Simms was the NSWRL top season point scorer in 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970 seasons. In 1971 Simms would be come the South Sydney leading career point scorer, when he surpased Bernie Purcell. A record he would hold until 2021 when he handed over the batton to Adam Reynolds.
Representative Qualification NSW Country Date of Birth 2nd August 1945 South Sydney Junior Club La Perouse Previous Clubs none
Playing Career at South Sydney (1965-75)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1965 Rd17 v St George (21y 12d)
First Grade
Premiership : ANZ & Aust Championship : Midweek / State 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
1965 5 5 - - 14/28 - 28 : : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1966 13 13 - 2 39/80 - 84 : : : 4 2 (2) - 7/13 - 14 : 1 1 - - 2/5 - 4
1967 24 24 - 3 99/166 13 233+: : : 3 2 (1) - 9 - 18 : 1 1 - 1 8/9 - 20
1968 21 21 - - 77/135 29 212+: 2 2 - 1 13 - 29 : : 4 3 (1) - 9 1 20 : 2 2 - - 11 - 22
1969 24 24 - 1 112/179 19 265+: : : 6 6 - 1 23 3 55
1970 22 22 - 3 96/166 20 241+: : : 5 5 - - 24 - 48 : - - - - - - -
1971 18 18 - 3 88/128 1 186 : : : 3 3 - - 9/18 - 18
1972 20 20 - 2 81/132 2 170 : : : 6 6 - - 18/31 - 36
1973 16 16 - 2 62/93 1 131 : : : 4 4 - - 15 - 30
1974 22 22 - 2 66/114 - 138 : : 2 2 - - 5/9 - 10 : 6 6 - 2 12 - 30
1975 21 21 - 5 68/98 2 153 : : 2 2 - - 1/8 - 2 : 1 1 - - 3 - 6
TOTAL 206 206 - 23 802/1319 87 1841 : 2 2 - 1 13 - 29 : 4 4 - - 6/17 - 12 : 42 38 (4) 3 129 4 275 : 4 4 - 1 21 - 46
SS FG 258 254 (4) 28 971 91 2201
+ - Top NSWRL Pointscorer
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
1962 : : : 1 1 - - - - -
1964 : : 4 4 - 1 11 - 25 :
1965 1 - (1) - 2 - 4 : 6 6 - 3 20 - 49 : 4 4 - 2 20 - 46 :
1966 5 5 - 3 18 - 45 : - - - - - - - :
1967 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - :
1968 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - :
1969 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - :
1970 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - :
1971 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - :
1972 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - :
1973 - - - - - - - :
1974 - - - - - - - :
1975 - - - - - - - :
TOTAL 6 5 (1) 3 20 - 49 : 6 6 - 3 20 - 49 : 8 8 - 3 31 - 71 : 1 1 - - - - -
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 218 217 (1) 29 842 87 1939 : 270 265 (5) 34 1011 91 2299
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1974 Mid02 v Newtown
1974 Rd08 v Western Suburbs (Premiership)
First Grade : Lower Grades
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %) : Reserve Grade( W- D-L %) : Third Grade( W- D-L %)
1974 6( 4- 0-2 67%) : 2( 1- 0-1 50%) : :
TOTAL 6( 4- 0-2 67%) : 2( 1- 0-1 50%) : :
SS CAREER 8( 5- 0-3 63%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Player Awards
Year Award 1968 - Clive Churchill Medal(Grand Final Player of the Match) 1968 - TCN9 / Telegrah Player of the Year 1969 - RL World Top 6 Players 1975 - South Sydney DRLFC Life Membership 2001 - Australian Indigenous Team of the Century 2008 - Australian Indigenous Team of the Century 2012 - Randwick Council Hall of Fame 2023 - Eric Simms Medal named in his honour
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 1968 : : 1 1 - - 3 - 6
New South Wales 1968 1 1 - - 6 1 14 : :
Sydney City 1969 1 1 - - 4 1 6 : :
The Rest 1974 : : 1 1 - - - - -
TOTAL 4 4 - - 13 2 30
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Australia 1968-70 9 9 - 1 39 8 97 : 2 2 - - 8 - 16
TOTAL 11 11 - 1 47 8 113
ALL REPS 15 15 - 1 60 10 143
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1968 Flbk Sydney City II v NSW Country II - 3/6 -
1968 Australia (RL World Cup Squad)
1968 Flbk Australia v Great Britain RLWC1968 - 8/9 -
1968 Flbk Australia v New Zealand RLWC1968 - 6/8 2
1968 Flbk Australia v France RLWC1968 - 5/9 -
1968 Flbk Australia v France RLWC1968 F - 4/8 -
1968 New South Wales (Queensland Tour)
1968 Flbk New South Wales v Queensland 4th Match - 6 1
1969 Flbk Sydney City II v NSW Country II (Called up into City Firsts)
1969 Flbk Sydney City v NSW Country - 4 1
1970 Australia (1970 RL World Cup Squad)
1970 Flbk Australia v New Zealand RLWC1970 1 9/10 1
1970 Flbk Australia v Great Britain RLWC1970 - -/3 1
1970 Flbk Australia v France RLWC1970 - 3 -
1970 Flbk Australia v Great Britain RLWC1970 F - 2/4 1
1970 Flbk Australia v St Helens Tour Match - 2 -
1970 Flbk Australia v France Test - 2 -
1970 Flbk Australia v France B Tour Match - 6 -
1974 Flbk The Rest v Kangaroos - - -
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