Thorn grew on the NSW South Coast. He was a number of players scouted in the country as asked to trial in 1941, after being on the verge of retirement from the game. He was a Police Constable who transfered to Sydney at the end of 1941. Thorn was graded by South Sydney in 1942. While trialing at North Sydney Oval a riot broke out in the stands, Thorn joined fellow playing police officers Felsch, Armstrong and Whitfield to bring this back under control. He played his first senior grade club and premiership match in the 1942 Round 1 Reserve Grade clash against Eastern Suburbs at the Sports Ground. Three weeks later he was called up into first grade and made his first grade club and premiership debut in the 1942 Round 4 match against Canterbury-Bankstown at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Thorn a second rower, who could crash through rucks and make openings.
Thorn would only play 1 season with South Sydney in 1942. He played 6 first grade club games for South Sydney which included 3 first grade premiership games and 1 first grade cup game. Overall he played 18 senior grade club games for South Sydney, which included 15 senior grade premiership games for South Sydney.
Thorn played his last first grade premiership game for South Sydney in the 1942 Round 14 clash against Newtown at the Sport Ground. The following week he played his final first grade cup game in the 1942 Round 1 City Cup fixture against St George at Hurstville Oval. His final senior grade premiership game for South Sydney was in the 1942 Reserve Grade Minor Semi-Final against North Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground. His final first grade club game for South Sydney was in the 1942 end of season tour match against Illawarra in Wollongong. He trialed again with South Sydney in 1943, but was not graded.
Playing - Height / Weight
6ft 1in / 12st 2lb
Representative Qualification
NSW Country
Date of Birth
Sydney - 19th February 1915 (Died - 1997)
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Scarborough (1938-40)
South Newcastle (1941) Trialed
Captains Flat (1941)
Playing Career at South Sydney (1942)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1942 May 23 Rd04 SCG v Canterbury-Bankstown (27y 93d)
First Grade
Premiership : City Cup : 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
1942 3 3 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - - - - - : 2 2 - 1 - - 3
TOTAL 3 3 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - - - - - : 2 2 - 1 - - 3
SS Cup 1 1 - - - - -
SS FG 6 6 - 2 - - 6
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1942 May 2 Rd01 SSG v Eastern Suburbs (Reserve Grade)
Lower Grades
Reserve Grade : Third Grade
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1942 12 12 - 11 - - 33 : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 12 12 - 11 - - 33 : - - - - - - -
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 15 15 - 12 - - 36 : 1 1 - - - - - : 18 18 - 13 - - 39
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
never
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
Thirroul (1944)
Military Service (1944) RAAF AC2 Reserve
Newc-Souths (1945) Trialled
Balmain (1945) (Lower Grades)
Thirroul (1946)
North Wollongong (1947)
Subsequent Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Combined Services RU (1944)
RAAF RU (1944)
Police (1946) 1 - - - -
First Class Playing Career (1942-46)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 3 1 - - 3
Total FG Cup - - - - -
Total FG Club Tour - - - - -
Total Internationals - - - - -
Total State - - - - -
Total Other Representative 1 - - - -
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 4 1 - - 3
Ref - RLP / ANC / NAA-444726 / FN-46
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