Hilleard was a 1 time South Sydney premiership winner in 1914, who also won the 1912 City Cup with South Sydney.
Hilleard, was a former South Sydney rugby union player from Waterloo Borough who came across to rugby league in 1911. He made his first grade club and premiership debut in the 1911 Round 1 clash against North Sydney at the Sport Ground.
Hilleard was a forward who was a main stay of the South Sydney pack. He retired in 1916 but returned in 1917.
Hilleard played 6 seasons with South Sydney between 1911 and 1917. He played 88 first grade club games for South Sydney, which included 74 first grade premiership games and 9 first grade cup games for South Sydney. He also played 1 short form game for South Sydney.
In 1914 Hilleard made his first grade captain-coach club debut during the 1914 Northern Rivers tour match against Richmond River at Lismore. In 1917 he made his first grade premiership captaincy debut in the 1917 Round 9 match against Annandale at Wentworth Park. He captained South Sydney first grade on 5 occassions, including 1 first grade premiership match.
Hilleard made his representative debut while at South Sydney in the 1st 1911 Sydney Metrolpolis v NSW Country clash at the Showground. He stepped and made his state debut in the 1914 1st Interstate clash for New South Wales against Queensland at the Brisbane Cricket Ground. He played 6 representative games while at South Sydney, which included 2 state games for New South Wales.
Hilleard played his final first grade premiership game for South Sydney in the 1917 Round 14 clash against Balmain at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He played his final first grade club and cup game for South Sydney in the 1917 City Cup Final against Balmain at the Showground.
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Liverpool - 11th October 1886 (Died - 1921)
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Waterloo RU (1908)
South Sydney RU (1909-10)
Retired (1916)
Playing Career at South Sydney (1911-15,17)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1911 Apr 29 Rd01 SSG v North Sydney (24y 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
1911 15 15 - 1 - - 3 : : 1 1 - - - - -
1912 10 10 - - - - - : 3 3 - - - - -
1913 12 12 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1914 13 13 - - 1 - 2 : 3 3 - - - - - : 4 4 - - - - -
1915 12 12 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - -
1917 12 12 - 2 - - 6 : 2 2 - - - - -
TOTAL 74 74 - 4 1 - 14 : 9 9 - - - - - : 5 5 - - - - -
SS Cup 9 9 - - - - -
SS FG 88 88 - 4 1 - 14
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
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1914 Jun 29 Tour1 Lism v Richomd River League (28y)
1917 Jun 25 Rd09 Went v Annandale (Premiership - 31y)
First Grade
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %)
1914 : 4( 4- 0-0 100%)
1917 1( 1- 0-0 100%) :
TOTAL 1( 1- 0-0 100%) : 4( 4- 0-0 100%)
SS FG 5( 5- 0-0 100%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE 1911 Rd06 FG Balmain - Fighting
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) - - - -
Sydney Metropolis 1912-15 1 1 - - - - - : : 2 2 - - - - -
New South Wales 1913 2 2 - 1 - - 3 : :
TOTAL 6 5 (1) 1 - - 3
Internationals
none
ALL REPS 6 5 (1) 1 - - 3
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1911 Res Sydney Metropolis v NSW Country 1st Match (Selected but DNP)
1911 Res Combined Odd FG v Combined Even FG - - -
1912 Fwd Sydney Metropolis v Australasia - - -
1913 Fwd Sydney Metropolis v NSW Country - - -
1913 Fwd New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match - - -
1913 Fwd New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 1 - -
1915 Fwd Sydney Metropolis v Newcastle 1st Match - - -
1915 Res New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match (Selected but DNP)
1915 Res New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match (Selected but DNP)
1915 Fwd Even Placed Teams v Odd Placed Teams (Selected but DNP)
After Leaving South Sydney
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
Premiership : Cup
M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt
Newtown (1918) 13 - - - - : 3 - - - -
First Class Playing Career (1911-18)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 87 4 1 - 14
Total FG Cup 12 - - - -
Total FG Club Tour 5 - - - -
Total Internationals - - - - -
Total State 2 1 - - 3
Total Other Representative 4 - - - -
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 110 5 1 - 17
Hilleard retired in 1919 on medical advice. After his early passing in late 1921 a benefit social was arranged in mid 1922 at the Waterloo Town Hall to assist his wife.
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