Commonwealth Games sprint champion and Dual International. He had recorded 100 yards in 9.5 sec in the state championships. When he joined South Sydney in 1962 he signed as an amateur so that he could still compete in the Commonwealth Games.
Playing - Height / Weight
6ft / 13st
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Sydney, NSW - 30th April 1940
Previous Clubs
Randwick RU
NSW RU (1960-61)
Wallabies RU (1961)
Playing Career at South Sydney (1962-70)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1962 Pre04 v Canterbury-Bankstown (21y 326d)
1962 Rd01 v Parramatta (Premiership - 21y 342d)
First Grade
Premiership : ANZ & Aust Championship : State / Ampol Cup : Pre-Season 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
1962 9 9 - 12 1/1 - 38 : : : 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1963 15 15 - 6 - - 18 : : 2 2 - 3 - - 9 : 1 1 - - - - -
1964 17 17 - 14 - - 42 : : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : 2 2 - 6 2 - 22
1965 19 19 - 13 - - 39 : : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : 6 6 - 4 - - 12 : 3 3 - 10 1 - 32
1966 16 16 - 11 - - 33 : : : 5 5 - 2 - - 6 : 1 1 - 2 - - 6
1967 22 22 - 9 - - 27 : : : 4 4 - 2 - - 6 : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
1968 16 16 - 9 - - 27 : 1 1 - 2 - - 6 : : 4 4 - 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - -
1969 16 16 - 9 - - 27 : : : 5 5 - 6 - - 18
1970 9 7 (2) 4 - - 12 : : : 5 5 - 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 139 137 (2) 87 1 - 263 : 1 1 - 2 - - 6 : 4 4 - 5 - - 15 : 32 32 - 21 - - 63 : 7 7 - 19 2 - 63
SS FG 183 181 (2)124 4 - 410
Lower Grades
Reserve Grade : Third Grade :
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts :
1962 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1963 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1964 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1965 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1968 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1970 2 2 - 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 3 3 - 4 - - 12 : - - - - - - -
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 142 140 (2) 91 1 - 275 : 186 184 (2)128 4 - 422
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1964 StC01 v Newcastle
First Grade
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %)
1964 : 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
TOTAL : 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
SS FG 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE 1962 NSW Rep G Britain 1 Fighting 1963 AC-02 FG Canterbury - Fighting 1966 PreSF FG Balmain 1 Punching 1968 Pre04 FG Canterbury 2 Fighting 1969 Pre03 FG Norths 1 Fighting
Player Awards
Year Award 1997 - Randwick Council Hall of Fame 1999 - Sport Australia Hall of Fame 2001 - SCG Trust Walk of Honour 2001 - SCG Life Member
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
Sydney City II 1962-67 : : 4 4 - 2 - - 6
New South Wales 1962-69 10 10 - 13 - - 39 : 2 2 - - - - - :
Sydney City 1962-69 4 4 - 6 - - 18 : 3 3 - 6 - - 18 :
NSW XIII 1963 : : 1 1 - 2 - - 6
TOTAL 24 24 - 29 - - 87
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Australia 1962-69 8 8 - 5 - - 15 : 25 24 (1) 19 - - 57
TOTAL 33 32 (1) 24 - - 72
ALL REPS 57 56 (1) 53 - - 159
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1962 Wing Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1962 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 2 - -
1962 Wing Sydney City v Great Britian 2 - -
1962 Wing New South Wales v Great Britian 1st Match - - - (sent off suspended to 5th June)
1962 Wing Australia v Great Britian 1st Test - - -
1963 Wing Sydney City II v NSW Country II 2 - -
1963 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 2 - -
1963 Wing Sydney City v South Africa 2 - -
1963 Wing Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test 1 - -
1963 Wing NSW XIII v Syd Metropolitan 2 - -
1963 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match (withdrew due to injury)
1963 Wing Sydney City v NSW Country 2nd Match - - -
1963 Australia (Kangaroo Tour Squad)
1963 Wing Australia v Yorkshire Tour Match - - -
1963 Wing Australia v Leeds Tour Match 1 - -
1963 Wing Australia v Lancashire Tour Match 1 - -
1963 Wing Australia v St Helens Tour Match - - -
1963 Wing Australia v Featherstone Tour Match 1 - -
1963 Wing Australia v Leigh Tour Match - - -
1963 Wing Australia v Hull Tour Match - - -
1963 Wing Australia v Rochdale Tour Match - - -
1963 Wing Australia v Hunslet Tour Match - - -
1963 Wing Australia v Wakefield Tour Match - - -
1963 Wing Australia v Cumberland Tour Match 2 - -
1963 Wing Australia v Widnes Tour Match 1 - -
1963 Wing Australia v Swinton Tour Match - - -
1963 Wing Australia v Paris Tour Match 1 - -
1963 Wing Australia v France 1st Test - - -
1963 Wing Australia v Bayonne Tour Match 1 - -
1963 Wing Australia v South West France Tour Match 2 - -
1963 Wing Australia v Pyrenees Tour Match 1 - -
1963 Wing Australia v Rouergue Tour Match 1 - -
1963 Wing Australia v Languedoc Tour Match - - -
1964 Wing Australia v Les Espoirs(Colts) Tour Match 2 - -
1964 Wing Sydney City v NSW Country 1 - -
1964 Wing Sydney City v France Tour Match 2 - -
1964 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match 1 - -
1964 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 2 - -
1964 Wing New South Wales v France Tour Match (Selected but DNP)
1964 Wing Australia v France 1st Test 1 - -
1964 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad) (Withdrew due to injury)
1964 Wing Australia v France 2nd Test 1 - -
1964 Wing Australia v France 3rd Test 2 - -
1965 Wing Sydney City v NSW Country 2 - -
1965 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match (Withdrew due to illness)
1965 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - - -
1965 Australia (New Zealand Tour Squad)
1965 Res Australia v West Coast NZ Tour Match - - -
1965 Wing Australia v New Zealand 1st Test - - -
1965 Wing Australia v Waikato Tour Match 1 - -
1965 Wing Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test - - -
1965 Wing Australia v Auckland Tour Match - - - (cautioned)
1966 Wing Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1966 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 2 - -
1966 Wing New South Wales v Great Britain Tour Match - - -
1966 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match 1 - -
1966 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1967 Wing Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1967 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 2 - -
1969 Wing Sydney City v NSW Country 3 - -
1969 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad)
1969 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 1 - -
1969 Australia (New Zealand Tour Squad)
1969 Wing Australia v North Island Colts Tour Match - - - (torn his thigh muscle)
1969 Wing Australia v Wellington NZ Tour Match 4 - -
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