Perry was a South Sydney junior who played U21 Presidents Cup in 1929, before he spent a few seasons with Newtown, returning to South Sydney in 1935. He made his senior grade debut in the 1935 Round 1 Reserve Grade clash against University at the Sports Ground. Mid year he made his first grade debut in the Tour match against Newcastle Division at the Newcastle Showground. Soon after in Round 6 1935 he made his first grade premiership debut against Balmain at the Sports Ground.
Perry would play 5 seasons with South Sydney. He played 9 first grade games, which included one first grade premiership game and 7 first grade cup games. He would play 77 senior grade games, which included 68 premiership senior grade games and 8 cup senior grade games.
Perry played his final first grade game in the 1937 Round 9 City Cup clash against Balmain at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Playing - Height / Weight
5ft 9.5in / 10st 12lb
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Sydney - 26th August 1907 (Died - 1987)
South Sydney Junior Club
Bat & Ball Hotel FC
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Newtown (1931-34) 1 - - - -
Playing Career at South Sydney (1929,35-37,39-40)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1935 Tour1 NwSG v Newcastle (27y 291d)
1927 Rd06 SSG v Balmain (Premiership - 27y 352d)
First Grade
Premiership : (FG) City Cup : State Championship : 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 : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1935 1 1 - - - - - : : : : 1 - (1) - - - -
1936 - - - - - - - : : : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1937 - - - - - - - : 7 7 - 1 - - 3
1938 - - - - - - - (trialed)
1939 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1940 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 1 1 - - - - - : 7 7 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : 1 - (1) - - - -
SS FG 9 8 (1) 1 - - 3
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1935 Rd01 SSG v University (Reserve Grade)
Lower Grades : Juniors
(RG) Premiership : (RG) City Cup : (3G) Premiership : (3G) City Cup : (U21) Presidents 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 : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1929 : : : : . . . 1 - - 3
1935 16 16 - 2 - - 6 : : - - - - - - -
1936 13 13 - - - - - : : 1 1 - - - - -
1937 7 7 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
1939 2 2 - - - - - : : 13 13 - - - - -
1940 6 6 - - - - - : : 8 8 - 1 - - 3
TOTAL 44 44 - 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - - : 23 23 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : . . . 1 - - 3
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 68 68 - 4 - - 12 : 8 8 - 2 - - 6 : 77 76 (1) 6 - - 18
Short Form
Short-Game Knockout
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1936 - - - - - - -
1939 - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - -
SS SF - - - - - - -
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
RG Probables 1936 : : 1 1 - - - - -
TOTAL 1 1 - - - - -
International
none
ALL REPS 1 1 - - - - -
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1936 Hook RG Probables v RG Possibles - - -
After Leaving South Sydney
Military Service (1942-46) Army Corporal 2nd Aust LoC
Ref - DT p2 / Sun p2 / SSFC-AR(29th) p14 / RLP / NAA-435732 / FN-27 / FN-46
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