Stephen James "Steve" Darmody - South Sydney Player Report

Forward

FG Player - 33

Darmody was a champion hurdler in his youth. A champion forward who can also take his place in the backs.

Player Relatives
Brother     - Darmody, Bill
Brother     - Darmody, Fred 
Brother     - Darmody, Frank

Playing - Height / Weight
         5ft 9in / 12st 6lb

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Queanbeyan - 12th October 1890 (Died - 1969)

Playing Career at South Sydney (1910-12)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1910 Rd01 v Balmain (19y 200d)

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
1910     6   5  (1)  -   -      -    -
1911     8   8   -   1   1      -    5 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1912     7   7   -   5  21      -   57 :   -   -   -   -   -     -     -

TOTAL   21  20  (1)  6  22      -   62 :   -   -   -   -   -     -     - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -

SS FG   22  21  (1)  6  22      -   62 


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 : 
1910     4   4   -   -   1      -    2 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1911     2           -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1912     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    6   6   -   -   1      -    2 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - 

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  27  26  (1)  6  23      -   64 :  28  27  (1)  6  23      -   64

Captaincy Record

Year Grade  Premiership(  W- D-L      %)
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
Combined Odd FG      1911                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   2      -    4
Sydney Metropolis    1912     1   1   -   -   3      -    6 :  1   1   -   1   3      -    9 :

TOTAL                         3   3   -   1   8      -   19

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Australasia          1911-12                                :  7   7   -   -  10      -   20
Australasia II       1912                                   :  1   1   -   -   4      -    8

TOTAL                         8   8   -   -  14      -   28

ALL REPS                     11  11   -   1  22      -   47

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG
1911 Fwd  Combined Odd FG      v Combined Even FG                 -  2     -
1911      Australasia          (Kangaroo Tour)       
1911 SRow Australasia          v Widnes             Tour Match    -  -     -
1911 Wing Australasia          v Swinton            Tour Match    -  5     -
1911 Lock Australasia          v Wakefield Trinity  Tour Match    -  3     -
1911 SRow Australasia          v Salford            Tour Match    -  -     -
1911 SRow Australasia          v York               Tour Match    -  1     -
1912 SRow Australasia          v Hull KR            Tour Match    -  -     -
1912 SRow Australasia          v Runcorn            Tour Match2   -  1     -

1912 Fwd  Australasia II       v Hunter/Northern                  -  4     -
1912 Res  New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match                      (Selected but DNP)
1912 Wing Sydney Metropolis    v NSW Cntrl Western                1  3     -
1912 Wing Sydney Metropolis    v NSW Country        2nd Match     -  3     -

After Leaving South Sydney

At the outbreak of World War I, Darmody was playing with Hull and enlisted in the British Army. He saw service in Flanders as a despatch rider for the Service Corps. His foot was mangled in machinery accident early in the war resulting in the loss of his foot. He had an artificial limb fitted and then re-enlisted.


Subsequent Clubs                           First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Hull                     (1912-14)    89 16  15  -  78
Military Service         (1914)                        (British Army Service Corps)
Military Service         (1921)                        (British RAF)

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