Leslie Gordon "Les" "Chicka" Cowie - South Sydney Player Report

Lock

FG Player - 350

Served during WWII in the Army. Cowie came out of retirement for a reserve grade end of season tour match versus Nambucca Heads in 1964.

Representative Qualification
Queensland

Date of Birth
17th May 1925 (Died - 1995) 

Previous Clubs
Rockhampton
Military Service (1942-46)

Playing Career at South Sydney (1947-58)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1947 Rd01 v St George (21y 330d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :         Australian Championship :                            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
1947    18  18   -   6   -      -   18 :                                 :   3   3   -   5   -      -   15
1948     9   9   -   3   -      -    9 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1949    18  18   -  10   -      -   30 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1950    13  13   -   6   -      -   18 :                                 :   2   2   -   2   -      -    6
1951    19  19   -   5   -      -   15 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   3   3   -   1   1      -    5
1952    15  15   -   9   -      -   27 :                                 :   3   3   -   3   1      -   11
1953    12  12   -   3   -      -    9 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1954    20  20   -  10   -      -   30 :                                 :   3   3   -   -   -      -    -
1955    20  20   -   5   -      -   15 :                                 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3
1956    15  15   -   9   -      -   27 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1957    17  17   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1958     -   -   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL  176 176   -  66   -      -  198 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :  19  19   -  12   2      -   40

SS FG  195 195   -  78   2      -  238 

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1951 Rd17  v Canterbury-Bankstown

     First Grade
Year Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Other(  W- D-L      %)
1951           1(  1- 0-0   100%) :
1954           1(  1- 0-0   100%) :     1(  0- 0-1     0%)
1956           1(  0- 0-1     0%) :
1957           1(  1- 0-0   100%) :

TOTAL          4(  3- 0-1    75%) :     1(  0- 0-1     0%)

SS FG          5(  3- 0-2    60%)

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v        Wk CHARGE
never

Player Awards

Year   Award
1978 - ARL 40 Greatest Players
1992 - Rugby League Week Top 100 (#47)

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       1947-53                                :                                :  4   4   -   -   -      -    -
Possibles            1948-52                                :                                :  2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney City          1948-56  6   6   -   4   -      -   12 :  3   3   -   -   -      -    - :
New South Wales      1948-54 10  10   -   1   -      -    3 :  4   4   -   1   -      -    3 :  1   1   -   2   -      -    6
Probables            1954                                   :                                :  1   -  (1)  -   -      -    -

TOTAL                        31  30  (1)  8   -      -   24

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Australia            1948-53  7   7   -   1   -      -    3 : 29  29   -  15   -      -   45

TOTAL                        36  36   -  16   -      -   48

ALL REPS                     67  66  (1) 24   -      -   72

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG
1947 Lock Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   -  -     -

1948 Lock Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   -  -     -
1948 Lock Possibles            v Probables                        -  -     -
1948 Lock New South Wales      v New Zealand        Tour Match    1  -     -
1948 Lock Sydney City          v NSW Country        2nd Match     -  -     -
1948 Lock New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     -  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Belle Vue          Tour Match    1  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Hull               Tour Match    -  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Wakefield-Trinity  Tour Match    -  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Leigh              Tour Match    1  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Castleford         Tour Match    -  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Cumberland         Tour Match    -  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v St Helens          Tour Match    1  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Drewsbury          Tour Match    -  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Hull KR            Tour Match    1  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Bradford Nthrn     Tour Match    -  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Workington Town    Tour Match    1  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Swinton            Tour Match    -  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Wales              Test          -  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Yorkshire          Tour Match    -  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Lancashire         Tour Match    -  -     -
1948 Lock Australia            v Catalan            Tour Match    -  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v Languedoc          Tour Match    2  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v Cannes             Tour Match    2  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v French XIII        Tour Match    1  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v Cavaillon          Tour Match    -  -     - 

1949 Lock Sydney City          v NSW Country                      1  -     -
1949 Lock New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     -
1949 Lock New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     -
1949 Lock New South Wales      v Brisbane           Tour Match    2  -     -
1949 Lock New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     -  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v New Zealand        1st Test      -  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v NZ West Coast      Tour Match    2  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v NZ South Island    Tour Match    2  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v NZ Maori           Tour Match    -  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v Auckland           Tour Match    -  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v NZ Nthrn Provinces Tour Match    1  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v New Zealand        2nd Test      -  -     -
1949 Lock Australia            v Auckland Colts     Tour Match    -  -     - 

1950 Lock New South Wales      v Great Britain      1st Match     -  -     -
1950 Lock Australia            v Great Britain      1st Test      -  -     -
1950 Lock New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     1  -     -
1950 Lock Australia            v Great Britain      2nd Test      1  -     -
1950 Lock New South Wales      v Great Britain      2nd Match     -  -     -
1950 Lock Australia            v Great Britain      3rd Test      -  -     -

1951 Lock Sydney City          v NSW Country                      -  -     -
1951 Lock New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     -
1951 Lock New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  -     -
1951 Lock Sydney City          v France                           -  -     -
1951 Res  Australia            v France             1st Test                       (Selected but DNP)
1951 Res  New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match                      (Selected but DNP)
1951 Lock New South Wales      v France             1st Match     -  -     -

1952 Lock Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   -  -     -
1952 Lock Possibles            v Probables                        -  -     -
1952 Lock Sydney City          v NSW Country        2nd Match     1  -     -

1953 Lock The Rest             v Kangaroos                                   (c)   (Selected but withdrew due to injury)
1953 Lock Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   -  -     -
1953 Lock Sydney City          v USA                              -  -     -
1953 Lock New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     -
1953 Lock New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     -  -     -
1953      Australia            (NZ Tour Squad)    
1953 Lock Australia            v NZ West Coast      Tour Match    -  -     -
1953 Lock Australia            v NZ South Island    Tour Match    -  -     -
1953 Lock Australia            v New Zealand        2nd Test      -  -     -
1953 Lock Australia            v South Auckland     Tour Match    -  -     -
1953 Lock Australia            v NZ Northland       Tour Match    -  -     -
1953 Lock Sydney City          v Brisbane                         -  -     -

1954 Lock Sydney City          v NSW Country                      2  -     -
1954 Lock New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     -
1954 Res  Probables            v Possibles          2nd Match     -  -     -

1956 Lock Sydney City          v NSW Country        1st Match     -  -     -

Ref - SSFC / HoS p30 / AGP p52 / RLH p34 / SL-1950 n7 / DMA-96 p65 / Wiki / RLP / BTV


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