Mid Season transfer from Cessnock in 1937. He was a lightweight winger who had been a mainstay of Newcastle representative teams.
Fairhall made his first grade premiership and senior grade debut after serving the 28 day residential transfer qualification for country players, in the Round 9 1937 clash against Balmain at Leichhardt Oval. This was his only first grade premiership game with South Sydney.
He would play a further 2 first grade cup games, for a total of 3 first grade games. He never played in the lower grades.
His final first grade and senior grade game for South Sydney was in the 1937 Round 2 City Cup clash against Canterbury-Bankstown at Belmore Oval.
Player Relatives
Brother - Fairhall, Tom (Lightweight Boxer)
Representative Qualification
NSW Country
Souths First Grade Debut
1937 Rd09 Leic v Balmain (22y 39d)
Date of Birth
Cessnock - 11th May 1915
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Cessnock (1933-36)
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Coalfields (1934-36)
Newcastle (1934-36) 3 4 1 - 14
NSW Country (1936) 1 1 - - 3
Playing Career at South Sydney (1937)
First Grade
Premiership : (FG) City Cup
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1937 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : 2 2 - 1 - - 3
TOTAL 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : 2 2 - 1 - - 3
SS FG 3 3 - 2 - - 6
Lower Grades
(RG) Premiership : (RG) City Cup : (3G) Premiership : (3G) City 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
1937 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
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 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : 2 2 - 1 - - 3 : 3 3 - 2 - - 6
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
never
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG none
After Leaving South Sydney
Fairhall set an Australian record for most points in a rugby league game when he scored 61 (11 tries and 14 goals) for Northern Suburbs(Newcastle) against Morpeth-East Maitland in 1940.
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Cessnock (1938)
Norths-Newcastle (1939-40)
Subsequent Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Coalfields (1938)
Newcastle (1938)
NSW Country (1938) 1 - - - -
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