Three time South Sydney premiership winner in 1929, 1931 and 1932.
Player Relatives
Brother - O'Connor, Alf
Playing - Height / Weight
6ft 2in / 14st
Representative Qualification
NSW City
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1927 Rd12 v Glebe (20y 240d)
Date of Birth
Sydney, NSW - 25th November 1906 (Died - 1964)
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Gundagai (1935)
Playing Career at South Sydney (1927-37)
First Grade
Premiership : City Cup : State Championship : Night Football Comp : 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 : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1927 2 2 - - - - - : : : : - - - - - - -
1928 1 1 - - - - - : : : : - - - - - - -
1929 8 8 - 3 - - 9 : : : : 3 3 - - - - -
1930 14 14 - 1 - - 3 : : : : 2 2 - - - - -
1931 12 12 - 3 - - 9 : : 1 1 - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1932 10 10 - 4 - - 12 : : 1 1 - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1933 6 6 - 1 - - 3 : : : : 1 1 - - - - -
1934 10 10 - - - - - : : : : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
1935 - - - - - - - : : : : - - - - - - -
1936 1 1 - - - - - : : : 2 2 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1937 8 8 - 2 - - 6 : 6 6 - - - - -
TOTAL 72 72 - 14 - - 42 : 6 6 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - - : 7 7 - 1 - - 3
SS Cup 10 10 - - - - -
SS FG 89 89 - 15 - - 45
Short Form
Short-Game Knockout : 9s
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1928 : - - - - - - -
1932 - - - - - - -
1933 - - - - - - -
1936 - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
SS SF - - - - - - -
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1936 NF-01 SSG v Western Suburbs (29y)
First Grade
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %)
1936 : 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
TOTAL : 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
SS FG 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE 1928 F RG Easts 1937 CC-07 FG Easts 2 Fighting (Final game of career)
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
Sydney City II 1930-32 : : 2 2 - 1 - - 3
New South Wales 1930-34 10 10 - 1 - - 3 : 4 4 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - -
Sydney City 1930-36 3 3 - 1 - - 3 : 2 2 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - - - - -
Possibles 1931-32 : : 2 2 - 1 - - 3
Probables 1933 : : 1 1 - - - - -
Kangaroos 1934 : : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
TOTAL 28 28 - 6 - - 18
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Australia 1932-33 4 4 - 1 - - 3 : 14 14 - 7 - - 21
Aus(Rainbows) 1933 : 1 1 - - - - -
Australia 7s 1933 1 1 - 1 - - 3 :
TOTAL 20 20 - 9 - - 27
ALL REPS 48 48 - 15 - - 45
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1930 SRow Sydney City II v NSW Country II 1 - -
1930 SRow New South Wales v New Zealand 1st Match - - -
1930 SRow New South Wales v New Zealand 2nd Match - - -
1930 SRow Sydney City v New Zealand 1st Match - - -
1930 SRow New South Wales v Ipswich Tour Match - - -
1930 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
1930 SRow New South Wales v Toowoomba Tour Match - - -
1931 SRow Possibles v Probables 1 - -
1931 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country - - -
1931 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1931 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad) (withdrew injured)
1932 SRow Possibles v Probables - - -
1932 SRow Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1932 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match 1 - -
1932 Res New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match (Selected but DNP)
1932 SRow Sydney City v England 1 - -
1932 SRow New South Wales v England 1st Match - - -
1932 Res Australia v England 1st Test (Selected but DNP)
1932 Lock Australia v England 2nd Test - - -
1932 SRow New South Wales v England 2nd Match - - -
1932 SRow Australia v England 3rd Test 1 - -
1932 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad)
1932 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
1933 SRow Probables v Possibles - - -
1933 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country 1st Match 1 - -
1933 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
1933 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad)
1933 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1933 SRow Aus(Rainbows) v Aus(Green & Golds) Tour Match - - -
1933 Fwd Australia 7s v England 7s 7s Test 1 - -
1933 SRow Australia v Leigh Tour Match 1 - -
1933 SRow Australia v Hull KR Tour Match - - -
1933 SRow Australia v Bramley Tour Match 1 - -
1933 SRow Australia v Yorkshire Tour Match 1 - -
1933 SRow Australia v Lancashire Tour Match 1 - -
1933 SRow Australia v Castleford Tour Match 1 - -
1933 SRow Australia v Great Britian 1st Test - - -
1933 SRow Australia v Bradford Nthrn Tour Match1 - - -
1933 SRow Australia v Hunslet Tour Match 1 - -
1933 SRow Australia v Salford Tour Match - - -
1933 SRow Australia v Widnes Tour Match 1 - -
1933 SRow Australia v Wakefield Trinity Tour Match - - -
1933 SRow Australia v Bradford Nthrn Tour Match2 - - -
1933 SRow Australia v Swinton Tour Match - - -
1933 SRow Australia v Great Britian 2nd Test - - -
1933 SRow Australia v Broughton Rangers Tour Match - - -
1934 SRow Kangaroos v The Rest of NSW 1 - -
1934 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country 1st Match - - -
1934 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1934 Res New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match (Selected but DNP)
1934 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
1934 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1934 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 5th Match - - -
1936 SRow Sydney City v NSW Police - - -
After Leaving South Sydney
After retiring Frank O'Connor would go on to coach Eastern Suburbs in 1955-56.
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