Promoted into first grade in 1963 when John Sattler was sent off midweek in the pre-season cup match against Manly. Bob played the weekend trial against Manly, before making his first grade competition debut.
Representative Qualification
NSW City
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1963 Pre03 v Eastern Suburbs (18y 224d)
1963 Rd01 v Canterbury-Bankstown (Premiership - 18y 244d)
Previous Clubs
Canterbury-Bankstown (1976-77)
Date of Birth
5th August 1944
South Sydney Junior Club
Moore Park
First Grade
Premiership : ANZ & Aust Championship : Midweek / 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
1963 18 18 - 2 - - 6 : : 2 2 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - -
1964 14 14 - 4 - - 12 : : - - - - - - - : 5 5 - 3 - - 9 : 2 2 - - - - -
1965 11 11 - - - - - : : 2 1 (1) - - - - : 5 5 - - - - - : 3 3 - 3 3 - 15
1966 11 11 - 4 - - 12 : : : 6 6 - 4 - - 12 : - - - - - - -
1967 18 18 - 13 - - 39 : : : 6 6 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1968 12 12 - 6 - - 18 : 2 1 (1) 3 - - 9 : : 3 3 - - - - - : 2 2 - 5 - - 15
1969 16 16 - 11 - - 33 : : : 6 6 - 8 - - 24
1970 21 21 - 15 - - 45 : : : 6 6 - 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - -
1971 19 19 - 17 - - 51 : : : 4 4 - 2 - - 6
1972 19 19 - 10 - - 30 : : : 6 6 - 3 - - 9
1973 17 17 - 7 - 1 22 : : : 4 4 - 3 - - 9
1974 10 10 - 5 - - 15 : : - - - - - - - : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
1975 20 20 - 6 - - 18 : : 2 2 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - - - - -
1978 5 5 - - - - - : : - - - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - -
TOTAL 211 211 - 100 - 1 301 : 2 1 (1) 3 - - 9 : 6 5 (1) 1 - - 3 : 57 57 - 28 - - 84 : 7 7 - 8 3 - 30
SS FG 283 281 (2)140 3 1 427
Lower Grades : Juniors
Reserve Grade : Third Grade : Presidents Cup : Jersey Flegg
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 : : : - - - -
1962 : : 3 3 - 2 - - 6 :
1963 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1964 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1965 4 4 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1967 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1968 5 5 - 4 - - 12 : - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1970 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1971 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1972 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1973 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1974 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1975 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1978 6 4 (2) 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 16 14 (2) 8 - - 24 : - - - - - - - : 3 3 - 2 - - 6 : - - - -
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 228 225 (2)108 - 1 325 : 299 295 (4)148 3 1 451
Captaincy Record
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1971 Rd04 v Western Suburbs (27y)
First Grade
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %)
1971 5( 4- 0-1 80%) :
1972 : 1( 1- 0-0 100%)
1973 17( 7- 1-9 41%) : 4( 2- 1-1 50%)
1974 10( 5- 1-4 50%) : 1( 1- 0-0 100%)
1975 14( 4- 0-10 29%) : 2( 1- 0-1 50%)
TOTAL 46( 20- 2-24 44%) : 8( 5- 1-2 63%)
SS FG 54( 25- 3-26 46%)
Suspensions
Year Grade v Fine Wk CHARGE 1967 Rd15 FG Canterbury - 2 Punching 1969 Rd20 FG Parramatta - 3 Stiff Arm Tackle 1974 Rd15 FG Balmain - 2 Abusing the referee
Player Awards
Year Award 1963 - Sunday Telegraph Find of the Season 1964 - Sunday Telegraph Most Improved 1973 - South Sydney DRLFC Life Membership 1978 - ARL Top 40 Greatest Players 1992 - Rugby League Week Top 100 (#37) 2003 - ARL Greatest Kangaroo Tourist 2003 - SCG Trust Walk of Honour 2003 - Bob McCarthy Award (South Sydney Clubman of the Year) named in his honour 2004 - South Sydney Dream Team 2005 - ARL Team of the 1970s (Second Row) 2007 - ARL 100 Greatest Players 2008 - South Sydney Juniors Team of the Century 2017 - NSWRL Hall of Fame 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
Sydney City II 1964-68 : : 2 1 (1) 1 - - 3
NSW Colts 1964 : 1 1 - - - - - :
Sydney City 1969-75 6 6 - 3 - - 9 : :
New South Wales 1969-75 12 10 (2) 5 - - 15 : 1 1 - - - - - :
TOTAL 22 19 (3) 9 - - 27
Internationals Tests : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Australia 1969-74 15 14 (1) 7 - 1 22 : 13 12 (1) 6 - - 18
TOTAL 28 26 (2) 13 - 1 40
ALL REPS 50 45 (5) 22 - 1 67
Captaincy CvC/Interstate/Tests : Tourists : Other
M( W- D-L %) : M( W- D-L %) : M( W- D-L %)
Sydney City 1971 1( 1- 0-0 100%) : :
New South Wales 1971 1( 1- 0-0 100%) : :
Australia 1971-73 1( 1- 0-0 100%) : : 5( 4- 0-1 80%)
ALL REPS 8( 7- 0-1 88%)
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1964 SRow Sydney City II v NSW Country II - - -
1964 SRow NSW Colts v France Tour Match - - -
1968 Res Sydney City II v NSW Country II 1 - -
1969 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country 1 - -
1969 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad)
1969 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1969 Australia (New Zealand Tour Squad)
1969 SRow Australia v New Zealand 1st Test - - -
1969 SRow Australia v NZ South Island Tour Match - - -
1969 Res Australia v Wellington NZ Tour Match - - -
1969 SRow Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test 1 - -
1969 SRow Australia v Auckland Tour Match - - -
1969 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
1969 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1970 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country 1st Match - - -
1970 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad)
1970 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match 1 - -
1970 SRow Australia v Great Britain 3rd Test 1 - -
1970 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match 2 - -
1970 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - - -
1970 Australia (1970 RL World Cup Squad)
1970 SRow Australia v New Zealand RLWC1970 1 - -
1970 SRow Australia v Great Britain RLWC1970 - - -
1970 SRow Australia v France RLWC1970 - - -
1970 SRow Australia v Great Britain RLWC1970 F - - -
1970 SRow Australia v St Helens Tour Match - - -
1970 SRow Australia v France B Tour Match 1 - -
1971 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country 1 - - (c) W
1971 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad) (vc)
1971 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - - (c) W
1971 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - - -
1971 Australia (New Zealand Tour Squad) (vc)
1971 SRow Australia v New Zealand XIII Tour Match 2 - - (c) W
1971 SRow Australia v New Zealand Test - - -
1971 SRow Australia v Auckland Tour Match - - - (c) L
1971 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match (Selected but withdrew due to training injury)
1972 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country - - -
1972 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad)
1972 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1972 SRow New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 2 - -
1972 SRow Australia v New Zealand 1st Test 2 - -
1972 SRow Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test
1972 Australia (RL World Cup Squad)
1972 SRow Australia v Great Britain RLWC1972 - - 1
1973 SRow Sydney City v NSW Country 1 - -
1973 New South Wales (Queensland Tour Squad) (Withdrew due to injury)
1973 Australia (Kangaroo Tour of England & France Squad) (vc)
1973 SRow Australia v Salford Tour Match - - -
1973 SRow Australia v Wakefield Trinity Tour Match - - - (c) W
1973 SRow Australia v Widnes Tour Match 1 - -
1973 SRow Australia v Oldham Tour Match 1 - -
1973 Prop Australia v Cumbria Tour Match - - - (c) W
1973 SRow Australia v Great Britain 1st Test - - -
1973 SRow Australia v Hull KR Tour Match 1 - - (c) W
1973 SRow Australia v Great Britain 2nd Test 1 - - (c) W
1974 Prop New South Wales v Great Britain Tour Match - - -
1974 Res Australia v Great Britain 2nd Test - - -
1974 SRow Australia v Great Britain 3rd Test 1 - -
1975 Prop Sydney City v NSW Country - - -
1975 New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match (Selected but withdrew due to eye injury)
1975 Res New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match - - -
1975 Res New South Wales v Queensland 3rd Match - - -
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