Peter Harold Boyne "Emu" Burge - South Sydney Player Report

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FG Player - 38

Eldest brother of the Burge family. Member of the 1905 South Sydney RU premiership winning team. He was one the Wallabies to come across to League after he had broken his leg while on the Wallaby RU tour of England. Injury hampered his League playing career.

Player Relatives
Brother     - Burge, Alby
Brother     - Burge, Frank   (South Sydney RU)
                             (Glebe)
                             (St George)
Brother     - Burge, Laidley (South Sydney RU)
                             (Glebe)

Playing - Height / Weight
      6ft(183cm) / 13st 9lb(89 kg)

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Penrith - 14th February 1884 (Died - 1956) 

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
South Sydney RU          (1904-09)

Previous Rep Honours                   M  T   G FG  Pt
Sydney Metroplitan RU    (1905)
New South Wales RU       (1905-09)                     (c) in 1907
Australia RU             (1905-09)     3  -   -  -   -

Playing Career at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1910 Rd05 v North Sydney (26y 131d)

First Grade
                            Premiership
          M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1910      1   1   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL     1   1   -   -   -      -    -

Lower Grades
                         Second  Grade :                     Third Grade : 
Year     M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts : 
1910     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - 

South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
                           Premiership :                     All Matches
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
CAREER   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

never

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v        Wk CHARGE
never

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
Wallabies            1909                                   :                                :  3   3   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL                         3   3   -   -   -      -    -

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
none                                                        :  

TOTAL                         

ALL REPS                      3   3   -   -   -      -    -

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG
1909 Fwd  Wallabies            v Kangaroos          1st Match     -  -     -
1909 ResF Wallabies            v Kangaroos          2nd Match                (Selected but DNP)
1909 Fwd  Wallabies            v Kangaroos          3rd Match     -  -     -
1909 Fwd  Wallabies            v Kangaroos          4th Match     -  -     -

After Leaving South Sydney

Peter Burge and brother Alby Burge were suspended for a season after participating in the famous 1912 players strike at Glebe.


Subsequent Clubs                           First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Glebe                    (1911-14)    15  1   -  -   3

Subsequent Rep Honours                 M  T   G FG  Pt :  M  T   G FG  Pt
Australia                (1911-12)                     :  4  1   -  -   3 (tour games)

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