Alexander Alan Burke "Alan" Righton - South Sydney Player Report

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FG Player - 150

A three time South Sydney premiership winner in 1925, 1926 and 1928, who also was a member of the 1927, 1929 and 1931 South Sydney premiership winning squads. He also won the 1925 City Cup with South Sydney.

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Sydney - 3rd February 1905 (Died - 1982)

Previous Clubs
none

Playing Career at South Sydney (1925-32)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1925 Rd09  v North Sydney (20y 151d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :                        City Cup :         Aust/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
1925     5   5   -   -   3      -    6 :   3   3   -   1   -      -    3 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1926    16  16   -   -   1      -    2 :                                 :                                 :   3   3   -   -   -      -    -
1927    10  10   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1928     8   8   -   1   2      1    9 :                                 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1929    14  14   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3
1930    11  11   -   2   -      -    6 :                                 :                                 :   4   4   -   -   -      -    -
1931    10  10   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   -   -      -    -
1932     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL   74  74   -   5   6      1   29 :   3   3   -   1   -      -    3 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :  14  14   -   1   -      -    3

SS Cup   4   4   -   1   -      -    3 
SS FG   92  92   -   7   6      1   35 

Short Form
                   Short-Game Knockout :                              9s
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1928                                   :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1932     -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -

SS SF    1   1   -   -   -      -    -

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

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Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
1928 Rd09  FG    Norths         Punching
1929 MSF   FG    Wests        4

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
Combined RG          1925                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney Metropolis    1927     1   1   -   -   -      -    - :                                :
New South Wales      1927     1   1   -   -   -      1    2 :                                :
Sydney City          1929     2   2   -   -   -      -    - :                                :
Sydney City II       1930                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   1      -    2
Queensland           1930                                   :                                :  1   1   -   1   -      -    3

TOTAL                         7   7   -   1   1      1    7

International
none

ALL REPS                      7   7   -   1   1      1    7

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1925 Wing Combined RG          v Mudgee                           -  -     -

1927 Flbk Sydney Metropolis    v NSW Country        1st Match     -  -     -
1927 Flbk New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     1

1929 Flbk Sydney City          v NSW Country        1st Match     -  -     -
1929 Flbk Sydney City          v NSW Country        2nd Match     -  -     -

1930 Flbk Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   -  1     -
1930 Cntr Queensland           v Western Division   Tour Match    1  -     -

After Leaving South Sydney


Subsequent Clubs                           First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Newtown                    (1933-35)  21  1  12  -  27     

Ref - RLA-35 p148 / Wiki / RLP / ANC / FN-46


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