Benjamin Francis "Benny" Wearing - South Sydney Player Report

Wing

FG Player - 124

Six time South Sydney premiership winner in 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, and 1926 premiership squad member, only missing the 1926 premiership final through injury. Wearing also played in the 1923 and 1924 premiership deciders. He is also a three time City Cup winner in 1921, 1924 and 1925. In 1920 Wearing ran the 100 yards in 10.2 seconds. Wearing had a trademark overhead kick on the run that he would gather one handed before racing to score. In 1923 Wearing won the rugby league sprint championship beating Horder and Blinkhorn. Wearing in 1925, 1926 and 1927 was the NSWRL leading try scorer. While in 1925 and 1928 he was the NSWRL leading point scorer. In 1929 Wearing became South Sydney's greatest point scorer after surpasing Harold Horder, a record he would hold until 1957. Also in 1929 Wearing became South Sydney's greatest try scorer after again surpasing Harold Horder, a record he would hold until 2014. In his honour a testimonial match was arranged after his retirement.

Player Relatives
Son            - Benny, Wearing Jnr

Playing - Height / Weight
                 / 9st 6lb

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Redfern - 11th June 1900 (Died - 1968)

South Sydney Junior Club
Redfern Iona

Previous Clubs
none

Playing Career at South Sydney (1920-33)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1921 Rd02  v Eastern Suburbs (20y 323d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :                        City Cup :         Aust/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 :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1921     7   7   -   9   -      -   27 :  10  10   -  11   -      -   33 :                                 :   1   1   -   3   -      -    9 
1922    15  15   -  10   9      -   48 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3 
1923    15  15   -  15   3      -   51 :   2   2   -   1   3      -    9 :                                 :   1   1   -   2   -      -    6 
1924     6   6   -   6   -      -   18 :   7   7   -   5   -      -   15 :                                 :   1   1   -   4   3      -   18 
1925    11  11   -  12+ 20      -   76+:   2   2   -   1   2      -    7 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   2   2      -   10 
1926    16  16   -  14+  8      -   58 :                                 :                                 :   3   3   -   1   1      -    5 
1927    17  17   -  20+ 10      -   80 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   2   -      -    6 
1928    14  14   -   8  35      -   94+:                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   2   2      -   10 
1929    18  18   -   8  17      -   58 :                                 :                                 :   5   5   -   1  15      -   33 
1930    13  13   -  12  14      -   64 :                                 :                                 :   3   3   -   5   4      -   23 
1931    17  17   -  13  34      -  107 :                                 :   1   1   -   1   2      -    7 :   2   2   -   5   -      -   15 
1932    12  12   -  11  32      -   97 :                                 :   1   1   -   2   2      -   10 :   1   1   -   -   2      -    4 
1933    11  11   -   5  17      -   49 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   1   6      -   15 
 
TOTAL  172 172   - 143 199      -  827 :  21  21   -  18   5      -   64 :   3   3   -   3   4      -   17 :  25  25   -  29  35      -  157

SS FG  221 221   - 193 243      - 1065 

+ - Top NSWRL Try / Pointscorer

Short Form
                   Short-Game Knockout :                              9s
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1923     1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1928                                   :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1932     -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1933     2   2   -   1   3      -    9


TOTAL    3   3   -   1   3      -    9 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

SS SF    3   3   -   1   3      -    9

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1926 Tour1 v Newcastle

      First Grade
Year  Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Other(  W- D-L      %)
1926                               :     1(  1- 0-0   100%)

TOTAL                              :     1(  1- 0-0   100%)

SS FG           1(  1- 0-0   100%)

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
never

Player Awards

Year  Award
1952 - Rugby League News Immortal
1978 - ARL Top 40 Greatest Players
1992 - Rugby League Week Top 100 (#88)
1996 - Randwick Council Hall of Fame
2007 - ARL 100 Greatest Players
2018 - NRL Hall of Fame

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
New South Wales II   1922                                   :  1   1   -   1   -      -    3 :
New South Wales      1923-32 13  13   -  11  22      -   77 :  9   9   -   6  14      -   46 :  1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Probables            1924                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney Metropolis    1927     1   1   -   2   -      -    6 :                                :
Sydney City          1928-30  3   3   -   4   9      -   30 :                                :
Sydney City II       1929                                   :                                :  1   1   -   1   2      -    7
Odd Placed Teams     1932                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   6      -   12

TOTAL                        31  31   -  26  53      -  184

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Australasia          1922                                   :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Australia            1928     1   1   -   2   3      -   12 :

TOTAL                         2   2   -   2   3      -   12

ALL REPS                     33  33   -  28  56      -  196

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1922 Wing Australasia          v Kangaroos                        -  -     -
1922 Wing New South Wales II   v NZ Maoris                        1  -     -

1923 Wing Sydney Metropolis    v Queensland         1st Match                       (Withdrew due to injury)
1923      New South Wales      (Queensland Tour)
1923 Wing New South Wales      v Ipswich            Qld Tour      1  -     -

1924 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     -
1924 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  -     -
1924 Wing New South Wales      v England            1st Match     1  -     -
1924 Wing New South Wales      v England            2nd Match     2  -     -
1924 Wing New South Wales      v England            3rd Match     1  -     -
1924      New South Wales      (Queensland Tour Squad)                              (Withdrew due to injury)
1924 Res  Australia            v England            1st Test                        (Selected but DNP)
1924 Wing Probables            v Possibles          3rd Match     -  -     -

1925 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     1  3     -
1925 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  5     -
1925 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     3  6     -
1925 Wing New South Wales      v New Zealand        1st Match     -  2     -
1925 Wing New South Wales      v New Zealand        2nd Match     1  2     -
1925 Wing New South Wales      v New Zealand        3rd Match     -  2     -
1925 Wing Sydney Metropolis    v NSW Country        1st Match                       (Withdrew due to Toowoomba Club Tour)
1925      New South Wales      (Queensland Tour Squad)
1925 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     2  1     -

1926 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     1  -     -
1926 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     1  -     -
1926      New South Wales      (Queensland Tour Squad)                              (Withdrew)

1927 Wing Sydney Metropolis    v NSW Country        1st Match     2  -     -
1927 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     2  1     -
1927 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     1  -     -
1927      New South Wales      (Queensland Tour Squad)                              (Withdrew)

1928 Wing Sydney City          v NSW Country        1st Match     2  3     -
1928 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     -
1928 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  5     -
1928 Wing New South Wales      v England            1st Match     -  4     -
1928 Wing New South Wales      v England            2nd Match     -  3     -
1928 Wing Australia            v England            3rd Test      2  3     -
1928      New South Wales      (Queensland Tour Squad)                              (Withdrew)

1929 Wing Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   1  2     -
1929 Wing Sydney City          v NSW Country        2nd Match     2  2/4   -

1930 Wing Sydney City          v NSW Country                      -  4     -

1932 Wing Sydney City          v England                                            (Withdrew due to injury)
1932 Wing New South Wales      v England            2nd Match     1  1     -
1932 Wing Odd Placed Teams     v Even Placed Teams                -  6     -

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