Representative Qualification NSW City Date of Birth 25th October 1944 South Sydney Junior Club Kensington Previous Clubs none
Playing Career at South Sydney (1963-71)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1964 Pre03 v Balmain (19y 139d)
1964 Rd01 v Eastern Suburbs (Premiership - 19y 163d)
First Grade
Premiership : ANZ & Aust Championship : State / Ampol Cup : Pre-Season Comp : 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 : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1964 17 17 - 7 - - 21 : : 1 1 - - - - - : 3 3 - 2 - - 6 : 2 2 - 2 - - 6
1965 17 17 - 5 - - 15 : : - - - - - - - : 6 6 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1966 13 13 - 3 - - 9 : : : 4 4 - 4 - - 12 : - - - - - - -
1967 21 21 - 8 - - 24 : : : 5 5 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1968 21 21 - 9 - - 27 : 1 1 - - - - - : : 3 3 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1969 18 18 - 4 - - 12 : : : 5 3 (2) - - - -
1970 22 22 - 7 - - 21 : : : 3 3 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1971 19 19 - 6 - - 18 : : : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 148 148 - 49 - - 147 : 1 1 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - : 29 27 (2) 7 - - 21 : 2 2 - 2 - - 6
SS FG 181 179 (2) 58 - - 174
Lower Grades : Juniors
Reserve Grade : Third Grade : Presidents Cup : Jersey Flegg Cup
Year 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
1961 : : : - - - -
1963 5 5 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - - - - - : 4 4 - 1 - - 3
1964 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1965 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1970 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1971 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 5 5 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - - - - - : 4 4 - 1 - - 3 : - - - -
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 154 154 - 50 - - 150 : 187 185 (2) 59 - - 177
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1971 Rd14 v Cronulla-Sutherland (26y)
First Grade
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %)
1971 1( 1- 0-0 100%) :
TOTAL 1( 1- 0-0 100%) :
SS FG 1( 1- 0-0 100%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE 1968 Rd14 FG Balmain 1 Stood down by NSWRL for not going on NSW Queensland Tour
Player Awards
Year Award 1964 - Sunday Telegraph Find of the Season 1967 - Telegraph-TCN9 Player of the Year 1967 - South Sydney Best and Fairest Player 1967 - Souths Magazine Best Player Award 1968 - E.E.Christensen NSWRL Player of the Year 1968 - Lakes Shopping Centre Award 1969 - E.E.Christensen NSWRL Player of the Year 1969 - RL World Top 6 Players 1970 - Harry Sunderland Medal 1971 - Clive Churchill Medal 1978 - ARL 40 Greatest Players 1990 - South Sydney DRLFC Life Membership 1992 - Rugby League Week Top 100 (#23) 2003 - Greatest Kangaroo Tourist 2003 - SCG Walk of Honour 2003 - SCG Life Member 2005 - ARL/NRL Hall of Fame 2005 - IRL Hall of Fame 2007 - ARL Team of the Decade(1960s - Second Row) 2007 - ARL Team of the Decade(1970s - Second Row) 2008 - NSWRL Team of the Century 2008 - ARL Team of the Century 2008 - Ron Coote Cup named in his honour 2013 - Sport Australia - Hall of Fame 2017 - NSWRL Hall of Fame 2018 - Immortals Final 10 Shortlist 2022 - Ron Coote Stand(Sydney Stadium)
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
NSW Colts 1964 : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - - - - -
Sydney City II 1965-68 : : 3 2 (1) 3 - - 9
New South Wales 1965-70 8 8 - 6 - - 18 : 1 1 - - - - - :
Sydney City 1969-70 2 2 - 2 - - 6 : :
TOTAL 16 15 (1) 12 - - 36
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Australia 1967-70 18 18 - 10 - - 30 : 18 18 - 5 - - 15
TOTAL 36 36 - 15 - - 45
ALL REPS 52 51 (1) 27 - - 81
Captaincy CvC/Interstate/Internationals : Tourists : Other
M( W- D-L %) : M( W- D-L %) : M( W- D-L %)
Australia 1970 4( 3- 0-1 75%) : : 2( 1- 0-1 50%)
ALL REPS 6( 4- 0-2 67%)
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1964 Lock NSW Colts v O Nationalities - - -
1964 Lock NSW Colts v France Tour Match 1 - -
1965 Lock Sydney City II v NSW Country II 2 - -
1965 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match 1 - -
1965 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1967 Res Sydney City II v NSW Country II 1 - -
1967 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 1 - - (Fractured his hand)
1967 Australia (Kangaroo Tour Squad)
1967 Lock Australia v Yorkshire Tour Match 1 - -
1967 Lock Australia v Lancashire Tour Match - - -
1967 SRow Australia v Wigan Tour Match - - -
1967 Lock Australia v Rochdale Hornets Tour Match - - -
1967 Lock Australia v St Helens Tour Match - - -
1967 Lock Australia v Wakefield Tour Match - - -
1967 Lock Australia v Great Britain 2nd Test 1 - -
1967 Lock Australia v Oldham Tour Match - - -
1967 Lock Australia v Barrow Tour Match - - -
1967 Lock Australia v Swinton Tour Match - - -
1967 SRow Australia v Halifax Tour Match 1 - -
1967 Lock Australia v Bradford Northern Tour Match - - -
1967 SRow Australia v Great Britain 3rd Test 1 - -
1967 SRow Australia v France 1st Test - - -
1967 SRow Australia v France 2nd Test - - -
1967 Lock Australia v Catalans Tour Match 2 - -
1967 Lock Australia v Pyrenees Tour Match - - -
1968 SRow Australia v France 3rd Test - - -
1968 Lock Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1968 Australia (RLWC1968 Squad)
1968 SRow Australia v Great Britain RLWC1968 1 - -
1968 SRow Australia v New Zealand RLWC1968 1 - -
1968 SRow Australia v France RLWC1968 1 - -
1968 SRow Australia v France RLWC1968 F 1 - -
1968 New South Wales (Queensland Tour) (DNP withdrew due to work commitments)
1969 Lock Sydney City v NSW Country - - -
1969 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad)
1969 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1969 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 2 - -
1969 Australia (New Zealand Tour Squad)
1969 Lock Australia v North Island Colts Tour Match - - -
1969 Lock Australia v New Zealand 1st Test 2 - -
1969 Cntr Australia v Wellington NZ Tour Match 1 - -
1969 Cntr Australia v Auckland Tour Match - - -
1969 Lock Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test 1 - -
1970 Lock Sydney City v NSW Country 1st Match 2 - -
1970 New South Wales (Queensland Tour)
1970 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1970 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 1 - -
1970 Lock Australia v Great Britain 1st Test - - -
1970 Lock New South Wales v Great Britain Tour Match - - -
1970 SRow Australia v Great Britain 2nd Test - - -
1970 Lock Australia v Great Britain 3rd Test - - -
1970 Lock New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match 1 - -
1970 Australia (1970 RL World Cup Squad) (c)
1970 Lock Australia v New Zealand RLWC1970 1 - - (c) W
1970 Lock Australia v France RLWC1970 - - - (c) L
1970 Lock Australia v Great Britain RLWC1970 F - - - (c) W
1970 Lock Australia v St Helens Tour Match - - - (c) L
1970 SRow Australia v France Test - - - (c) W
1970 SRow Australia v France B Tour Match - - - (c) W
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