Alby Burge was a member of the famous 1909 Wallabies squad who came across to league. He was a member of the South Sydney RU 1905 premiership winning squad, before coming across. Burge was paid £100 to come across to Rugby League.
Player Relatives
Brother - Burge, Peter
Brother - Burge, Frank (South Sydney RU)
(Glebe)
(St George)
Brother - Burge, Laidley (South Sydney RU)
(Glebe)
Playing - Height / Weight
6ft 2in(188cm) / 13st 12lb(88 kg)
Representative Qualification
NSW City
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1910 Rd01 v Balmain (21y 330d)
Date of Birth
Penrith - 4th June 1888 (Died - 1943)
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
South Sydney RU (1905-09)
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Sydney Metropolitan RU (1906-08)
New South Wales RU (1907-09)
Australia RU (1907-08) 2 - - - -
Playing Career at South Sydney (1910)
First Grade
Premiership
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1910 10 10 - 2 1 - 8
TOTAL 10 10 - 2 1 - 8
Lower Grades
Second Grade : Third Grade :
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts :
1910 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : All Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
CAREER 10 10 - 2 1 - 8 : 10 10 - 2 1 - 8
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
never
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
Wallabies 1909 : : 2 2 - 1 2 - 7
Probables 1910 : : 1 1 - - - - -
Sydney Metropolis 1910 : 1 1 - - - - - :
TOTAL 4 4 - 1 2 - 7
International
none :
TOTAL
ALL REPS 4 4 - 1 2 - 7
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1909 Fwd Wallabies v Kangaroos 1st Match 1 - -
1909 Flbk Wallabies v Kangaroos 2nd Match - 2 -
1910 Fwd Probables v Possibles 1st Match - - -
1910 Fwd Sydney Metropolis v England 1st Match - - -
After Leaving South Sydney
Alby Burge and brother Peter Burge were suspended for a season after participating in the famous 1912 players strike at Glebe.
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Glebe (1911-12) 12 2 4 - 14
Norths (1913) 6 1 1 - 5
Glebe (1914-19) 47 8 84 - 192
Subsequent Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
New South Wales (1911-14) 2 - 3 - 6
Sydney Metropolis (1914) 1 - 2 - 4
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