Royal Australian Navy Boxing champion before joining Souths.
Representative Qualification NSW City South Sydney First Grade Debut 1948 Rd10 v Parramatta (21y 253d) Previous Clubs Military Service (1945-46) Date of Birth 17th October 1926 (Died - 1993) South Sydney Junior Club Kensington United
Playing Career at South Sydney (1947-57)
First Grade Premiership : Australian 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 1948 8 8 - 3 - - 9 : : - - - - - - - 1949 16 16 - 3 - - 9 : : 1 1 - - - - - 1950 17 17 - 7 - - 21 : : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 1951 17 17 - 2 1 - 8 : 1 1 - - 2 - 4 : 2 2 - 1 2 - 7 1952 19 19 - 1 - - 3 : : 5 5 - - - - - 1953 19 19 - 2 - - 6 : : 1 1 - - - - - 1954 19 19 - 4 - - 12 : : 3 3 - 2 - - 6 1955 20 20 - 2 - - 6 : : 3 3 - - - - - 1956 18 18 - - - - - : : 1 1 - - - - - 1957 13 13 - 1 - - 3 : : 2 2 - - - - - TOTAL 166 166 - 25 1 - 77 : 1 1 - - 2 - 4 : 19 19 - 4 2 - 16 SS Cup 20 20 - 4 4 - 20 SS FG 186 186 - 29 5 - 97
Captaincy Record
First Grade Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %) 1950 : 1( 1- 0-0 100%)
Suspensions
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE 1952 Rd14 FG Norths - Fighting
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 Probables 1950-54 : : 3 3 - - - - - New South Wales 1950-54 5 5 - 1 - - 3 : 2 2 - - - - - : Sydney City 1951-53 2 2 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - - : Sydney City II 1952-54 : : 2 2 - 1 - - 3 TOTAL 16 16 - 2 - - 6 Internationals Tests : Other M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts Australia 1951 2 2 - - - - - : TOTAL 2 2 - - - - - ALL REPS 18 18 - 2 - - 6 Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG 1950 Prop Probables v Possibles 2nd Match - - - 1950 Prop New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match 1 - - 1950 Prop New South Wales v Great Britain 2nd Match - - - 1951 Prop Sydney City v NSW Country - - - 1951 Prop New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - - 1951 Prop New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - - - 1951 Prop Sydney City v France - - - 1951 Prop Australia v France 1st Test - - - 1951 Prop New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - - 1951 Prop New South Wales v France 1st Match - - - 1951 Prop Australia v France 3rd Test - - - 1951 Prop New South Wales v France 2nd Match (Selected but DNP) 1952 Prop Sydney City II v NSW Country II 1 - - 1952 Prop Probables v Possibles - - - 1952 Prop Sydney City v NSW Country 2nd Match - - - 1952 Prop Australia v New Zealand 1st Test (Selected but DNP) 1953 Prop Sydney City v Brisbane - - - 1954 Prop Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - - 1954 Prop Probables v Possibles 1st Match - - - 1954 Prop New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - - -