
Wunsch, Jack           6   6   -   4   -      -   12 :   2   2   -   5   -      -   15 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

* - debut this year

Captaincy
              Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : State Champ(  W- D-L      %) : Tour(  W- D-L      %)
Walsh, Jack            13(  6- 1-5    46%) :           2(  1- 0-1    50%) :    1(  1- 0-0   100%)
Armstrong, Jim          2(  0- 0-2     0%) :           1(  1- 0-0   100%) :

Coach
              Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : State Champ(  W- D-L      %) : Tour(  W- D-L      %)
Blair, Alf             15(  6- 1-7    40%) :           3(  2- 0-1    67%) :    1(  1- 0-0   100%)


Suspensions
                  Rnd   v           Wk CHARGE
Fullerton, Des    Trial              4 Incorrect Residential Qualification
Armstrong, Jim    Rd02  Canterbury   - Fighting
Mackie, Bill      mSF   Balmain      - Fighting

Team Statistics
                 Grd           T  G/A  FG  Crowd                          SO Referee
Rd01  St George  SSG  W 13-8   1  5     -  6,877 Apr 29 Sat  3:15pm        - A.Shiner              J.Bates / G.Griffen
Rd02  Canterbury SSG  W 12-10  2  3     -  3,500 May  6 Sat  3:15pm        1 J.O'Brien             T.Skinner / J.Bates
Rd03  Newtown    SCG  L  5-26  1  1     - 27,029 May 13 Sat  3:15pm        - J.O'Brien             H.Carrick / J.Turner
Rd04  Wests      Prat W 17-12  3  4     -  4,200 May 20 Sat  3:15pm        - G.Bishop              J.Mason / A.Fifield
Rd05  Balmain    SCG  L 13-37  3  2     - 23,265 May 27 Sat  3:15pm        - G.Bishop              H.Carrick / J.Bates
Rd06  Norths     NSO  W 10-8   2  2     -  8,090 Jun  3 Sat  3:15pm        - A.Shiner              D.Gold / T.Leffler
Rd07  Easts      NSO  W 26-23  4  7     -  2,250 Jun 10 Sat  3:15pm        - A.Shiner              T.Skinner / D.Gold
StC01 Group 7    Woll W 40-26 10  5     -  3,640 Jun 18 Sun  3:15pm        - T.McMahon Jnr         A.Jones / H.Gillard
StC02 K Kurri    SCG  W 32-12  8  4     - 21,787*Jun 24 Sun  1:30pm        - R.Gilmour             N.Sinclair / J.Davies
Rd08  St George  Hurs W 34-20  8  5     -  5,634 Jul  1 Sat  3:15pm        - T.McMahon Jnr         A.Collins / D.Lawler
Rd09  Newtown    SCG  L  5-47  1  1     - 23,906 Jul  8 Sat  3:15pm        - T.McMahon Jnr         G.Griffen / T.Skinner
Rd10  Wests      SSG  D  8-8   2  1     -  5,500 Jul 15 Sat  3:15pm        - T.McMahon Jnr         H.Carrick / G.May
Rd11  Balmain    Leic L 12-37  2  3     -  6,000 Jul 22 Sat  3:15pm        - J.O'Brien             N.Sinclair / A.Fifield
Rd12  Norths     SSG  W 14-10  4  1     -  9,184 Jul 29 Sat  3:15pm        - G.Bishop              J.Davies / H.Carrick
Rd13  Easts      SSG  L 16-19  2  5     -  2,450 Aug  5 Sat  3:15pm        - T.McMahon Jnr         D.Gold / D.Lawler
Rd14  Canterbury Belm L  8-22  2  1     -  2,527 Aug 12 Sat  3:15pm        - Au.Oxford             G.Griffen / A.Collins
StCSF St George  Ersk L 14-15  2  4     -  6,566 Aug 20 Sun  3:15pm        - G.Bishop              G.May / T.Leffler
mSF   Balmain    SCG  L  6-15  -  3     - 28,237 Sep  2 Sat  3:15pm        1 J.O'Brien             A.Collins / E.Fletcher
Tour  Lithgow    Lith W 53-12 13  7     -        Sep 17 Sun  3:00pm        - C.Wilkinson

Crowd Statistics

Total Aggregrate Crowd  158,649
Average Crowd            10,577

                                    (RG) Premiership               
                       M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts 
Baber, Fred            3   3   -   1   -      -    3
Bonner, Frank          5   5   -   1   -      -    3
Brown, Les             1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Brogan, Ken           15  15   -   1   4      -   11
Bray, Ed               2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Burns, W               1   1   -   -   -      -    - ^
Bell, Les              7   7   -   1   6      -   15
Beddy, Sam             6   6   -   -   -      -    -
Boquet, A              1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Conroy, K             11  11   -   -   -      -    -
Curry, Frank           4   4   -   1   -      -    3
Colenso, L             2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Clifford, Jim          2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Finch, Wally           8   8   -   2  18      -   42
Fegan, Sid             2   2   -   1   -      -    3
Faris, J               6   6   -   -   -      -    -
Frost, L               3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Flynn, F               2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Griffiths, Ed         11  11   -   -   -      -    -
Goodwin, Bill          2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Harris, Arthur         7   7   -   3   -      -    9
Kennedy, Clem          2   2   -   1   -      -    3
King, Cec              2   2   -   2   -      -    6
Landow, G              5   5   -   1   -      -    3
Lampard, K             4   4   -   1   -      -    3 ^
Lawrence, Jack Jnr     1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Lawrence, Vince        2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Melvaine, John         5   5   -   -   -      -    -
Mangan, Jim            2   2   -   1   -      -    3
Mackie, Bill           1   1   -   -   -      -    -
McAnulty, Wally        2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Podham, H              2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Patterson, John        3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Quinlivan, Leon        2   2   -   -   1      -    2
Robinson, Bill         7   7   -   -   -      -    -
Stokes, Neville        8   8   -   3   -      -    9
Stokes, Billy          6   6   -   -   8      -   16
Slattery, Arthur       9   9   -   4   -      -   12
Sherwood, Bill         8   8   -   1   -      -    3
Smith, Keith           6   6   -   -   -      -    -
Thompson, Billy        1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Whitfield, Jack        6   6   -   2   -      -    6
Wood, Tom              7   7   -   -   1      -    2
Wunsch, Jack           2   2   -   1   -      -    3
Willcocks, Keith       1   1   -   -   -      -    -

Captaincy
              Premiership(  W- D-L      %)
Bell, Les               7(  1- 0-6    14%)
Brogan, Ken             5(  4- 0-1    80%)
Fegan, Sid              2(  2- 0-0   100%)
Quinlivan, Leon         1(  0- 0-1     0%)

Coach
              Premiership(  W- D-L      %)
Watson, Dave           15(  7- 0-8    47%)

Suspensions
                  Rnd   v           Wk CHARGE
none

Team Statistics
                 Grd           T  G/A  FG                          SO Referee
Rd01  St George  SSG  W 12-2   2  3     - Apr 29 Sat  2:00pm        - R.Smyth               E.Paine / J.Patterson
Rd02  Canterbury SSG  W 11-5   3  1     - May  6 Sat  2:00pm        - A.Oxford              G.Pearce / R.Rooney
Rd03  Newtown    SCG  W 26-12  4  7     - May 13 Sat  2:00pm        - A.Shiner              W.Cameron / T.Green
Rd04  Wests      Prat W  6-2   2  -     - May 20 Sat  2:00pm        - W.Devine              N.Sinclair / T.Leffler
Rd05  Balmain    SCG  L 12-22  2  3     - May 27 Sat  2:00pm        - W.Devine              L.Williams / W.Cameron
Rd06  Norths     NSO  L  5-8   1  1     - Jun  3 Sat  2:00pm        - A.Oxford              A.Galbraith / R.Rooney
Rd07  Easts      NSO  W 15-6   3  3     - Jun 10 Sat  2:00pm        - G.Hallwood            W.Cameron / L.Williams
Rd08  St George  Hurs L  8-9   2  1     - Jul  1 Sat  2:00pm        - G.Hallwood            J.Davies / A.Hodge
Rd09  Newtown    SCG  L 12-26  2  3     - Jul  8 Sat  2:00pm        - G.Bishop              G.Pearce / L.Williams
Rd10  Wests      SSG  L  7-17  1  2     - Jul 15 Sat  2:00pm        - G.Bishop              L.Rosen / J.Davies
Rd11  Balmain    Leic L  2-9   -  1     - Jul 22 Sat  2:00pm        - A.Shiner              T.Grew / R.Hall
Rd12  Norths     SSG  W  5-2   1  1     - Jul 29 Sat  2:00pm        - W.Devine              N.Sinclair / T.Leffler
Rd13  Easts      SSG  W 20-6   4  4     - Aug  5 Sat  2:00pm        - G.Hallwood            A.Hodge / J.Bates
Rd14  Canterbury Belm L  8-12  -  4     - Aug 12 Sat  2:00pm        - G.Hallwood            N.Sinclair / T.Skinner
MSF   Balmain    SCG  L 14-18  2  4     - Aug 26 Sat  2:00pm        - G.Bishop              J.Bates / D.Gold

                                    (3G) Premiership               
                       M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts 
Baber, Fred            1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Beddy, Sam             2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Bonner, E             12  12   -   -   1      -    2
Borger, Jim            4   4   -   -   -      -    -
Bouquet, A             4   4   -   -   1      -    2
Burns, W               3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Clifford, Jack         3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Clifford, Jim         12  12   -   1   8      -   19
Colenso, L             8   8   -   -   -      -    -
Conroy, K              3   3   -   1   -      -    3
Costello, T            5   5   -   -   -      -    -
Cray, M               10  10   -   -   -      -    -
Cummings, A            5   5   -   -   -      -    -
Curry, Frank           1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Faris, J               9   9   -   1   -      -    3 ^^ 
Finch, Wally           5   5   -   2   6      -   18 ^^ 
Flinn, J               2   2   -   3   -      -    9
Flynn, F               4   4   -   -   -      -    -
Frost, L              11  11   -   6   1      -   20
Gleeson, J             1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Goodwin, Bill          6   6   -   3   -      -    9
Griffiths, Ed          3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Jarrett, C             2   2   -   1   -      -    3
King, Cec              1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Lawrence, Vince        2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Leo, Jack             11  11   -   -   -      -    -
Linney, J              3   3   -   -   1      -    2
Mangan, Jim            6   6   -   3   -      -    9
Melvaine, John         4   4   -   -   -      -    -
O'Connor, E            1   1   -   -   -      -    -
O'Neill, R             1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Patterson, John        3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Robinson, Bill         4   4   -   -   -      -    -
Schofield, Bill        7   7   -   3   -      -    9
Smith, Keith           8   8   -   1   -      -    3
Stokes, Neville        6   6   -   1   -      -    3 ^^ 
Stokes, Billy          2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Walker, J             11  11   -   -   -      -    -
Willcocks, Keith       1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Wood, Tom              8   8   -   2   8      -   22 ^^ 

Captaincy
              Premiership(  W- D-L      %)
Goodwin, Bill           5(  2- 0-3    40%)
Wood, Tom               6(  4- 1-1    67%)
Clifford, Jim           1(  0- 0-1     0%)
Faris, J                3(  1- 0-2    33%)

Coach
              Premiership(  W- D-L      %)
Coyne, Jack            15(  7- 1-7    47%)

Suspensions
                  Rnd   v           Wk CHARGE
none

Team Statistics
                 Grd           T  G/A  FG                          SO Referee               Touch Judges
Rd01  St George  SSG  W  5-0   1  1     - Apr 29 Sat 12:45pm        - L.Culkin              G.Hallwood / B.Armstrong
Rd02  Canterbury SSG  L 13-16  3  2     - May  6 Sat 12:45pm        - A.Tarrant             A.Galbraith / F.Hall
Rd03  Newtown    SCG  W 23-7   5  4     - May 13 Sat 12:45pm        - L.Culkin              F.Hall / R.Rooney
Rd04  Wests      Prat L  5-8   1  1     - May 20 Sat 12:45pm        - G.Hallwood            G.Pearce / E.Harrison
Rd05  Balmain    SCG  W 15-11  3  3     - May 27 Sat 12:45pm        - G.Hallwood            G.May / A.McMillan
Rd06  Norths     NSO  L  3-11  1  -     - Jun  3 Sat 12:45pm        - A.Pullbrook           J.Davies / T.Skinner
Rd07  Easts      NSO  W 10-7   -  5     - Jun 10 Sat 12:45pm        - R.Rooney              F.Hall / A.Galbraith
Rd08  St George  Hurs W  9-8   1  3     - Jul  1 Sat 12:45pm        - T.Grew                N.Sinclair / T.Skinner
Rd09  Newtown    SCG  L  5-12  1  1     - Jul  8 Sat 12:45pm        - A.Tarrant             A.Hodge / J.Bates
Rd10  Wests      SSG  L  0-22  -  -     - Jul 15 Sat 12:45pm        - A.Tarrant             A.Hodge / R.Rooney
Rd11  Balmain    Leic L  3-12  1  -     - Jul 22 Sat 12:45pm        - F.Hall                G.May / G.Griffen
Rd12  Norths     SSG  W  9-5   3  -     - Jul 29 Sat 12:45pm        - F.Hall                A.Galbraith / M.Hogan
Rd13  Easts      SSG  D  8-8   2  1     - Aug  5 Sat 12:45pm        - T.Grew                L.de Carle / G.May
Rd14  Canterbury Belm W 19-7   5  2     - Aug 12 Sat 12:45pm        - L.Williams            G.Pearce / L.Culkin
mSF   Wests      SCG  L 12-17  2  3     - Sep  2 Sat 12:45pm        - A.Oxford              M.Hogan / R.Hall

                                (U21) Presidents Cup               
                       M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts 
Barwick, D                         -   -      -    -
Clifford, Jack                     1   -      -    3 (c)
Clare, J                           1   -      -    3
Flynn, F                           -   -      -    -
Frost, J                           -   -      -    -
Johnston, A                        1   -      -    3
Jones, P                           1   2      -    7
Kempshall, G                       -   -      -    -
Lannan, W                          1   -      -    3
Lawler, D                          -   -      -    -
Loveridge, H                       -   -      -    -
Macreadie, K                       -   -      -    -
McCormick, R                       -   -      -    -
Robinson, Bill                     -   3      -    6
Rosewell, F                        -   -      -    -
Schaefer, L                        1   -      -    3
Thomas, J                          -   -      -    -
Tracey, A                          -   -      -    -
Tracey, B                          -   -      -    -
Verrender, I                       -   -      -    -

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