Eric Ferguson (born 11 May 1955) is an Australian former professional
rugby league footballer who played for
Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to:
Places
*Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India
*Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia
**Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia
Sports clubs
;Association football
*Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand
* Eastern ...
and the
South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Biography
An
Indigenous Australian, Ferguson grew up as the middle sibling of nine children and lived in the New South Wales towns of
Rappville,
Byron Bay and
Griffith
Griffith may refer to:
People
* Griffith (name)
* Griffith (surname)
* Griffith (given name)
Places Antarctica
* Mount Griffith, Ross Dependency
* Griffith Peak (Antarctica), Marie Byrd Land
* Griffith Glacier, Marie Byrd Land
* Griffith Rid ...
. He played his early rugby league for Yenda, captaining the under 18s in 1968. While playing in Newcastle he was recruited by Eastern Suburbs.
Ferguson, a fullback and occasional winger, played first-grade for Eastern Suburbs from 1974 to 1977, but didn't feature regularly.
At South Sydney he received more time in first-grade and became a reliable goal-kicker for the club. In a 1978 game against
Cronulla he kicked nine goals from nine attempts. He helped South Sydney make the finals in 1980, kicking the winning sideline conversion against
North Sydney in Round 19, with less than two-minutes to play.
South Sydney ultimately edged into the finals by a point and Ferguson made his only finals appearances against St. George at the SCG.
References
External links
Eric Fergusonat Rugby League project
1955 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Indigenous Australian rugby league players
Sydney Roosters players
South Sydney Rabbitohs players
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league wingers
Rugby league players from Casino, New South Wales
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