A 1 time South Sydney Reserve Grade premiership winner in 1943.
Melvaine is a Ballina junior who came to South Sydney and was graded in 1943. He made his senior grade club and premiership debut in the 1943 Round 1 clash against Newtown at Henson Park. Late in the season he was called into first grade to make his first grade club and premiership debut in the 1943 Round 12 clash against Canterbury-Bankstown at the Sports Ground.
Melvaine was a fiery hooker.
Melvaine played 2 seasons with South Sydney between 1943 and 1944. He played 6 first grade club games for South Sydney, which included 5 first grade premiership games and 1 first grade cup game. Overall He played 29 senior grade career games for South Sydney which included 28 senior grade premiership games for South Sydney.
Melvaine played his final first grade club and premiership match in the 1944 Round 6 clash against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval.
Representative Qualification NSW Country Date of Birth Bulli - 30th ovember 1923 (Died - 2003) South Sydney Junior Club Redfern Waratahs Previous Clubs Ballina (1941-42)
Playing Career at South Sydney (1943-44)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1943 Jul 17 Rd12 SSG v Canterbury-Bankstown (19y 229d)
First Grade
Premiership : 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
1943 1 1 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1944 4 4 - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 5 5 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
SS Cup 1 1 - - - - -
SS FG 6 6 - - - - -
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1943 Apr 24 Rd01 Hens v Newtown (Reserve Grade)
Lower Grades
Reserve Grade : Third Grade
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1943 12 12 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - -
1944 5 5 - - - - - : 4 4 - - - - -
TOTAL 17 17 - - - - - : 6 6 - - - - -
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 28 28 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - : 29 29 - - - - -
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
First Class Playing Career (1943-44)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 5 - - - -
Total FG Cup 1 - - - -
Total FG Club Tour - - - - -
Total Internationals - - - - -
Total State - - - - -
Total Other Representative - - - - -
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 6 - - - -
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