Not to be confused with his cousin Reginald Victor Fusedale. Born Douglas Fusdale, he was a ballboy in the pioneer NZ "All Golds" v NSW match of 1907. A Y.M.C.A. Lifesaver who saved at least five people from drowning in 1916 at Coogee, Reg Fusedale was also a fine cricketer and Union player. After serving in the RDF(Radar defence) in England between 1917-18 he returned to Australia and came across to League.
Representative Qualification NSW City Date of Birth Sydney - 6th December 1890 (Died - 1990) South Sydney Junior Club South Sydney Kiaora Previous Clubs First Grade M T G FG Pt Y.M.C.A. Borough RU (1909-10) South Sydney RU (1911-14) Captain in 1913 Randwick/South Sydney RU (1915) Y.M.C.A RU (1916) Sydney Cricket (1909-10) Redfern Cricket (1911) Sydney Cricket (1911-17) Military Service (1916-18) AIF Reserves(1916) then RDF(Range & Direction Finding/Radar defence) in England Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt Sydney Metropolitan II RU (1911) Sydney Metropolias RU (1911) New South Wales II RU (1912) New South Wales RU (1913) AIF RU (1916-18) Played in England, Wales, France, Belgium, Germany & Sth Africa AIF Cricket
Playing Career at South Sydney (1919-20)
South Sydney First Grade Debut 1919 Rd13 v Eastern Suburbs (30y 260d) First Grade Premiership : City Cup : 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 1919 2 2 - 1 2 - 7 : 1 1 - - - - - 1920 10 10 - 5 - - 15 : 1 1 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - - TOTAL 12 12 - 6 2 - 22 : 2 2 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - - SS Cup 2 2 - - - - - SS FG 16 16 - 6 2 - 22
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut 1920 Rd01 v Wests First Grade Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %) 1920 10( 7- 0-3 70%) : 2( 2- 0-0 100%) TOTAL 10( 7- 0-3 70%) : 2( 2- 0-0 100%) SS FG 12( 9- 0-3 75%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Player Awards
Year Award 1942 - NSWRL Life Membership
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 St George (1921-22) 23 - 13 - 26
He would go on to be become a very successful rugby league administrator with St George.
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