Lawrence is a 2 time South Sydney reserve grade premiership winner with South Sydney in 1943 and 1945.
Lawrence is one of the second generation members of the famous Lawrence family, to have represented South Sydney. He made his senior grade club and premiership debut with South Sydney in the 1942 Round 8 Reserve Grade clash against Eastern Suburbs at the Sports Ground. A few weeks later he made his first grade club debut in the 1942 Tour clash against Newcastle at the Newcastle Showground. After spending the next two seasons in resrve grade, he finally made his first grade premiership debut for South Sydney in the 1944 Round 1 clash against St George at the Sports Ground.
Lawrence played 4 seasons with South Sydney between 1942 and 1945. He played 23 first grade club games with South Sydney, which included 19 first grade premiership games and 3 first grade cup games with South Sydney. Overall he played 54 senior grade club career games with South Sydney, which included 50 senior grade premiership career games with South Sydney.
Lawrence played his final first grade club and premiership game in the 1945 Round 11 clash against Canterbury-Bankstown at Belmore Oval.
In 2008, Lawrence joined South Sydney and the NRL for the club's rugby league's Centenary celebrations as the oldest living Rabbitoh at that time.
Player Relatives Father - Lawrence, Jack Uncle - Lawrence, Vic Uncle - Lawrence, Steven Brother - Lawrence, Vince Cousin - Lawrence, John Cousin - Lawrence, Steven C Grandson - Lawrence, Chris (Wests-Tigers) Representative Qualification NSW City Date of Birth Redfern - 26th February 1921 (Died - 2008) Previous Clubs none
Playing Career at South Sydney (1942-45)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1942 Jul 4 Tour1 NwSG v Newcastle (21y 128d)
1944 Apr 29 Rd01 SSG v St George (Premiership - 23y 63d)
First Grade
Premiership : City Cup : State 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 : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1942 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : : 1 1 - - - - -
1943 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1944 14 14 - 2 - - 6 : : 3 3 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1945 5 5 - - - - - : : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 19 19 - 2 - - 6 : : 3 3 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - -
SS Cup 3 3 - - - - -
SS FG 23 23 - 2 - - 6
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1942 Jun 20 Rd08 SSG v Eastern Suburbs (Third Grade)
Lower Grades
Reserve Grade : Third Grade
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1942 7 7 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1943 13 13 - 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - -
1944 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1945 10 10 - 2 - - 6 : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 31 31 - 5 - - 15 : - - - - - - -
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
CAREER 50 50 - 7 - - 21 : 3 3 - - - - - : 54 54 - 7 - - 21
Short Form
Short-Game Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1943 - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - -
SS SF - - - - - - -
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
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First Class Playing Career (1941)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 19 2 - - 6
Total FG Cup 3 - - - -
Total FG Club Tour 1 - - - -
Total Internationals - - - - -
Total State - - - - -
Total Other Representative - - - - -
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 24 2 - - 6
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