Sherwood is a 1 time South Sydney U21 Presidents Cup winning captain in 1943. He was also a squad member of the 1945 South Sydney Reserve Grade premiership winning squad.
Sherwood enlisted at a young age, before his parent notified the Army of his true age. He then re-enlisted in the Permamnt Military Forces stationed at North Head where he played lower grades with Eastern Suburbs. He them transfered to South Sydney playing junior reps with the South Sydney 1943 U21 Presidents Cup team as captain. At the start of 1944 Sherwood was caught up in a district qualification issue after trialing with Newtown, before being forced to remain at South Sydney. He made his South Sydney senior grade and first grade club and premiership debut in the 1944 Round 1 clash against St George at the Sports Ground.
Sherwood played 2 season with South Sydney between 1944 and 1945. He played 7 first grade club games with South Sydney, which included 6 first grade premiership games with South Sydney. Overall he played 19 senior grade career games with South Sydney, which included 18 senior grade premiership games.
Sherwood played his final first grade premiership game for South Sydney in the 1945 Round 10 clash against Eastern Suburbs at the Sports Ground.
Playing - Height / Weight
5ft 10in / 10st 10lb
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Grafton - 15th August 1920 (Died - 2000)
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Military Service (1939-40) Army Private 2nd Battalion (Discharged due to age)
Military Service (1940-41) Army Leuitenant Permant Military Forces (Stationed at North Head)
Eastern Suburbs (1942) (Lower Grades)
Military Service (1942-45) Army Sargent HQ 1st Australian Sub Base Area (Stationed at Morotai Island)
Newtown (1944) (trialed)
Playing Career at South Sydney (1944-45)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1944 Apr 29 Rd01 SSG v St George (23y 258d)
First Grade
Premiership : 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
1944 5 5 - - - - - : - - - - - - - : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
1945 1 1 - - 3 - 6 : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 6 6 - - 3 - 6 : - - - - - - - : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
SS FG 7 7 - 1 3 - 9
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
1943 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : . . - 2 - - 6
1944 8 8 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1945 4 4 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - -
TOTAL 12 12 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - - - - - : . . - 2 - - 6
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 18 18 - 1 3 - 9 : - - - - - - - : 19 19 - 2 3 - 12
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
Juniors Year U21s( W-D- L %) 1943 3( 3-0 -0 100%)
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
After Leaving South Sydney
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Western Suburbs (1946) (Lower Grades)
Central Newcastle (1948)
Canterbury-Bankstown (1950) (trialed)
Subsequent Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Newcastle (1948) 1 - - - -
First Class Playing Career (1944-48)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 6 - 3 - 6
Total FG Cup - - - - -
Total FG Club Tour 1 1 - - 3
Total Internationals - - - - -
Total State - - - - -
Total Other Representative 1 - - - -
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 8 1 3 - 9
Ref - RLP / ANC / NAA-4106 / NAA-106347 / FN-46
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