Percy Christian Charles Fairall (1909-1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a state and national forward who captained his Sydney club side,

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Career

Percy Fairall played nine seasons for the St George Dragons between 1928 and 1937, being club captain between 1935 and 1937. A talented lock-forward and hooker, Percy Fairall was a local St. George junior from the Ramsgate Club, who went on to represent his state and country. He is also remembered as the first

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player to play 150 grade games for the club. Fairall represented New South Wales on six occasions between 1935 and 1937. He made his international debut for

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against New Zealand in 1935, played against the touring English team in 1936 and toured with the Australian team on the 1937–38

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. He is listed on the ''Australian Players Register'' as Kangaroo No. 192. In 1938 he moved to Surry Hills, New South Wales and represented the South Sydney Rabbitohs for three seasons between 1938 and 1940. Fairall played in three Grand finals or premiership deciders during his long career, all in losing teams: firstly with

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and

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and then with South Sydney in

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. Fairall died on 11 August 1980, aged 70.''

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'' - Death Notice - 11/08/1980

References

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