Harry Butler - South Sydney Player Report

Forward

FG Player - 4

Three time South Sydney premiership winner in 1908, 1909 and 1914. He also played in the 1910 premiership final. He also won the 1912 City Cup with South Sydney.

Harry Butler like his brother Arthur, played for Alexandria in Rugby before following his older brother to South Sydney. He made his first grade premiership debut in South Sydney's inaugural game in Round 1 1908 against North Sydney at Birchgrove Oval.

Butler played 8 seasons with South Sydney. He played 106 first grade games, which included 96 first grade premiership games and 6 first grade cup games. He also played 1 short form game.

Butler made his representative debut while at South Sydney for Combined First Grade against Combined Second Grade. He would play 8 representative games, while at South Sydney, which included 2 games for New South Wales.

Butler played his final first grade premiership game in the Round 12 1915 clash against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval.

Player Relatives
Brother     - Butler, Arthur
Brother     - Butler, Tom

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Waterloo - 20th October 1886 

Previous Clubs
Alexandria RU 2G

Playing Career at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1908 Rd01 Brch v North Sydney (21y 181d)

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
1908    11  11   -   4   3      -   18 
1909    11  11   -   3   2      -   13 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1910    15  15   -   6   2      -   22
1911    12  12   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1912    14  14   -   -   -      -    - :   3   3   -   -   -      -    -
1913    13  13   -   2   -      -    6 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1914    14  14   -   -   -      -    - :   3   3   -   -   -      -    - :   3   3   -   2   -      -    6
1915     6   6   -   1   -      -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL   96  96   -  17   7      -   65 :   6   6   -   -   -      -    - :   4   4   -   2   -      -    6

SS FG  106 106   -  19   7      -   71 

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 : 
1908     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1909     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1910     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1911     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1912     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1913     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1914     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1915     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - 

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  96  96   -  17   7      -   65 : 106 106   -  19   7      -   71

Short Form
                   Short-Game Knockout
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1915     1   1   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    1   1   -   -   -      -    -

SS SF    1   1   -   -   -      -    -

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
Combined FG          1909                                   :                                :  1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Possibles            1910                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney Metropolis    1911-12  2   2   -   3   1      -   11 :                                :  1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Combined Odd FG      1911                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
New South Wales      1913     2   2   -   -   -      -    - :                                :

TOTAL                         8   8   -   5   1      -   17

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
none

ALL REPS                      8   8   -   5   1      -   17

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG
1909 Fwd  Combined FG          v Combined 2G                      1  -     -

1910 Fwd  Possibles            v Probables          1st Match     -  -     -

1911 Fwd  Sydney Metropolis    v NSW Country        1st Match     2  1     -
1911 Fwd  Combined Odd FG      v Combined Even FG                 -  -     -
1911 Fwd  Sydney Metropolis    v Hunter/Northern    1st Match     1  -     -

1912 Res  Sydney Metropolis    v NSW Cntrl Western                                 (Selected but DNP)
1912 Fwd  Sydney Metropolis    v NSW Country        2nd Match     1  -     -
1912 Res  New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match                      (Selected but DNP)

1913 Hook New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     -
1913 Hook New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  -     -

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