Stokes is a 1 time South Sydney Reserve Grade premiership winner in 1943. He was also a member of the South Sydney 1945 Reserve Grade premiership winning squad.
Stokes was graded with South Sydey in 1943. He made his senior grade club and premiership debut for South Sydney in the 1943 Round 1 Third Grade clash against Newtown at Henson Park. A month later he stepped up into reserve grade in the 1943 Round 5 Reserve Grade clash against Western Suburbs at the Sports Ground. At the end of the season he was called up to make his first grade club and cup debut in the 1943 State Championsip Cup-Tie Semi-Final clash against St George at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It would be over a year and a half before he finally made his first grade premiership debut in the 1945 Round 11 clash against Canterbury-Bankstown at Belmore Oval.
Neville Stokes a schoolboy champion five-eighth and the younger brother of Billy Stokes.
Stokes played 5 seasons with South Sydney between 1943 and 1947. He played 6 first club games with South Sydney, which included 4 first grade premiership games and 1 first grade cup game. Overall he played 69 senior grade career club games for South Sydney, which included 67 senior grade career premiership games for South Sydney.
Stokes played his final first grade club and premiership game in the 1945 Round 14 clash against Balmain at the Sports Ground.
Player Relatives Brother - Stokes, Bill Nephew - Stokes, Bill Jnr Representative Qualification NSW City Date of Birth Sydney - 18th September 1924 (Died - 1977) Previous Clubs none
Playing Career at South Sydney (1943-47)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1943 Sep 25 StCSF SCG v St George (19y 7d)
1945 Jul 14 Rd11 BelO v Canterbury-Bankstown (20y 300d - Premiership)
First Grade
Premiership : State 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
1943 - - - - - - - : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1944 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1945 4 4 - - - - - : - - - - - - - : 1 - (1) - - - -
1946 - - - - - - -
1947 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 4 4 - - - - - : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : 1 - (1) - - - -
SS Cup 1 1 - 1 - - 3
SS FG 6 5 (1) 1 - - 3
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1943 Apr 24 Rd01 Hens v Newtown (Third Grade)
1943 May 22 Rd05 SSG v Western Suburbs (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 :
1943 13 13 - 8 - - 24 : 4 4 - 1 - - 3
1944 8 8 - 3 - - 9 : 6 6 - 1 - - 3
1945 6 6 - - - - - : 3 3 - - - - -
1946 8 8 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1947 4 4 - 2 - - 6 : 11 11 - 3 - - 9
TOTAL 39 39 - 14 - - 42 : 24 24 - 5 - - 15
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 67 67 - 19 - - 57 : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 : 69 68 (1) 20 - - 60
Short Form
Short-Game Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1943 - - - - - - -
1946 - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - -
SS SF - - - - - - -
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
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Central Newcastle (1948)
First Class Playing Career (1943-45)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 4 - - - -
Total FG Cup 1 1 - - 3
Total FG Club Tour 1 - - - -
Total Internationals - - - - -
Total State - - - - -
Total Other Representative - - - - -
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 6 1 - - 3
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