Robert Emanuel Mable (1885–1960) was a pioneer

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footballer who played in the

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(NSWRL) competition.

Career

Mable played for the

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club in the years 1908 to 1910. A

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, Mable played for

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in the very first rugby match run by the newly created '

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' which had just split away from the established

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. Mable was a member of the rebel sides that played against the New Zealand ' All Golds' in 1907, and was later awarded life membership in the

for the role that he played in the series that was instrumental in the birth of rugby league in Australia. He played in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs club's

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and the NSWRL's first premiership decider. Mable was awarded Life Membership of the

in 1914 for his early participation in the game's inception in Australia. He is also recognized as the 8th player to play for

Club. He died on 8 September 1960.

References

*E. E. Christensen's yearbooks {{DEFAULTSORT:Mable, Bob Rugby league players from Sydney Australian rugby union players Australian rugby league players New South Wales rugby league team players Sydney Roosters players 1885 births 1960 deaths Place of birth missing Place of death missing