Mid year transfer from Maitland after playing for Country Firsts.
Representative Qualification NSW Country South Sydney First Grade Debut 1947 Rd09 v North Sydney (20y 297d) Previous Clubs Babinda (Nth Queensland) Maitland (1946-47) Chaleville (1953) Cootamundra (1954) Camden Haven (1955) Date of Birth 28th August 1928 (Died - 1983)
Playing Career at South Sydney (1947-52,58)
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
1947 8 8 - 7 3 - 27 : : 1 1 - 4 4 - 20
1948 9 9 - 8 17 - 58 : : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
1949 10 10 - 10 26 - 82 : : 1 1 - 1 3 - 9
1950 14 14 - 10 21 - 72 : : 2 2 - 2 4 - 14
1951 17 17 - 28+ 31 - 146 : - - - - - - - : 3 3 - 5 7 - 29
1952 19 19 - 16 60 - 168 : : 6 6 - 18 14 - 82
1958 - - - - - - - : : 1 - (1) - - - -
TOTAL 77 77 - 79 158 - 553 : - - - - - - - : 15 14 (1) 31 32 - 157
SS FG 92 91 (1)110 190 - 710
+ - Top NSWRL Try scorer
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
First Grade Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %) 1952 : 1( 1- 0-0 100%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE 1949 Rd02 FG Newtown 2 Head high tackle 1950 Rd03 FG Wests 2 Fighting
Player Awards
Year Award 1948 - Sunday Telegraph Star of the Year 1996 - Randwick Council Hall of Fame 2017 - Maitland City Council Hall of Fame
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 1947-52 9 9 - 9 22 - 71 : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : 3 2 (1) 4 - - 12
Sydney City II 1948-50 : : 2 2 - 2 5 - 16
Possibles 1948-50 : : 2 2 - 2 - - 6
Sydney City 1951 1 1 - 2 1 - 8 : 1 1 - - 4 - 8 :
TOTAL 19 18 (1) 20 32 - 124
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Australia 1948-51 7 7 - 5 14 - 43 : 24 24 - 25 38 - 151
TOTAL 31 31 - 30 52 - 194
ALL REPS 50 49 (1) 50 84 - 318
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1947 Res New South Wales v The Rest 2 - -
1947 Wing New South Wales v Toowoomba Tour Match 1 - -
1947 Cntr New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1948 Wing Sydney City II v NSW Country II 2 - -
1948 Wing Possibles v Probables 2 - -
1948 Wing New South Wales v New Zealand Tour Match 1 - -
1948 Wing Australia v New Zealand 1st Test - 5 -
1948 Wing Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test - - -
1948 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - 4 -
1948 Wing Australia v Huddersfield Tour Match - - -
1948 Wing Australia v Salford Tour Match - - -
1948 Wing Australia v Castleford Tour Match 2 2 -
1948 Wing Australia v Great Britain 1st Test 1 3 -
1948 Wing Australia v Cumberland Tour Match - 2 -
1948 Wing Australia v St Helens Tour Match - 1 -
1948 Wing Australia v Hull KR Tour Match - 3 -
1948 Wing Australia v Wigan Tour Match 1 1 -
1948 Wing Australia v Barrow Tour Match - 1 -
1948 Wing Australia v Warrington Tour Match 1 2 -
1948 Wing Australia v Great Britain 2nd Test - 2 -
1948 Wing Australia v Bradford Nthrn Tour Match - 2 -
1948 Wing Australia v Workington Town Tour Match - 2 -
1948 Wing Australia v Yorkshire Tour Match - - -
1948 Wing Australia v Widnes Tour Match 1 3 -
1948 Wing Australia v Catalan Tour Match - 1 -
1949 Wing Australia v Languedoc Tour Match 1 4 -
1949 Wing Australia v Cannes Tour Match 5 1 -
1949 Wing Australia v French XIII Tour Match 2 3 -
1949 Wing Australia v Cavaillon Tour Match 2 2 -
1949 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match 2 1 -
1949 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match (Selected but DNP)
1949 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match 4 5 -
1949 Wing New South Wales v Brisbane Tour Match 1 -/1 -
1949 Wing Australia v South Auckland Tour Match 2 2 -
1949 Wing Australia v New Zealand 1st Test 2 - -
1949 Wing Australia v NZ South Island Tour Match 1 - -
1949 Wing Australia v NZ Sthrn Provinces Tour Match 1 3 -
1949 Wing Australia v NZ Maori Tour Match 4 - -
1949 Wing Australia v NZ Nthrn Provinces Tour Match 1 3 -
1949 Wing Australia v Auckland Colts Tour Match 1 - -
1950 Wing Sydney City II v NSW Country II - 5 -
1950 Wing Possibles v Probables 1st Match (Selected but DNP)
1950 Wing Possibles v Probables 2nd Match - - -
1950 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match 1 4 -
1950 Wing Australia v Great Britain 2nd Test 1 1 -
1951 Wing Sydney City v NSW Country 2 1 -
1951 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match 1 1 -
1951 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 1 5 -
1951 Wing Sydney City v France - 4 -
1951 Wing Australia v France 1st Test 1 3 -
1951 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
1951 Wing Australia v France 2nd Test (Withdrew due to injury)
1952 Wing New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - 2 -
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