George Gilchrist "Butcher" McGowan - South Sydney Player Report

Half

FG Player - 84

One time South Sydney premiership winner in 1918, who also played in the 1916 premiership final.

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Trundle - 13th March 1891 (Died - 1970)  

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt 
Eastern Suburbs            (Juniors)
Eastern Suburbs            (1913-15)  13  1   3  2  13 

Playing Career at South Sydney (1916-18)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1916 Rd01 v Newtown (25y 54d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :                        City Cup :               Aust 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
1916    14  14   -   2   8      -   22 :   1   1   -   -   -/1    -    - :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1917    13  13   -   -   3      -    6 :   3   3   -   1   -/1    -    3
1918    12  12   -   2   -      -    6 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL   39  39   -   4  11      -   34 :   5   5   -   1   -/2    -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -

SS Cup   5   5   -   1   -/2    -    3
SS FG   45  45   -   5  11      -   37 

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1917 Rd03  v Easts (26y)

     First Grade
Year Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Other(  W- D-L      %)
1917          10(  6- 0-4    70%) :     3(  2- 0-1    67&)

TOTAL         10(  6- 0-4    70%) :     3(  2- 0-1    67&)

SS FG         13(  8- 0-5    62%)

Suspension at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
never

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      1917                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL                         1   1   -   -   -      -    -

International
none

ALL REPS                      1   1   -   -   -      -    -

Captaincy          CvC/Interstate/Internationals :               Other 
                              M(  W- D-L      %) :  M(  W- D-L      %)
New South Wales      1917                        :  1(  1- 0-0   100%)

TOTAL                         1(  1- 0-0   100%)

Year Pos  Team                 Versus                Match        T  G/A  FG
1917 Half New South Wales      v Kangaroos                        -  -     - (c) W

After Leaving South Sydney


Subsequent Clubs                           First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Western Suburbs          (1919-22)    28  5   2  -  19 
Campbelltown             (1925)                         (Captain-Coach)

Subsequent Rep Honours                 M  T   G FG  Pt
Sydney Metropolis        (1919-20)     2  1   -  -   3
New South Wales          (1920)        2  1   -  -   3
Brisbane                 (1931)

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