Played in the 1913 President's Cup Final for South Sydney juniors.
Crook was a junior athletics runner, who would race a young Harold Horder in 1913. Crook is a South Sydney junior from Eveleigh Oaks who played junior reps in 1913 and 1914 in the South Sydney President Cup teams.
After scoring a try in the final of the 1913 Presidents Cup for South Sydney, Crook was called up to play in the last game of the season, making his South Sydney first grade debut in the 1913 Round 14 clash against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval.
This would be Crook's one and only first grade premiership match for South Sydney. After another season playing in the South Sydney juniors in 1914, he enlisted at the start of 1915.
Playing - Height / Weight
5ft 5.25in / 8st 11lb
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Waterloo - 10th December 1893 (Died - 1980)
South Sydney Junior Club
Eveleigh Oaks
Previous Clubs
none
Playing Career at South Sydney (1913)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1913 Aug 16 Rd14 NSO v North Sydney (19y 249d)
First Grade
Premiership : City Cup
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1913 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1914 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
SS FG 1 1 - - - - -
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
never
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG none
After Leaving South Sydney
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Military Service (1915-19) Sargent AIF 17th Battalion then 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery (Served in France)
5th LTM Battery (1918) RL Football team who played on the Somme battlefields
Ref - RLP / ANC / NAA-517 / AWM / FN-46 / FN-48 / Err-5
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