Cyril Rhodes "Cec" Blinkhorn - South Sydney Player Report

Wing

FG Player - 108

One time South Sydney City Cup winner in 1924. Also played in the 1924 premiership decider with South Sydney.

Player Relatives
Nephew      - Blinkhorn, Clarrie (Norths)
Nephew      - Blinkhorn, Jack    (Norths)
Nephew      - Blinkhorn, Harold  (Norths)
Nephew      - Blinkhorn, Douglas (Norths)

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Redfern - 18th April 1892 (Died - 1977)

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Chatswood RU               (1913)
North Sydney               (1914-18)  58 41   8  - 139
North Sydney               (1920-23)  49 48   -  - 144

Previous Rep Honours                   M  T   G FG  Pt
Sydney Metropolis          (1915-22)   3  2   -  -   6
New South Wales            (1917-23)   5  5   -  -  15
Australasia                (1921-22)  29 39   -  - 117

Playing Career at South Sydney (1916,19,24)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1916 Tour  v Newcastle (24y 116d) on invitation while playing at Norths
1919 Rd02  v Annandale (Premiership - 27y 29d)

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
1916     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
1919     7   6  (1)  1   -      -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1924     9   9   -   6   -      -   18 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL   16  15  (1)  7   -      -   21 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3

SS FG   18  17   -   8   -      -   24 

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

never

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
never

Player Awards

Year  Award
1952 - Rugby League News Immortal
1961 - South Sydney DRLFC Life Membership
1977 - Cec Blinkhorn Oval, Oxley Park named in his honour
1978 - ARL 40 Greatest Players
1992 - Rugby League Week Top 100 (#44)
2007 - ARL 100 Greatest Players
2018 - NRL Hall of Fame

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
New South Wales      1924     2   2   -   1   -      -    3 :  2   2   -   1   -      -    3 : 

TOTAL                         4   4   -   2   -      -    6

Internationals                               Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Australia            1924     1   1   -   -   -      -    - : 

TOTAL                         1   1   -   -   -      -    -

ALL REPS                      5   5   -   2   -      -    6

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1924 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     1  -     -
1924 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  -     -
1924 Wing New South Wales      v England            1st Match     -  -     -
1924 Wing New South Wales      v England            2nd Match     1  -     -
1924 Wing Australia            v England            1st Test      -  -     -

Ref - HoS p31 / NRL / AGP p24 / RLH p15 / GGRL p154 / Wiki / RLP / ANC / FN-24


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