Representative Qualification
NSW Country
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1965 Rd17 v St George (21y 12d)
Previous Clubs
none
Date of Birth
2nd August 1945
South Sydney Junior Club
La Perouse
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
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
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%)
Suspensions
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
Internationals Tests : 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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