Jacobs was runner from the Randwick-Kensington club, before initially trialling with Eastern Suburbs. The following year in 1933 he was graded by South Sydney. He made his senior grade club and premiership debut in the 1933 Roubd 1 Third Grade clash against Newtown at Marrickville Oval. Two weeks later he stepped up into reserve grade in the 1933 Round 2 Third Grade clash against St George at the Sports Ground. Towards the back end of the season he made his first grade club and premiership debut in the 1933 Round 11 clash against Eastern Suburbs.
Jacobs would only play one season with South Sydney in 1933. He played 5 first grade club and premierships games for South Sydney. Overall he played 15 senior grade club and premiership games for South Sydney. He also played 2 short games for South Sydney.
Jacobs would play out the season in first grade, playing his final senior grade and first grade club and premiership game for South Sydney in the 1933 Major Semi-Final against Newtown at the Sports Ground. In 1934 he accepted a captain-coaching role in the country with Bibbenluke, before trialling again with South Sydney in 1936.
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Sydney - 25th April 1911 (Died - 2002)
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Randwick-Kensignton (1930-31) (Athletics)
Eastern Suburbs (1932) (Trialed)
Bibbenluke (1934) Captain-Coach
Playing Career at South Sydney (1933)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1933 Jul 29 Rd11 SSG v Eastern Suburbs (22y 95d)
First Grade
Premiership : Tour
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1933 5 5 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1936 (Trialed)
TOTAL 5 5 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
SS FG 5 5 - - - - -
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1933 Apr 25 Rd01 Marr v Newtown (Third Grade)
1933 May 6 Rd03 SSG v St George (Reserve Grade)
Lower Grades
Reserve Grade : Third Grade
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1933 6 6 - - - - - : 4 4 - - - - -
TOTAL 6 6 - - - - - : 4 4 - - - - -
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 15 15 - - - - - : 15 15 - - - - -
Short Form
Short-Game Knockout
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1933 2 2 - 1 - - 3
TOTAL 2 2 - 1 - - 3
SS SF 2 2 - 1 - - 3
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
Jacobs enlisted at the start of the War and joined the War effort on the Southern Front. He was captured in 1941 and was stationed at concentration camps, initially in Italy and then in Germany. After spending 4 years in POW camps he returned hom in 1945.
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Military Service (1939-45) Army Private 9th Australian Division (Prisoner-of-War for 4 years in initally in Italy and then Germany)
Subsequent Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Bombala (1934)
Ref - DT 13 Sep 1942 p16 / SMH 18 Jun 1945 p3 / RLP / ANC / NAA-7563 / FN-46
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