Serious shoulder dislocation keep him out of the 1959 and 1960 seasons. Won the 1964 Sun-Herald best and fairest player.
Representative Qualification NSW City Date of Birth Waterloo - 17 January 1939 (Died - 2019) South Sydney Junior Club Waterloo Previous Clubs none
Playing Career at South Sydney (1957-67)
South Sydney First Grade Debut 1958 Rd01 v Western Suburbs (19y 80d) First Grade Premiership : City / Ampol Cup : State 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 1958 17 17 - 3 - - 9 : : : : 3 3 - - - - - 1959 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : : : - - - - - - - 1960 - - - - - - - : : : : - - - - - - - 1961 1 1 - - - - - : : : : - - - - - - - 1962 12 12 - 2 - - 6 : : : - - - - - - - : - - - - 1963 17 17 - 1 - - 3 : 2 2 - - - - - : : 4 2 (2) 1 - - 3 1964 18 18 - 3 - - 9 : : 1 1 - - - - - : 5 5 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - - 1965 16 16 - 1 - - 3 : : 2 2 - 1 - - 3 : 6 6 - - - - - : - - - - - - - 1966 12 12 - - - - - : : : 5 4 (1) 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - - - - - 1967 4 4 - - - - - : : : 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - - TOTAL 97 97 - 10 - - 30 : 2 2 - - - - - : 3 3 - 1 - - 3 : 21 18 (3) 2 - - 6 : 6 6 - - - - - SS Cup 26 23 (3) 3 - - 9 SS FG 129 126 (3) 13 - - 39
Short Form 7s M S R T G/A FG Pts 1961 - - - - - - - TOTAL - - - - - - - SS SF - - - - - - -
Captaincy Record
never
Suspensions
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE 1962 Rd01 FG Parramatta 2 Kneeing 1962 Rd11 FG Newtown - Fighting 1965 Rd08 FG St George - Using his knees
Player Awards
Year Award 1964 - Sun-Herald Player of the Year 2003 - South Sydney DRLFC Life Membership
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 1964 : : 1 1 - - - - - NSW Colts 1964 : : 1 1 - - - - - TOTAL 2 2 - - - - - Internationals Tests : Other M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts none ALL REPS 2 2 - - - - - Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG 1964 Prop Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - - 1964 Prop NSW Colts v O Nationalities - - -