Armstrong retired in 1947 to train as a heavyweight wrestler for the 1948 Olympics. He won a Bronze Medal in the 1948 London Olympic games and a Gold Medal in the 1950 Auckland Empire Games. He was 5 time Australian champion, and was again a Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist in 1962.
Representative Qualification NSW Country Souths First Grade Debut 1939 KO-01 v North Sydney (21y 275d) 1939 Rd01 v St George (Premiership - 21y 282d) Previous Clubs Junee Date of Birth Albury - 14th July 1917 (Died - 1981)
Playing Career at South Sydney (1939-47)
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
1939 9 9 - 1 1 - 5 : : - - - - - - - : 2 2 - - 3 - 6
1940 1 1 - - - - - : : : - - - - - - -
1941 2 2 - - - - - : : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1942 14 14 - 3 - - 9 : 1 1 - - - - - : : 1 1 - - - - -
1943 14 14 - 6 1 - 20 : : 2 2 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1944 15 15 - 10 2 - 31 : : 3 3 - 2 4 - 14 : - - - - - - -
1945 12 12 - 3 - - 9 : : 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1946 9 9 - 4 - - 12 : : : - - - - - - -
1947 7 7 - 1 1 - 5 : : : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
TOTAL 83 83 - 28 5 - 94 : 1 1 - - - - - : 6 6 - 3 4 - 17 : 4 4 - 1 3 - 9
SS FG 94 94 - 32 12 - 120
Short Form
Short-Game Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1939 2 2 - - - - -
1940 - - - - - - -
1943 3 3 - 1 5 - 13
1946 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 5 5 - 1 5 - 13
SS SF 2 2 - 1 5 - 13
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