Edward James "Eddie" Finucane - South Sydney Player Report

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Played in one South Sydney premiership decider in 1935.

Finucane, educated at Marist Bros. Randwick, was an all round champion schoolboy sporting star, who excelled at multiple sports including swimming, shotput, high jump and running, where he would win 100 and 200 yard races. He joined the South Sydney third grade team for a picnic match late in 1934. He was a standout in the 1935 season trials and quickly found himself in the senior grade. He made his South Sydney senior grade debut in Round 1 1935 in Reserve Grade against University at the Sports Ground. A few weeks later he made his first grade premiership debut in Round 4 1935 against Western Suburbs at Pratten Park. At age 20, Finucane would sign up for the military, while still playing for South Sydney.

Finucane would play 2 seasons for South Sydney. He played 30 first grade games, which included 25 first grade premiership and 2 first grade cup games. He would play 34 senior grade games for South Sydney, which included 29 premiership grade games.

At representative level, Finucane played in 5 representative games while at South Sydney, with his highest achivement being one game for Sydney in 1936.

Finucane played his final first grade premiership game in Round 13 1936 against Canterbury-Bankstown at Belmore Oval.

FG Player - 223

Playing - Height / Weight
       5ft 8.5in / 12st 5lb

Representative Qualification
NSW City

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1935 Rd04  Prat v Western Suburbs (19y 31d)

Date of Birth
Redfern - 5th April 1916 (Died - 1991)

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Marist Bros. Randwick
Military Service         (1936)                         PMF Permanent Military Forces

Playing Career at South Sydney (1935-36)

First Grade
                           Premiership :             Night Football 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
1935    14  14   -   5   -      -   15 :                                 :   1   1   -   3   1      -   11
1936    11  11   -   3   -      -    9 :   2   2   -   2   -      -    6 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3
 
TOTAL   25  25   -   8   -      -   24 :   2   2   -   2   -      -    6 :   3   3   -   4   1      -   14

SS FG   30  30   -  14   1      -   44 

South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1935 Rd01  SSG  v University (Reserve Grade)

Lower Grades
                        Reserve  Grade :                     Third Grade
Year     M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1935     3   3   -   4   -      -   12 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1936     1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    4   4   -   4   -      -   12 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
                           Premiership :                             Cup :                     All Matches
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
CAREER  29  29   -  12   -      -   36 :   2   2   -   2   -      -    6 :  34  34   -  18   1      -   56

Short Form
                   Short-Game Knockout
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1936     1   1   -   1   -      -    3

TOTAL    1   1   -   1   -      -    3

SS SF    1   1   -   1   -      -    3

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
Sydney Colts         1935-36                                :                                :  2   2   -   1   -      -    3
Sydney City          1936                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Probables            1936                                   :                                :  2   2   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL                         5   5   -   1   -      -    3

International
none

ALL REPS                      5   5   -   1   -      -    3

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1935 Cntr Sydney Colts         v Goulburn                         -  -     -

1936 Cntr Sydney City          v NSW Police                       -  -     -
1936 5/8  Probables            v Possibles          1st Match     -  -     -
1936 Res  Probables            v Possibles          2nd Match     -  -     -
1936 Cntr Sydney Colts         v Lithgow                          1  -     -

After Leaving South Sydney

Subsequent Clubs                           First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
North Sydney             (1937)        3  -   -  -   -
Military Service         (1937-43)                      PMF Permanent Military Forces Heavy Artillary
Military Service         (1943-47)                      Army Sargent Heavy Artillary 

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