A two time South Sydney premiership winner in 1931 and 1932, who also played in the 1935 premiership decider. He was also a fine cricketer and scored 216 not out in the business Wholesale and Retail competition, in a record 467 run first wicket partnership.
Player Relatives
Father - Williams, John (Grosvenor)
Playing - Height / Weight
5ft 3in / 9st 12lb
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Sydney - 10 March 1910 (Died - 1996)
South Sydney Junior Club
Lauriston Park
Lauriston United
Mascot
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Western Suburbs (1934) (Tour of NZ guest)
Goulburn (1936) (Captain-Coach)
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
NSW Southern Districts (1936) 2 - 5 - 10
NSW Country (1936) 1 - 1 - 2
Playing Career at South Sydney (1929-35,37-38)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1929 Tour3 v NZ Marist Old Boys (19y 216d)
1931 Rd05 v Balmain (Premiership - 22y 74d)
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
1929 - - - - - - - : : : 3 3 - - - - -
1930 - - - - - - - : : : 1 1 - - - - -
1931 9 9 - 1 6 - 15 : : 1 1 - - 3 - 6 : 2 2 - 1 3 - 9
1932 12 12 - 3 24 - 57 : : - - - - - - - : 1 1 - 2 1 - 8
1933 11 11 - 4 16 - 44 : : : - - - - - - -
1934 12 12 - 5 23 - 61 : : : 1 1 - - 6 - 12
1935 17 17 - 4 56 - 124 : : : 2 2 - - 5 - 10
1937 8 8 - 2 23 - 52 : 2 2 - - 5 - 10
1938 12 12 - - 40 - 80
TOTAL 81 81 - 19 188 - 433 : 2 2 - - 5 - 10 : 1 1 - - 3 - 6 : 10 10 - 3 15 - 39
SS Cup 3 3 - - 8 - 16
SS FG 94 94 - 22 211 - 488
Short Form
Short-Game Knockout
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1932 - - - - - - -
1933 2 2 - - - - -
1938 1 1 - - 1 - 2
TOTAL 3 3 - - 1 - 2
SS SF 3 3 - - 1 - 2
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1935 Rd01 v University (25y)
First Grade : Lower Grades
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %) : RG( W- D-L %) : 3G( W- D-L %)
1931 : : 1( 1- 0-0 100%) :
1935 6( 4- 0-2 67%) : 2( 1- 0-1 50%) : :
TOTAL 6( 4- 0-2 67%) : 2( 1- 0-1 50%) : 1( 1- 0-0 100%) :
SS FG 8( 5- 0-3 63%)
CAREER 9( 6- 0-3 67%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Player Awards
Year Award 1935 - Labor Daily Centurian (100 points in the season)
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
Possibles 1932 : : 1 - (1) - - - -
Sydney City II 1932-34 : : 2 1 (1) - 2 - 4
Sydney City 1932-37 4 4 - 1 16 - 35 : 1 1 - - 1 - 2 :
New South Wales 1932-37 8 8 - - 10 - 20 : 2 2 - - 1 - 2 : 3 3 - 2 3 - 12
Rest of NSW 1934 : : 1 1 - - - - -
TOTAL 22 20 (2) 3 33 - 75
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Australia 1937-38 4 4 - - 2 - 4 : 12 12 - 3 16 - 41
TOTAL 16 16 - 3 18 - 45
ALL REPS 38 36 (2) 6 51 - 120
Captaincy CvC/Interstate/Internationals : Tourists : Other
M( W- D-L %) : M( W- D-L %) : M( W- D-L %)
Rest of NSW 1934 : : 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
TOTAL 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1932 Res Possibles v Probables - - -
1932 Half Sydney City II v NSW Country II - 2 -
1932 Half Sydney City v NSW Country 2nd Match - 2 -
1932 Half New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - - -
1932 Half Sydney City v England - 1 -
1932 Half New South Wales v England 1st Match - 1 -
1932 Half New South Wales v England 2nd Match - - -
1932 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad)
1932 Half New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
1932 Half New South Wales v Brisbane Qld Tour - - -
1933 Res Possibles v Possibles (Selected but DNP)
1933 Half Sydney City v NSW Country 2nd Match - 4 -
1934 Half Rest of NSW v Kangaroos - - - (c) L
1934 Res Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1934 Half New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - - -
1934 Res New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match (Selected but DNP)
1934 Half New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1934 Half New South Wales v Queensland 5th Match - - -
1934 Half New South Wales v Far Northern NSW Qld Tour 1 - -
1934 Half Sydney City v NSW Country 2nd Match - 7 -
1937 Half Sydney City v NSW Country 1st Match 1 3 -
1937 Half New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - 3 -
1937 Half New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - 3 -
1937 Half New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - 4 -
1937 Half New South Wales v Clarence River Tour Match 1 3 -
1937 Half Australia v New Zealand 1st Test - - -
1937 Half Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test - 2 -
1937 Australia (Kangaroo Tour Squad)
1937 Half Australia v Leigh Tour Match - 1 -
1937 Half Australia v Lancashire Tour Match - - -
1937 Half Australia v Yorkshire Tour Match - 1 -
1937 Half Australia v England 1st Test - - -
1937 Half Australia v Hull FC Tour Match 1 - -
1937 Half Australia v Wigan Tour Match - 1 -
1937 Half Australia v Oldham Tour Match - 1 -
1937 Half Australia v England 2nd Test - - -
1937 Half Australia v Huddersfield Tour Match - 2 -
1937 Half Australia v Roanne Tour Match 1 1 -
1938 Half Australia v Albi Tour Match - 3 -
1938 Half Australia v Catalans Tour Match 1 - -
1938 Half Australia v Cote Basque Tour Match - 6 -
1938 Half Australia v South France Tour Match - - - (broke collar bone)
After Leaving South Sydney
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Hygenic Containers (1939) (City Houses)
Newtown (1940-41) 22 1 36 - 75 (Captain-Coach 1941)
He would go on to coach St George in 1945 and Eastern Suburbs in 1948.
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