Thomson is a 2 time South Sydney premiership winner in 1909 and 1914. He also wn the 1912 City Cup with South Sydney.
Not to be confused with Hack Thompson. Thomson came to South Sydney via Eastern Suburbs rugby union ranks and was a junior boxer, who also boxed in the 1908 tournament for rugby league players. Being a runner up in the heavy-weight division. He made his senior grade and first grade club and premiership debut in the 1909 Round 1 clash against Balmain at Birchgrove Oval.
Thomson was also a noted boxing larrikin throughout his career, issuing many challenges and boasts in the media. "Tommo" was in return given a nicknamed "Romeo" by a journalist, who was renouned for giving players nicknames, after having a fancy for actresses. Between 1909 and 1911 he would play with Eastern Suburbs and on loan to Western Suburbs, before returning to South Sydney in 1912.
Thomson played 4 seasons with South Sydney between 1909 and 1914. He played 21 first grade club games for South Sydney which included, 16 first grade premiership games and 5 first grade cup games for South Sydney.
Thomson played 1 representative game while at South Sydney, in 1909 for New South Wales against the returning Kangaroos.
Thomson played his final first grade club and premiership game for South Sydney in the 1914 Round 11 clash against Eastern Suburbs at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Playing - Height / Weight
6ft 0.5in(184cm) / 13st 13lb (95kg)
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Waverley - 20th April 1887 (Died - 1951)
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Eastern Suburbs RU (1907)
Eastern Suburbs (1908,10) 5 1 - - 3
Western Suburbs (1909,11) 10 4 1 - 14 (Loan)
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Sydney Metropoloitan (1908) 1 - - - -
Playing Career at South Sydney (1909,12-14)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1909 Rd01 Brch v Balmain (22y 4d)
First Grade
Premiership : City Cup : 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
1909 2 2 - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1912 2 1 (1) - - - - : 3 3 - 2 - - 6
1913 10 10 - 2 - - 6 : 2 1 (1) 1 - - 3
1914 2 2 - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 16 15 (1) 2 - - 6 : 5 4 (1) 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - -
SS Cup 5 4 (1) 3 - - 9
SS FG 21 19 (2) 5 - - 15
Lower Grades
Second Grade : (2G)Sports Ground Cup : Third Grade :
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 :
1909 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1912 10 10 2 - - 6 : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1913 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1914 - - - - : - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 10 10 - 2 - - 6 : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
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 26 25 (1) 4 - - 12 : 5 4 (1) 3 - - 9 : 31 29 (2) 7 - - 21
Captaincy Record
never
Suspensions
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
New South Wales 1909 : : 1 1 - - - - -
TOTAL 1 1 - - - - -
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
never
ALL REPS 1 1 - - - - -
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1909 Fwd New South Wales v Kangaroos 1st Match - - -
After Leaving South Sydney
Military Service (1916) AIF 1st Battalian Reinforcements
Thomson moved to Brisbane in 1919 after the war.
First Class Playing Career (1908-14)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 31 7 1 - 23
Total FG Cup 5 3 - - 9
Total FG Club Tour - - - - -
Total Internationals - - - - -
Total State 1 - - - -
Total Other Representative 1 - - - -
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 38 10 1 - 32
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