Eric Simms - South Sydney Player Report

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FG Player - 540

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                        -  -     -

Player News

Inaugural Eric Simms Medal

Ref - SSFC / SSLC-S v6n4 p8 / HoS p29 / RLH p59 / RLL v2n7 p8 / Wiki / RLP


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