Representative Qualification NSW City Date of Birth 14th October 1944 South Sydney Junior Club Mascot Previous Clubs none
Playing Career at South Sydney (1964-78)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1967 Rd05 v Newtown (24y 13d) (Sent Off on debut)
First Grade
Premiership : ANZ & Aust Championship : Ch10 Cup / Midweek Cup : Pre-Season 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
1967 16 16 - - - - - : : : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1968 3 3 - - - - - : - - - - - - - : : 1 1 - - - - - : 1 - (1) - - - -
1969 3 2 (1) - - - - : : : - - - - - - -
1970 3 2 (1) - - - - : : : 1 1 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - -
1971 10 6 (4) - - - - : : : - - - - - - -
1972 5 5 - 2 - - 6 : : : - - - - - - -
1973 16 16 - - - - - : : : 1 1 - - - - -
1974 17 17 - 1 - - 3 : : - - - - - - - : 3 3 - - - - -
1975 15 15 - - - - - : : 1 1 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - -
1976 18 18 - 2 - - 6 : : 1 1 - - - - - : 2 1 (1) - - - -
1977 11 11 - 1 - - 3 : : 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1978 3 3 - - - - - : : - - - - - - - : - - - -
TOTAL 120 114 (6) 6 - - 18 : - - - - - - - : 3 3 - - - - - : 9 8 (1) - - - - : 2 1 (1) - - - -
SS Cup 12 11 (1) - - - -
SS FG 134 128 (8) 6 - - 18
Lower Grades : Juniors
Reserve Grade : Third Grade : Presidents Cup
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1964 - - - - - - - : 3 2 (1) - - - - : 4 4 - - - - -
1965 2 2 - 1 - - 3 : 17 17 - 1 - - 3
1966 6 6 - - - - - : 14 14 - - - - -
1967 5 5 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1968 15 15 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1969 18 18 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1970 13 13 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1971 16 16 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1972 18 18 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1973 - - - - - - - :
1974 - - - - - - - :
1975 - - - - - - - :
1976 - - - - - - - :
1977 1 1 - - - - - :
1978 6 5 (1) - - - - :
TOTAL 100 99 (1) 2 - - 6 : 34 33 (1) 1 - - 3 : 4 4 - - - - -
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 254 249 (8) 9 - - 27 : 12 11 (1) - - - - : 268 261 (10) 9 - - 27
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1977 Rd07 v Eastern Suburbs
First Grade : Lower Grades
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %) : Reserve Grade( W- D-L %) : Third Grade( W- D-L %)
1971 : : 1( 0- 0-1 0%) :
1977 11( 1- 0-10 9%) : 1( 1- 0-0 100%) : :
TOTAL 11( 1- 0-10 9%) : 1( 1- 0-0 100%) : 1( 0- 0-1 0%) :
SS CAREER 12( 2- 0-11 17%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Fine Wk CHARGE 1965 F 3G St George - - Kicking 1967 Rd05 FG Newtown - - Repeated scrum infringements (On FG Debut) 1967 Rd18 FG Norths - - Repeated scrum infringements 1967 MSF RG Balmain - 4 Fighting 1970 Rd14 RG Newtown - 1 Fighting 1972 Trial RG Manly $25 - Fighting 1973 Rd07 FG Manly $250 1 Deliberate Head high-tackle 1973 Rd18 FG Manly - 3 Head butting 1974 Rd20 FG Newtown - - Repeated Scrum Infringements 1975 Rd13 FG Norths - 2 Punching 1975 Rd22 FG Manly $50 - Repeated scrum infringements & Dissent 1976 Rd01 FG St George $25 - Repeated scrum infringements 1977 Rd13 FG Balmain - 3 Late head high tackle
Player Awards
Year Award 1978 - South Sydney DRLFC Life Membership (accepted transfer to Member Co in 2023) 2003 - George Piggins Medal(South Sydney First Grade Best & Fairest) named in his honour 2023 - NRL 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
The Rest 1974 : : 1 1 - - - - -
Sydney City II 1974-75 : : 2 2 - - - - -
New South Wales 1974-76 2 2 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - :
TOTAL 6 6 - - - - -
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Australia 1975 3 3 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - -
TOTAL 4 4 - - - - -
ALL REPS 10 10 - - - - -
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1974 Hook The Rest v Kangaroos - - -
1974 Hook Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1974 Hook New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1974 Hook New South Wales v Great Britain Tour Match - - -
1975 Hook Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1975 Australia (World Series NZ Tour Squad)
1975 Hook Australia v New Zealand RLWS1975 Rd2 - - -
1975 Hook Australia v St Helens Tour Match - - -
1975 Hook Australia v Wales RLWS1975 Rd2 - - -
1975 Hook Australia v England RLWS1975 Rd2 - - -
1976 Hook Sydney City v NSW Country (Selected but withdrew due to injury)
1976 Hook New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1976 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad) (Selected but withdrew due to injury)
1976 Sydney City (New Zealand Tour Squad) (Selected but withdrew due to injury)
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