Henry Roy "Harry" "The Midget" Cavanough - South Sydney Player Report

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FG Player - 144

Four time South Sydney premiership winner in 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928, who also won the 1925 City Cup with South Sydney. First fleet descendant, who fought in the Great War with the 13th Battalion on the Western Front.


Playing - Height / Weight
         5ft 7in / 14st

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Granville - 13th November 1897 (Died - 1966) 

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Military Service           (1916-19)                       AIF 13th Battalion
Newtown                    (1921-24)  50 10   1  -  32

Playing Career at South Sydney (1925-30)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1925 Rd01  v Balmain (27y 170d)
First Grade
                           Premiership :                        City Cup :               Aust Championship :                            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
1925    10  10   -   1   -      -    3 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1926    12  12   -   4   -      -   12 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    -
1927    16  16   -   6   -      -   18 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3
1928    12  12   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   -   1      -    2
1929     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
1930     -   -   -   -   -      -    - 
 
TOTAL   50  50   -  12   -      -   36 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   7   7   -   2   1      -    8

SS Cup   2   2   -   -   -      -    -
SS FG   59  59   -  14   1      -   44 

Short Form
                                    9s
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1928     -   -   -   -   -      -    -

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
New South Wales      1926-28 12  12   -   -   -      -    - :  3   3   -   -   -      -    - :  7   7   -   -   1      -    2
Sydney City II       1928                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney City          1928     1   1   -   -   -      -    - :                                :
New South Wales II   1928                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL                        25  25   -   -   1      -    2

International
none

ALL REPS                     25  25   -   -   1      -    2

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1925 Res  New South Wales      v New Zealand        3rd Match                      (Selected but DNP)

1926 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     - (vc)
1926 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  -     - (vc)
1926 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     - (vc)
1926 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     -  -     - (vc)
1926 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         5th Match     -  -     - (vc)
1926 Prop New South Wales      v NSW Far Nth Coast  Qld Tour      -  -     -

1927 Prop Sydney Metropolis    v NSW Country        2nd Match                      (Selected but withdrew)
1927 SRow New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     -
1927 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  -     -
1927 Prop New South Wales      v Toowoomba          Qld Tour      -  -     -
1927 SRow New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     -
1927 Prop New South Wales      v Ipswich            Qld Tour      -  -     -
1927 SRow New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     -  -     -
1927 Prop New South Wales      v New England        Qld Tour      -  -     -

1928 Prop Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   -  -     -
1928 Prop Sydney City          v NSW Country        2nd Match     -  -     -
1928 Prop New South Wales II   v Queensland                       -  -     -
1928 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  -     -
1928 Prop New South Wales      v England            1st Match     -  -     -
1928 Prop New South Wales      v England            2nd Match     -  -     -
1928 Prop New South Wales      v England            3rd Match     -  -     -
1928 Prop New South Wales      v NSW Cntrl Nrthrn   Qld Tour      -  -     -
1928 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     -
1928 Prop New South Wales      v QLD Colts          Qld Tour      -  -     -
1928 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     -  -     -
1928 Prop New South Wales      v NSW Nth Coast      Qld Tour      -  1     -

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