Walter Alfred "Wal" Cameron - South Sydney Player Report

Second Row

FG Player - 228

Cameron is a South Sydney junior, who played with the 1934 South Sydney U21 Presidents Cup team. Before 1934, he had never played football, but was selected for the U21 team after only three games. He made his senior grade debut in the 1935 Round 1 clash against University at the Sports Ground. He jumped reserve grade and was selected to make his first grade premiership debut in the 1935 Round 12 clash against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval.

Cameron 3 seasons with South Sydney. He played 8 first grade club games, which included 3 first grade premiership games and 5 first grade cup games. He played 44 senior grade club games for South Sydney, which included 34 premiership senior grade games and 10 cup senior grade games.

He played his final first grade game in the 1937 Round 9 City clash against Balmain at Leichhardt Oval.

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Redfern - 3rd April 1915 (Died - 1992) 

Previous Clubs
none

Playing Career at South Sydney (1934-37)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1935 Rd12  NSO  v North Sydney (20y 108d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :                   (FG) City Cup :             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
1935     1   1   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1936     2   2   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :   1   -  (1)  -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1937     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   4   4   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL    3   3   -   1   -      -    3 :   4   4   -   -   -      -    - :   1   -  (1)  -   -      -    - :  -   -   -   -   -      -    -

SS Cup   5   4  (1)  -   -      -    -
SS FG    8   7  (1)  1   -      -    3 

South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1935 Rd01  SSG  v University (Third Grade)

Lower Grades                                                                                                                                 : Juniors
                      (RG) Premiership :                   (RG) City Cup :                (3G) Premiership :                   (3G) City Cup :            (U21) Presidents Cup
Year     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
1934                                   :                                 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3
1935     6   6   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :   8   8   -   6   -      -   18
1936    11  11   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1937     3   3   -   -   -      -    - :   5   5   -   2   -      -    6 :   3   3   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL   20  20   -   1   -      -    3 :   5   5   -   2   -      -    6 :  11  11   -   6   -      -   18 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3

South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
                           Premiership :                             Cup :                     All Matches
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
CAREER  34  34   -   8   -      -   24 :  10   9  (1)  2   -      -    6 :  44  43  (1) 10   -      -   30

Short Form
                   Short-Game Knockout
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1936     -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    -   -   -   -   -      -    -

SS SF    -   -   -   -   -      -    -

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
RG Probables         1936                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney Colts         1936                                   :                                :  1   -  (1)  -   -      -    -

TOTAL                         1   -  (1)  -   -      -    -

International
none

ALL REPS                      1   -  (1)  -   -      -    -

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1936 SRow RG Probables         v RG Possibles                     -  -     -
1936 Res  Sydney Colts         v Lithgow                          -  -     -

After Leaving South Sydney

After leaving South Sydney he followed fellow South Sydney player Bobby Banham over to New Zealand for a season.

Subsequent Clubs                           First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Queanbeyan               (1938)        
Mt Albert (NZ)           (1939)                         
Queanbeyan               (1940)                         (Captain-Coach)
Mt Kembla                (1941-44)                      (Captain-Coach)
Wollongong               (1945)

Subsequent Rep Honours                 M  T   G FG  Pt
NSW Group 8              (1938-40)
NSW Combined Group 8-17  (1940)
NSW Southern Districts   (1940)
NSW Group 7              (1941-44)     2  -   -  -   -
NSW Country II           (1941)        1  1   -  -   -

Ref - RLP / ANC / FN-46


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