Pyle is a one time Reserve Grade Premiership winning captain for South Sydney in 1945, but missed the grand final.
Pyle is a South Sydney junior from Matraville who played junior reps with South Sydney in 1940. Late in the 1940 season he was called up to make hi senior grade club and premiership debut in the 1940 Round 12 clash against Newtown at the Sports Ground. The following week he stepped up into reserve grade in the 1940 Round 13 Reserve Grade clash against Canterbury-Bankstown at the Sports Ground. A month later he joined the first grade squad on tour making his first grade club debut against Waratah-Mayfield in Hamilton. The following year he made his first grade premiership debut in the 1941 Round 1 clash against Eastern Suburbs at the Sports Ground.
Pyle was considered one of the cleverest five-eighths the club has produced. Pyle broke his knee-cap in 1942 and missed the rest of the season and playing the rest of his career with a wired knee cap.
Pyle joined the war effort in 1942, serving in the Army before serving in New Guinea. But was discharged early due to his knee injury.
Pyle played 5 season with South Sydney between 1940 and 1946. He played 11 first grade club games for South Sydney, which included 10 first grade premiership games. Overall he played 33 senior grade club games for South Sydney, which included 32 senior grade premiership games.
Pyle played his final first grade premiership game in the 1946 Round 2 clash against Western Suburbs at Pratten Park. He would play on for a few more games playing his final senior grade premiership and club game in the 1946 Round 4 Reserve Grade clash against Balmain at the Sports Ground.
Representative Qualification NSW City Previous Clubs Miltary Service (1940-45) Army Private (Served in New Guinea) Date of Birth Paddington - 5th December 1919 (Died - 2008) South Sydney Junior Club Matraville
Playing Career at South Sydney (1940-42,45-46)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1940 Aug 31 Tour2 Hami v Waratah-Mayfield (20y 271d)
1941 Apr 19 Rd01 SSG v Eastern Suburbs (Premiership - 21y 136d)
First Grade
Premiership : City Cup : 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 : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1940 - - - - - - - : : : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
1941 5 5 - 2 - - 6 : : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1942 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1945 2 2 - - - - - : : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1946 2 2 - - - - - : : : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 10 10 - 2 - - 6 : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
SS FG 11 11 - 3 - - 9
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1940 Jul 20 Rd12 SSG v Newtown (Third Grade)
1940 Jul 27 Rd13 SSG v Canterbury-Bankstown (Reserve Grade)
Lower Grades : Juniors
Reserve Grade : Third Grade : (U21) 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
1940 2 2 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - : . . - - 1 - 2
1941 5 5 - 2 - - 6 : - - - - - - -
1942 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1945 12 12 - 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - -
1946 2 2 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 21 21 - 5 - - 15 : 1 1 - - - - - : . . - - 1 - 2
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 32 32 - 7 - - 21 : - - - - - - - : 33 33 - 8 - - 24
Short Form
Short-Game Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1940 - - - - - - -
1946 - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - -
SS SF - - - - - - -
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
1945 (Reserve Grade)
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
Ref - RLP / ANC / NAA-227740 / FN-46
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