The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) are an Australian
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first
New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia. The club, as a sole entity, departed the top-flight competition in 1999 after forming a 50–50 joint venture with
Balmain Tigers
The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995–96) are a rugby league club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain, New South Wales, Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of ...
to form the
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a joint-venture ...
. The club currently fields sides in the NSW State Cup (Canterbury Cup),
Ron Massey Cup (Opens),
S.G. Ball Cup (Under 18's) and
Harold Matthews Cup (Under 16's) competitions.
Campbelltown Stadium
Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a multi-use stadium in Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia, owned by Campbelltown City Council. It is the home ground of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the West ...
, which has a capacity of 18,000, is their home stadium.
History
The club was one of the foundation members of the Sydney rugby football league competition in 1908. Founded at a meeting on 4 February 1908 at Ashfield Town Hall, they won only one match the following season so were the League's second
wooden spooners (after Cumberland in 1908). Though they spent long periods of time as also-rans they did taste premiership success four times in the mid 20th century. They won their first premiership in 1930, beating St George 27–2. Four years later they defeated Eastern Suburbs to win their second title. For the
1944 NSWRFL season
The 1944 NSWRFL season was the thirty-seventh season of the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, Sydney’s top-level rugby league competition, and Australia’s first. Eight teams from across the city contested the premiership durin ...
Queensland 1910s representative player
Henry Bolewski
Henry 'Harry' Bolewski (; 1890−1976) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach of the early 20th century. A Queensland state and Australia national representative goal-kicking back-line player, he played his club football in Brisbane ...
became coach the Western Suburbs club, replacing
Alf Blair
Alfred Lewis "Smacker" Blair (23 January 1896 – 28 September 1944) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach whose playing career ran from 1917 to 1930 with South Sydney. A skilled , he made a single appearance for the Australian ...
, who moved to
South Sydney. Wests improved slightly on the previous season, finishing 5th (out of 8), but failing to make the finals, and Bolewski was replaced by club great,
Frank McMillan.
Wests won a second pair of premierships, beating Balmain in 1948 and South Sydney 22–12 in 1952. Both times they defeated a club hunting its third title in a row.
1960s
Apart from these occasions, the club was famous for three successive grand final matches in 1961, 1962 and 1963 against the
St George Dragons
The St. George Dragons is an Australian rugby league football club from St George District in Sydney, New South Wales that played in the top level New South Wales competition and Australian Rugby League competitions from the 1921 until ...
in the midst of their 11-premiership run. The club boasted footballers such as halfback
Arthur Summons,
Harry 'Bomber' Wells,
Kel O'Shea,
Noel Kelly and
Peter Dimond
Peter Dimond (28 November 1938 – 21 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played his club rugby league for Western Suburbs. Born in Dapto, New South Wales, he is the younger brother of former Australian test player an ...
. The 1963 grand final was immortalised in a photograph which became known as '
The Gladiators' after St. George captain
Norm Provan and Summons trudged off the field together.
1970s
A final period of glory beckoned in the late 1970s where they spent a few years at the top or near-top of the table, yet failed to make a grand final. Coached by
Roy Masters and boasting such players as fullback
John Dorahy, half
Tommy Raudonikis
Thomas Walter Raudonikis (13 April 1950 – 7 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played 40 International games and World Cup games as Australia representative and captained his country in two matches of the 1 ...
, five-eighth
Graeme O'Grady,
Gavin Miller,
Ron Giteau
Ron Giteau (born 31 May 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A prolific point-scoring centre, he was captain of the Canberra Raiders team in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. Giteau also playe ...
,
Les Boyd, prop
John Donnelly and five-eighth
Terry Lamb. However attractive offers from other clubs and then doubts about the club's viability led to years of exodus of talent. Wests did manage to win the
1977 Amco Cup
The 1977 Amco Cup was the 4th edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the BRL, the CRL, the QRL, the NZRL, Western Austr ...
.
1980s
John Ribot, a winger for Wests, was the top try-scorer for the 1980 season. In 1983 the NSWRFL attempted to expel Wests from the competition, but a prolonged legal battle to keep their spot ensued, unlike the
Newtown Jets
The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSW Cup competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season. The Jets' home groun ...
who did not compete that year.
Richard Conti appeared against
New South Wales Rugby League bosses
John Quayle and
Colin Love in 1985, successfully advocating to keep the embattled club in the competition. He was later appointed the chairman of the NSWRL Judiciary.
Eventually, Wests relocated to
Campbelltown in 1987. Ironically, this was where Newtown had unsuccessfully tried to move to four years earlier.
1990s
Wests began a rebuilding process in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Laurie Freier
Laurie Freier is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership for the Eastern Suburbs and Manly-Warringah clubs during the 1970s, later coaching Easts as well as the Western S ...
started the
1988 Winfield Cup
The 1988 NSWRL season was the 81st season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and saw the first expansion of the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership outside the borders of New South Wales, and another expansion outside of Sy ...
season as the club's coach but was replaced during the season by
John Bailey.
The club made the semi-finals in 1991 and 1992 under coach
Warren Ryan. Wests were NSWRL Club Champions in 1991 when all three grades made the semi-finals. The team also made it to the pre-season Challenge Cup final in 1993 but was beaten by a star-studded Canberra side.
The club then slipped down the ladder and the coaching
reins
Reins are items of horse tack, used to direct a horse or other animal used for riding. They are long straps that can be made of leather, nylon, metal, or other materials, and attach to a bridle via either its bit or its noseband.
Use for ...
were handed over to caretaker
Wayne Ellis.
The decision to appoint
Tommy Raudonikis
Thomas Walter Raudonikis (13 April 1950 – 7 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played 40 International games and World Cup games as Australia representative and captained his country in two matches of the 1 ...
as coach for the start of the
1995 season sent a shot of adrenaline into the club. Raudonikis took the Magpies to the finals in 1996. However the club could not compete in the player market in 1997 thanks to the Super League war which saw players' contracts soar sky high to unsustainable levels.
In 1998 and 1999, a Magpie team filled with many unknown players struggled to be competitive and twice received the wooden spoon. With the club struggling on-field and trying to compete financially against clubs with News Limited funding, the writing was on the wall.
Joint venture
The well documented
Super League War
The Super League war was a commercial competition between the Australian Rugby League (ARL) and the Australian Super League to establish pre-eminence in professional rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand in the mid-1990s.
Super ...
in 1997 between Super League (News Ltd) and the Australian Rugby League (ARL) resulted in a compromise that by the year 2000, the National Rugby League (NRL) competition would be contested by only 14 teams. With Western Suburbs struggling on field in the NRL competition, it was decided by the club in the middle of 1999 that to survive the cull they would be required to merge their senior team with another club's team. After initial talks with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs failed an agreement was reached with the Balmain Tigers on 27 July 1999. The Wests Tigers first competed in the 2000 competition. The club also merged its playing colours from the two joint venture partners.
Major sponsors
*
Allied Express
An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...
*
Victa (1978–1982)
* IPEC Couriers (1984–1985)
* Masterton Homes (1986–1992)
* Goldstar / LG Electronics (1995–1997)
* Signature Security Systems (1998–1999)
* Club Hotels (2000)
* Save Home loans (2005)
* Wests Ashfield Leagues (2006–2015)
Wests Ashfield Leagues have also been key sponsors & supporters of the club since they were established.
*
Rebel Sport (Centenary Partner and 2008 Major Sponsor)
* Allied Express (2015)
Current days
The Western Suburbs Magpies home matches are played at
Lidcombe Oval,
Lidcombe
Lidcombe is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lidcombe is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Cumberland Council, with a small industrial part in the n ...
and their training facilities are near by.
In 2000 the Western Suburbs Magpies Under 20s team were runners up to the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs, captained by Mitch Zammit and Luke Duffy. The Western Suburbs Magpies last title was won in 2002 when the Western Suburbs Magpies captained by Liam Fulton won the New South Wales Rugby League Under 18's competition.
From 2000 to 2012 the Western Suburbs Magpies fielded teams in the NSWRL First Grade competition now known as the
NSW Cup.
In 2006 the Wests Tigers on advice from
Tim Sheens
Tim Sheens (born 30 October 1950) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. Head Coach of the Australia national team between 2009 and 2015, he has also been the head coach of National Rugby League (NRL) club ...
pushed the notion that the NRL side would be better served with a single NSW Cup side. Western Suburbs board opposed this decision and decided to continue fielding their own team. Wests Tigers then allocated all NRL contracted players to the Balmain Tigers (the Wests Magpies had six junior players in that group, as opposed to one from Balmain), citing the advantages of both the NRL and NSW Cup teams training together at
Concord Oval. This continued from 2006 to 2007.
Magpies chairman Kevin Hammond was disappointed at the Wests Tigers decision and informed the Wests Tigers of that in 2008, if the Magpies did not receive a fair share of player allocation from the
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a joint-venture ...
, they would form a feeder partnership with rivals
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby ...
. The Wests Tigers capitulated.
The Western Suburbs Magpies made the semi-finals in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2012 funding was withheld from the Magpies by Wests Ashfield Leagues Club Directors (not unanimously) as they now supported Wests Tigers proposal for a single NSW Cup side, even though this was done simply because Balmain couldn't afford a side and Wests could.
This also went against the Magpies Football Club members wishes and they organised a Protest Rally through the streets of
Campbelltown. Wests Ashfield Leagues Club under pressure reinstated funding late in the off season after the Magpies players had already signed on to play with other teams.
The Wests Tigers however decided to cease all support of the Magpies NSW Cup side while continuing support for
Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers
The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995–96) are a rugby league club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in ...
. The Magpies failed to win a game in 2012 while
Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers
The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995–96) are a rugby league club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in ...
made it to the Grand Final where they were defeated by the
Newtown Jets
The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSW Cup competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season. The Jets' home groun ...
.
The Magpies dropped back to the third tier
Ron Massey Cup in 2013, with members voting to field a separate NSW Cup team in 2014, although this did not eventuate.
In 2015 the Magpies added a team in the
Sydney Shield competition to act as a feeder for their Ron Massey Cup campaign. In 2016, Western Suburbs made the preliminary final match against
St Mary's in The
Ron Massey Cup but lost the match in a close tussle.
2017 proved to be a bad year for Wests as The
Ron Massey Cup side finished with the wooden spoon and The
Sydney Shield side finished second last.
On 5 June 2017, it was announced that Western Suburbs had placed a bid to be included into the
Intrust Super Premiership
The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserv ...
season for 2018.
The re-entry to the
Intrust Super Premiership
The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserv ...
ends the clubs 5-year hiatus from the top level
NSWRL
The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and wa ...
competition that it had participated continuously in from 1908 to 2012. For its return the team will be coached by former Western Suburbs 1st grade player
Brett Hodgson.
In 2018, Wests enjoyed a solid return to the
Intrust Super Premiership NSW after finishing in 5th place on the table. In week 1 of the finals, Wests were defeated by the
Wyong Roos 18-14 in the elimination final thus ending their season.
At the end of the
2019 Canterbury Cup NSW
The 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW season was the eleventh season of the New South Wales Cup, the top rugby league competition administered by the New South Wales Rugby League. The competition acts as a second-tier league to the ten New South Wales-based ...
season, Western Suburbs missed out on the finals after finishing in 10th place. Western Suburbs had a difficult year during the 2022 NSW Cup finishing 11th on the table just one spot above wooden spooners
Blacktown Workers.
Home grounds
St Luke's Park was the home ground of the Western Suburbs club in
1910
Events
January
* January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...
and
1911. They started playing their matches at
Pratten Park in
Ashfield Ashfield may refer to:
People
* Ashfield (surname)
Places
Australia
* Ashfield, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
** Municipality of Ashfield, a former local government area in Sydney
** Electoral district of Ashfield, a former electoral dist ...
in 1912, but after pressure from local residents there the council refused the club permission to use that ground, forcing them to return to St. Luke's Oval from 1915 to 1919.
The Magpies have played at three home grounds since foundation. They returned to
Pratten Park in 1920, remaining there until 1966, the club then played at
Pratten Park sporadically over the next two decades playing games there in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977 and 1985. The final ever first grade game to be played at Pratten Park was on 18 August 1985 against Penrith, Penrith won the match by 42–16. They then moved to
Lidcombe Oval in 1967. This was due to Ashfield council not allowing the club to play matches on a Sunday (as this was the church day). In 1987, they moved to
Campbelltown's
Orana Park
Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a multi-use stadium in Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia, owned by Campbelltown City Council. It is the home ground of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the Wests Ti ...
(located in adjacent Leumeah), which, after a $25 million renovation, is now called
Campbelltown Stadium
Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a multi-use stadium in Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia, owned by Campbelltown City Council. It is the home ground of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the West ...
which is now one of the home grounds of the
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a joint-venture ...
. The Magpies' lower grade sides play most home games at Campbelltown Stadium, with the occasional game moved to Lidcombe Oval.
Western Suburbs Magpies Leagues Club
While no leagues club is called the "Western Suburbs Magpies Leagues Club", the businesses "Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd" is a fully controlled entity of Wests Ashfield Leagues Club. The Leagues club was formed in the 1950s and is now one of the leading community Clubs in Sydney.
Board of Directors
The current board of directors of the Wests Magpies (Western Suburbs District Rubgy League Football Club)
* Rick Wayde (Chairman) - WAL Appointed
* Julie Romero (Deputy Chair) - WAL Appointed
* Tony Andreacchio - WAL Appointed
* Vince Tropiano - WAL Appointed
* Shannon Cavanagh - FC Member Elected
* Allan Fallah - FC Member Elected
* Tony Westlake - FC Member Elected
The board of directors comprises 4 members appointed by Wests Ashfield Leagues Club, and 3 members elected by the members of the football club
District Junior competition
The Western Suburbs District Junior Rugby League (WSDJRL) was a completely separate entity to the Western Suburbs Magpies DRLFC. They were known as the "Junior Magpies", and administered the junior rugby league on behalf of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a joint-venture ...
joint venture. It consisted of a network of affiliated junior rugby league clubs throughout the greater
Campbelltown and
Liverpool
Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...
areas of southwestern Sydney. As of 2016 the following clubs were involved in the WSDJRL;
* All Saints JRLFC
* All Stars Glenquarie (formally Macquarie fields hawks)
*
Campbelltown City Kangaroos JRLFC
* Campbelltown Collegians JRLFC
* Campbelltown Warriors JRLFC
* Eaglevale St Andrews JRLFC
* East Campbelltown Eagles JRLFC
* Hinchinbrook Hornets JRLFC
* Ingleburn RSL Tigers JRLFC
* Liverpool Catholic Club Raiders JRLFC
* Macarthur Saints JRLFC (ex- St Thomas More JRLFC)
*
Minto Cobras
Minto may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Mount Minto (Antarctica)
Australia
*Minto, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
** Minto railway station
* Minto County, Western Australia
* Parish of Minto, New South Wales
Canada
* Minto City, British ...
JRLFC
* Valley United Vikings JRLFC(formally known as East Valley United and also Green Valley United)
The league was placed into administration in January 2019, with the NSWRL stepping in to manage the competition.
The following clubs also competed in the WSDJRL, but have now folded:
* Airds Colts JRLFC
* Ashcroft JRLFC
* Claymore Panthers JRLFC
* Dayments Dolphins JRLFC
* Heckenberg JRLFC
* Ingleburn Bulldogs JRLFC
* Leumeah Wolves JRLFC
* Liverpool City JRLFC
* Liverpool Titans JRLFC
* Liverpool RSL JRLFC
* Macquarie Cobras JRLFC
* Warwick Farm JRLFC
* Woodlands JRLFC
* Sadlier Bulldogs JRLFC
The WSDJRL has produced many ex and current
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a joint-venture ...
players including
Brett Hodgson (Eagle Vale-St Andrews & Ingleburn RSL),
Dean Collis (Campbelltown Warriors),
Bryce Gibbs (All Saints Liverpool),
Shannon Gallant
Shannon Gallant (born 26 February 1986) is an Australian rugby league footballer. He has played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers. He primarily plays as a and is known for his speed and sm ...
(All Saints Liverpool & Campbelltown City)
Chris Lawrence (Eagle Vale), and
Shannon McDonnell (All Saints Liverpool). David Noaofaluma (Campbelltown Warriors, Campbelltown Collegians) James Tedesco (Eagle Vale St. Andrews) also Camden Rams (group 6, CRL) Other notable
NRL players who grew up playing junior rugby league in the WSDJRL are
Anthony Minichiello (East Valley United),
Mark Minichiello
Markus Antonio "Mark" Minichiello (born 30 January 1982) is a former Italy international rugby league footballer who played as a forward.
He previously played for the Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL ...
(Liverpool Catholic Club)
Frank Pritchard
Frank Semu Pritchard (born 3 November 1983), also known by the nicknames "Cranky" and "Frank the Tank", is a former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand and Samoa at international level. A , he played in the Nat ...
(Campbelltown City)
Eric Grothe, Jr.
Eric Raymond Grothe (born 15 March 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australia national representative , he played in the National ...
(Eagle Vale),
Ryan Hoffman (Campbelltown Collegians),
Ben Roberts (Narellan Jets),
Sauaso Sue
Sauaso "Jesse" Sue (born 20 April 1992) is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a and forward for the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.
He previously played for the Wests Tigers, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldog ...
(Macquarie Field Hawks),
Israel Folau,
Jarryd Hayne
Jarryd Lee Hayne (born 15 February 1988) is a former professional rugby league footballer who also briefly played American football and rugby union sevens.
Hayne began his career in 2006 as a er for the Parramatta Eels, winning the NRL's ...
,
Krisnan Inu,
Michael Lett (Ingleburn RSL)
Michael Lett (born 11 March 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played in the NRL for the Sydney Roosters, St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bull ...
,
Gray Viane,
John Skandalis,
Ken McGuinness,
Kevin McGuinness,
Tim Lafai and
Mickey
Mickey is a given name and nickname, almost always masculine and often a short form (hypocorism) of Michael, and occasionally a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include:
People Given name or nickname Men
* Mickey Andrews (bor ...
&
Lopini Paea (all Minto Cobras).
The WSDJRL took over its current boundaries from the CRL Group 6 Northern Junior League and parts of the Parramatta DJRL (i.e. Liverpool) in 1987. They were forced to move out of their traditional territory around the Ashfield and Lidcombe areas of inner western Sydney to be able to then survive in the
NSWRL
The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and wa ...
. The old WSDJRL area has since been acquired by the Balmain DJRL and Bulldogs (Canterbury) DJRL. Clubs that used to play in the WSDJRL include;
* Ashfield Colts (now folded) – Also known as the Ashfield Kings
* Burwood United (now merged with Concord in Balmain DJRL)
* Concord United (now merged with Burwood in Balmain DJRL)
* Benedicts Auburn (now Trinity College, Auburn)
* Enfield Federals (When the Magpies first went to Campbelltown they became part of Canterbury, then they folded for a few years before coming in under the Balmain DJRL) (produced
Hazem El Masri,
Robbie Farah
Robert Peter Farah ( ar, روبي فرح) (born 23 January 1984) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. An Australian international, Lebanese international and captain of New South Wales Blues t ...
,
Scott Gale,
Brett Clark,
Wayne Smith,
Ken Hey
Ken Hey is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for Penrith, Western Suburbs and Parramatta in the NSWRL competition.
Playing career
Hey made his first grade debut for Wester ...
,
Jim Serdaris,
Denis Pittard
Denis John Pittard (born 8 December 1945) is an Australian rugby league footballer, an attacking who played in the 1960s and 1970s for the Western Suburbs, South Sydney and Parramatta as well as the Australian national representative side. ...
,
Tim Pickup and
Brett Gale Leo Epifania)
* Five Dock JRLFC (now in Balmain DJRL)
* Lidcombe Bulls (folded in mid-1980s)
* Berala Bears (now in Bulldogs DJRL)
* Croydon Park (folded in mid-1980s)
* Holman JRLFC (Named after
Keith Holman
Keith Victor Holman, MBE (11 September 1927 – 11 October 2011) was an Australian Rugby League footballer, a national and state representative whose club career was played with Western Suburbs from 1949 to 1961.
He has since been named ...
, based at Henley Park, Enfield. Colours were yellow with a blue shoulder saddle, and the emblem was oval shaped with a kangaroo, a football, a kiwi, a rooster & a lion ; signifying that Keith played for Australia against New Zealand, France & England. Folded in mid-1980s)
* Homebush – unsure when folded
* Royal Sheaf Hotel (Burwood, folded in late 1980s)
* Oriental Shamrocks (folded in 1960s)
* Granville Diggers – folded in mid 80s
* De La Salle – Ashfield – again, unsure of when they folded
* Christian Brothers Burwood
* Auburn United – unsure when folded
* Strathfield – unsure when folded
The first year of the WSDJRL was 1910 and the final standings were: Parramatta Iona 16, Parramatta District 14, Campsie Triers 11, Granville Royals 11, Enfield Mercantile 9, Ashfield Surryville 7, Auburn Park 2. Since the NSWRL had promised 2 sets of medals the teams then split into 2 grades, Campsie Triers beating Granville Royals in a playoff to go onto the A section and the other 4 teams in the B Finals. Parramatta District won the A Grade and Granville Royals the B Grade. Parramatta District went into the NSWRL 3rd Grade competition in 1911 and Granville Royals joined them in 1912. Campsie Triers and Enfield Mercantile were formed by a split in the Enfield Federals club that had won the B Grade of the WSJRU competition in 1909, in its first year as a club. Val Howell, Frank Howell, S Gagan, G Gagan, A Tanner and Thompson joined Campsie while Lewis, H McCoy, D Nicholls, Prentice and Smythe joined Mercantile. They were together as the Feds in 1911 and won both that season and again in 1912, so without the split they might have won titles in each of their first 4 seasons.
Notable players
Hall of Fame
On Friday 30 May 2008 the centenary of the Western Suburbs Magpies was celebrated with a ball in the Grand Harbour Ballroom at Sydney's
Star City Casino. Six inaugural members were also inducted into the Western Suburbs Magpies Hall of Fame:
*
Keith Holman
Keith Victor Holman, MBE (11 September 1927 – 11 October 2011) was an Australian Rugby League footballer, a national and state representative whose club career was played with Western Suburbs from 1949 to 1961.
He has since been named ...
*
Jim Abercrombie
James Maskell Abercrombie (born James Maskell; 31 December 1880 – 29 October 1948) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. He also played rugby uni ...
*
Peter Dimond
Peter Dimond (28 November 1938 – 21 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played his club rugby league for Western Suburbs. Born in Dapto, New South Wales, he is the younger brother of former Australian test player an ...
*
Arthur Summons
*
Tommy Raudonikis
Thomas Walter Raudonikis (13 April 1950 – 7 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played 40 International games and World Cup games as Australia representative and captained his country in two matches of the 1 ...
*
Noel Kelly
2010 Inductees
*
Dick Vest
Dick Vest (1897-1974) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s . An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative three-quarter back, he played in the New South Wales Rugby Football ...
*
Bill Keato
*
Trevor Cogger
1997 MIA players
* Wayne Shields
2012 Inductees
*
Clarrie Prentice
Clarence Warwick Prentice (1 July 1891 – 10 March 1948) was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented his country at both sports - a dual-code rugby international. He is the younger brother of fellow Wests player W ...
*
Frank Stanmore
*
Wayne Smith
Team of the Century
In 2004 the club named its Team of the Century:
International Representatives
The following Western Suburbs Magpies players have represented their countries in international competition.
; Australia
*
Frank McMillan
*
Bill Brogan
*
Alan Ridley
*
Vic Hey
*
Dick Vest
Dick Vest (1897-1974) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s . An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative three-quarter back, he played in the New South Wales Rugby Football ...
*
Keith Holman
Keith Victor Holman, MBE (11 September 1927 – 11 October 2011) was an Australian Rugby League footballer, a national and state representative whose club career was played with Western Suburbs from 1949 to 1961.
He has since been named ...
*
Arthur Summons
*
Peter Dimond
Peter Dimond (28 November 1938 – 21 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played his club rugby league for Western Suburbs. Born in Dapto, New South Wales, he is the younger brother of former Australian test player an ...
*
Don Parish
*
Harry Wells
*
Kel O'Shea
*
Noel Kelly
*
John Ribot
*
Terry Lamb
*
Paul Langmack
*
David Gillespie
*
Tommy Raudonikis
Thomas Walter Raudonikis (13 April 1950 – 7 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played 40 International games and World Cup games as Australia representative and captained his country in two matches of the 1 ...
*
Jim Serdaris
*
Les Boyd
*
John Donnelly
; New Zealand
*
Mark Horo
Mark Gregory Horo (born 27 March 1963) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New Zealand international representative, he played club football in New Zealand for Te Atatu and in Australia ...
*
Stephen Kearney
*
Brendon Tuuta
Brendon Ephia Tuuta (born 29 April 1965) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of Māori (Ngāti Mutunga) and Moriori descent.
Tuuta played a variety of positions including and . He was known as "the baby-faced assassin" and had a r ...
; England
*
Harvey Howard
Harvey Howard is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain and England international representative , he played club football in England for Widnes, Leeds, Bradford Bulls and Wiga ...
*
Lee Crooks
*
Garry Schofield
Garry Edward Schofield OBE (born 1 July 1965) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and is a member of the British Rugby League Hall of Fame.
At the time of his retirement he was the most ...
*
Ellery Hanley
; Ireland
*
Shayne McMenemy
; Fiji
*
Netane Masima
Netane Masima is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the Ron Massey Cup.
Background
He is of Fijian and Tongan descent. He represented his Tongan heritage when he played for To ...
; Papua New Guinea
*
David Buko
David Buko (1972–2002) was a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who represented Papua New Guinea in the 1995 and 2000 World Cups.
Playing career
Buko began his career in the early 1990s and represented Northern Zone befor ...
Magpies Test Captains
*
Herb Gilbert – 1920
*
Frank McMillan – 1933 to 1934
*
Col Maxwell – 1948 to 1949
*
Arthur Summons – 1963 to 1964
*
Tommy Raudonikis
Thomas Walter Raudonikis (13 April 1950 – 7 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played 40 International games and World Cup games as Australia representative and captained his country in two matches of the 1 ...
– 1973
Coaching register
Records
Club honours
* Premierships: 4 – 1930 beat St George; 1934 beat Easts; 1948 beat Balmain; 1952 beat South Sydney
* Runners Up: 8 – 1918; 1925; 1932; 1950; 1958; 1961; 1962; 1963
* Minor Premierships: 5 – 1930; 1948; 1952; 1961; 1978
*
Amco Cup: 1 – 1977
*
City Cup: 2 – 1918; 1919
Youth/Pre-season honours
* NSWRL Club Championships: 4 – 1948; 1960; 1961; 1991
* State Cup / Jersey Flegg U20s: 1 – 1965
*
Ampol Cup: 1 – 1963
*NSWRL Reserve Grade: 3 (1936, 1961, 1981)
*NSWRL Third Grade: 7 (1936, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1958, 1961, 1967)
*Under 23 Premiership: 1 (1977)
*
President's Cup: 1 (1925, 1947, 1958, 1992)
*Flegg Memorial Trophy: 2 (1961, 1981)
*NSWRL SG Ball U18's: 2 (1971, 2002)
Largest crowd:
*
Lidcombe Oval: 21,015 vs Parramatta (30 July 1978)
*
Campbelltown Sports Ground
Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a multi-use stadium in Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia, owned by Campbelltown City Council. It is the home ground of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the Wests Ti ...
: 17,286 vs St George (2 August 1991)
*
Pratten Park: 12,407 vs St George (15 June 1964)
Biggest defeat:
67 – 0 vs South Sydney (Agricultural Showground, 23 July 1910)
Biggest win:
62 -5 vs Balmain (Lidcombe Oval, 31 March 1974)
Individual
Most First Grade Games
# 201 –
Tommy Raudonikis
Thomas Walter Raudonikis (13 April 1950 – 7 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played 40 International games and World Cup games as Australia representative and captained his country in two matches of the 1 ...
(1969–1979)
# 200 –
Keith Holman
Keith Victor Holman, MBE (11 September 1927 – 11 October 2011) was an Australian Rugby League footballer, a national and state representative whose club career was played with Western Suburbs from 1949 to 1961.
He has since been named ...
(1949–1961)
# 161 –
Tedda Courtney (1909, 1911–1924)
# 161 –
Wayne Smith (1976–1984)
# 160 –
Trevor Cogger (1981–1991)
# 155 –
Peter Dimond
Peter Dimond (28 November 1938 – 21 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played his club rugby league for Western Suburbs. Born in Dapto, New South Wales, he is the younger brother of former Australian test player an ...
(1958–1967)
# 148 –
John Donnelly (1975–1984)
# 148 –
Steve Georgallis (1993–1999)
# 144 –
Darren Willis (1992–1998)
# 143 –
Nev Charlton (1954-1961)
# 141 –
Frank McMillan (1921–1924, 1926–1935)
Most Tries in a Match:
Alan Ridley, 6 vs Newtown, Pratten Park, 11 July 1936
Most Tries in a Season:
Alan Ridley, 18 in 1932 and
Paul Smith Paul Smith or Paul Smith's may refer to:
Music
* Paul Smith (composer) (1906–1985), American film music composer
* Paul Smith (pianist) (1922–2013), Los Angeles jazz pianist
* Paul Smith (rock vocalist) (born 1979), vocalist and songwriter of ...
, 18 in 1994
Most 1st Grade Tries For Club:
Peter Dimond
Peter Dimond (28 November 1938 – 21 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played his club rugby league for Western Suburbs. Born in Dapto, New South Wales, he is the younger brother of former Australian test player an ...
, 83
Most Tries For Club (All grades):
Trevor Cogger, 88
Most Goals in a Match:
Les Mead
Les Mead (1909-1996) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. A New South Wales interstate and Australian international representative goal-kicking half back, he played his club football in the New South ...
, 12 v Canterbury, Pratten Park, 31 August 1935
Most Points in a Match:
Les Mead
Les Mead (1909-1996) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. A New South Wales interstate and Australian international representative goal-kicking half back, he played his club football in the New South ...
, 27 ( 1 try, 12 goals ) v Canterbury, Pratten Park, 31 August 1935
Most Points in a Season:
Peter Rowles, 215 ( 8 tries, 94 goals, 3 field goals ) in 1978
Most Points for Club:
Bill Keato, 776 ( 6 tries, 379 goals )
All Time 1st Grade Numbered Players List
Below is a list of all players that played for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the
NSWRL
The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and wa ...
,
ARL and
NRL First Grade competitions from 1908 to 1999.
*
1908
Events
January
* January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica.
* January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...
1
Jim Abercrombie
James Maskell Abercrombie (born James Maskell; 31 December 1880 – 29 October 1948) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. He also played rugby uni ...
2 C Blake
3 A Brown
4 George Duffin
5 B Duggan
6
Bill Elliott
William Clyde Elliott (born October 8, 1955), also known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, Million Dollar Bill, or Wild Bill is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competes full time in the Camping World Superstar Raci ...
7
Percy Franks
Percy Franks was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played for Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Franks was a foundation player for Western Suburbs.
Playing c ...
8 L Gormley
9
Ray Gormley
Ray Gormley was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played for Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Gormley was a foundation player for Western Suburbs.
Playing car ...
10
Ted Mead
11 T Mount
12 Tom Phelan
13
Jim Stack
14 Les Byewell
15 R Ellis
16 Charles Luhr
17 T Watkins
18 E Ellis
19 Boyleau
20
Claude McFayden
21 N Booth
22 Charlie Elliott
23 J Frost
24 J Hodgson
25 S Gilbert
26 Holloway
27 J Herrington
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1909
Events
January–February
* January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes.
* January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama.
* J ...
28 A Abbott
29
Harry Bloomfield
30 F Casey
31 Albert Halling
32 R Meredith
33 J Spears
34 T Wallis
35 H Boyle
36 Edward Bellamy
37 Albert Burdus
38
Tedda Courtney
39 S Duncan
40 Bill Medcalf
41 V Sands
42 C Blake
43 E Gulliver
44 E Fletcher
45 G Shaw
46 W Wenban
47 C Clifford
48 P Scotten
49 R McCallum
50 Harold R. Thompson
51 H Kemp
52 W Moore
53 William Thrussell
54 W Wright
*
1910
Events
January
* January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...
55 W Barclay
56
Percy Bolt
Percy Bolt (1885–1953) was an Australian pioneer rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s.
Playing career
Bolt was a rugby union convert who joined Western Suburbs in 1910 and captained the club that year. He joined the stronger ...
57 T Doyle
58 J Feeney
59 V Jarvis
60 E Mantle
61 H.G. Naylor
62 E Palmer
63 E Willings
64 Grinstead
65 Owens
66 Sam Perry
67 Keen
68 James
69 Percy Briscoe
70 Chipperfield
71 J Ogilvie
72 Horace Alderson
73 Johns
74 J Slingsby
75 D McDonald
76 G Patterson
77 Baldock
78 Tom Dowswell
79 Healy
80 McEvoy
81 Ryan
*
1911
82 George Duffin
83
Herb Gilbert
84
Rangi Joass
85 W Mueller
86 A Munnery
87 P.J. Thompson
88 Jack Tully
89 S.B. Wall
90 A Gillett
91 Alf Joass
92 Dick Moroney
93 V West
94 Oliver Griffin
95 A Paterson
96 A Stack
*
1912
Events January
* January 1 – The Republic of China is established.
* January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens.
* January 6
** German geophysicist Alfred ...
97 Tom Alpen
98 Harold Bissett
99 S Dennis
100 E.S Williams
101
Arthur Conlin
Arthur Conlin (1883–1947) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. A New South Wales and Australian representative goal-kicking back, he played club football for the South Sydney and Western S ...
102 G Holt
103 George Alderson
104 Thackeray
105 Stuart
106 B Webster
107 Ray Steward
108 Bertram Alderson
109 W Gander
110 G Easterbrook
111 Hearn
112 C Lucky
113 Cecil Foord
114
Charles Rothwell
*
1913
Events January
* January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the ...
115 S Carr
116 W Foord
117
Eddie Griffiths
Edward James Griffiths (1891-1980) was an Australian fire fighter, veteran of the Gallipoli campaign and a three-time premiership-winning rugby league player with the Eastern Suburbs club.
Career and war service
Born in Pyrmont, New Sou ...
118 J Lindsay
119
Johnno Stuntz
120 George Gagen
121 V Masters
122 Harry Clarke
123 L West
124 Henry McIllmurray
125 A Rose
126 Fred Lane
127 Maxworthy
128 W Warby
129 J Freeman
130 H Sly
131 W Weigan
132 Harrington
*
1914
133 W Anderton
134
Charlie Collier
135 Jack Nicholson
136 R Tremain
137
Clarrie Tye
Clarence Frederick "Clarrie" Tye (1892–1936) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1910s and 1920s while representing New South Wales.
Background
Tye was born in St Peters, New South Wales to parents Stephen and Georgina ...
138 E Mason
139 D Watson
140 N Williams
141 R Upton
142 F Holt
143
Dick Vest
Dick Vest (1897-1974) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s . An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative three-quarter back, he played in the New South Wales Rugby Football ...
*
1915
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
*January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction".
*January 1
...
144
Harold Leddy
Harold James Leddy (1893–1971) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s.
Playing career
Leddy played nine seasons with Western Suburbs from 1915 to 1924. He also represented New South Wales in 1921 a ...
145 Tom McCauley
146 A Mitchell
147 Archie Prentice
148
Clarrie Prentice
Clarence Warwick Prentice (1 July 1891 – 10 March 1948) was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented his country at both sports - a dual-code rugby international. He is the younger brother of fellow Wests player W ...
149 W.L. Simpson
150 A Smith
151 Athol White
152 Billy Connelly
153 Alf Bossi
154 G Hastle
155 G Viles
156 D Woodward
*
1916
157 A McPherson
158
Roy Norman
159 A Carroll
160 H Lee
161 S Langley
162 F Large
163 R Swanson
164 E Johnson
*
1917
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary For ...
165 P Burns
166 George Potter
167
Jack Redmond
John McKittrick Redmond (September 3, 1910 – July 27, 1968) was a professional baseball player. He was a catcher for one season (1935) with the Washington Senators. For his career, he compiled a .176 batting average in 34 at-bat
In bas ...
168 Ted Boland
169 Charles Ashworth
170
Harold Holmes
171
Roy Bossi
Roy Percival Bossi (1894–1964) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s.
Background
Roy 'Bunny' Bossi was born in Leichhardt, New South Wales in 1894.
Playing career
He joined Western Suburbs in the 1910s ...
172 S.D. Matthews
173 Joe Reidy
*
1918
This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide.
Events
Below, the events ...
174
Wally Collins
175
Albert Johnston
176 Walter Palmer
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1919
Events
January
* January 1
** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the ...
177
George McGowan
178 W Matthews
179
Patrick McCue
180 Bill Lucas
181 Roy Farnsworth
182
Gordon Stettler
*
1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own m ...
183
Viv Farnsworth
184
Ward Prentice
185
Lyall Wall
John Craik Lyall Sydney Wall (25 October 1891 - 9 June 1969) was an Australian cricketer and rugby league footballer who represented New South Wales in both sports.
Lyal wall Played for Balmain for 8 years
Throughout 1 year he was with Annan ...
186
Harry Tancred
Henry Eugene "Harry" Tancred (25 May 1897 – 15 November 1961) was a rugby union and rugby league player and administrator who represented New Zealand at rugby league and Australia. He played 14 matches for New Zealand, 13 on tours of Austr ...
187
Frank Gray
188 G Bossi
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1921
Events
January
* January 2
** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil.
** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' breaks ...
189
Edward Burnicle
190
Frank McMillan
191 Eric Doig
192 R Howell
193 J Plumb
194 E Stapleton
195 Frank Burridge
196 J Ryan
197 R Walker
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1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...
198 Tedda Brooks
199 H Haylock
200 Louis Yanz
201 F Young
202 J Drew
203 Fred Yanz Sr.
204 Wade Lane
205 R Dark
206 Neil Matterson
207 J Walker
208 Cyril Bellamy
209 Arthur Mendel
*
1923
Events
January–February
* January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory).
* January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...
210
Cec Fifield
211 W McCabe
212
Bob Lindfield
Robert Jesse Lindfield (1901–1959) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
Background
Lindfield was born in Orange, New South Wales on .
Playing career
Lindfield came to Western Suburbs in 1923. He pla ...
213
Bill Carpenter
William Stanley Carpenter Jr. (born September 30, 1937) is a retired American military officer and former college football player. While playing college football at the United States Military Academy, he gained national prominence as the "Loneso ...
214
Jerry Brien
Jerry Brien was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played for Western Suburbs, St. George and for the New South Wales Rugby League team. He also coached the Canterbury-Bankstown club and Western Suburbs.
Playing career
In ...
*
1924
215 Joe Mansted
216 F Elliott
217
Ed Courtney Jr.
Edward Henry Joseph Courtney (1905-1986) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
Background
Ed Courtney Jr. was the son of the noted pioneer Australian rugby league player, Tedda Courtney and brother of Har ...
218
Frank Matterson
Francis Albert Matterson (1904–1980) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
Frank 'Dutchy' Matterson was a loyal player from the Western Suburbs Magpies. He played 85 games during a nine-year career at the ...
219 Frank McCauley
220 R Ives
*
1925
221 George Daisley
222 Gilbert C
*
1926
223 Flint C
224 Jim Parsons
225
Tony Redmond
James Patrick Redmond (1890–1963), also known by the nickname of "Tony", was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played for Glebe (twice), Western Suburbs (twice) and for St George. He played at ...
226 C Stapleton
227 Frank Spillane
228 Jack Holmes
229 G Peterson
230 Harry Owen
231
Roy Liston
Reginald Roy Liston (1896-1977) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1910s and 1920s.
Playing career
Liston's rugby league career began after returning from the Western Front in World War I. In 1920, Roy Liston turned our fo ...
232 R Wheldon
233
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil John Rhodes (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896.
An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his B ...
234 Dave Hey
*
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
* ...
235 Les Dolan
236
Les Hayes
237
Ken Sherwood
238 G Cameron
239 F Bartley
240 W McPherson
241
George Mason
George Mason (October 7, 1792) was an American planter, politician, Founding Father, and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, one of the three delegates present who refused to sign the Constitution. His writings, including s ...
242 Harry Tisdale
243
Ray Morris
244 Tom Stanton
245 Jack Thompson
*
1928
246 Allan Adams
247 Leo Joyce
248 Walter Anderton
249 Jack Matterson
250 Jack Peterson
251 J McKee
252 Frank Boyd
253 Jack Kelly
254 H Miller
*
1929
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholi ...
255
Alan Brady
256
William Brogan
257
Jim Craig
258 N McNee
259 L Roberts
260 N Booth
261
Cliff Pearce
262
Vince Dwyer
Vince Dwyer was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. Dwyer played for Western Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown and Newtown. Dwyer was a foundation player for Canterbury-Bankstown.
Playing car ...
*
1930
Events
January
* January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...
263 Norm Johnson
264
Les Mead
Les Mead (1909-1996) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. A New South Wales interstate and Australian international representative goal-kicking half back, he played his club football in the New South ...
265
Charlie Cornwell
Charlie Cornwell (1906-1964) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played for Western Suburbs in the NSWRL competition, as a .
Playing career
Cornwell made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in Round 4 o ...
266 Harold Rigby
267
Jack Rosa
268
Vince Hughes
Vince Hughes (1906-1989) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played for Newtown and Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Playing career
Hughes was a member of ...
*
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
269 Bert Green
270
Alan Ridley
271 Cec Anderton
272 Harry Cameron
273
Bill Ryan
274 Dick Davis
275 Charlie Wrench
276 Clyde Cant
*
1932
277 R McMillan
278 Jack McGlinn
279
Frank Sponberg
280 H Rankine
*
1933
281
Vic Hey
282 R Shepherd
283
Stan Tancred
284 Jack McDonell
285 Les Midson
286 W McLeod
287
Sid Elliott
Sid Elliott was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. Elliott played for Western Suburbs and Canterbury-Bankstown. Elliott was a foundation player for Canterbury-Bankstown.
Playing career
Ell ...
288 Bill Howes
289 Alan Blake
290 S Palmer
291 Sen Black
292 Tom Magnus
293
Albert McGuinness
Albert McGuinness nicknamed "Podgy" was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played for Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Playing career
McGuinness mad ...
294 L Hancock
295 Cliff Deegan
296 M Smith
*
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a max ...
297
Max Gray
Max Gray was an Australian Rugby League footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played for Western Suburbs in the NSWRL competition.
Playing career
Gray made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in Round 1 1934 against Balmai ...
298
Ray Hancock
299
Vince Sheehan
300 George Sherry
301 Ray Hines
302
Jack Hartwell Sr.
Jack Hartwell Sr. was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s for Western Suburbs and Canterbury-Bankstown. Hartwell was the father of Jack Hartwell Jnr who played for Canterbury between 1948 and 1951.
Playing career
Ha ...
303 Alec McDonald
304
Jimmy Sharman
305 Lionel Frappell
306 Don Murray
*
1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
* January 12 – Amelia Earhart bec ...
307 Ron Eaton
308 Jack Kingston
309 Gordon Pugh
310
Athol Smith
311 Vince Cleary
312
Bob Allison
William Robert Allison (July 11, 1934 – April 9, 1995) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball from to .
Allison attended the University of Kansas fo ...
313 Jack Spillane
314 Fred Comber
315 Billy Wheeler
316 H Hannan
317 Bill Purcell
318 R Waldon
*
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
319
Ray Gillam
John Raymond Gillam (1909 – 23 March 1998) was a professional rugby league footballer in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL).
Playing career
Gillam began his career in the lower Grades at Glebe before moving ...
320
Mick Shields
Mick Shields (1912–1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He commenced his career with Kurri Kurri Juniors in the late 1920s and in 1935 went on to be selected to play for the Australian team to t ...
321 Pat White
322
Jack Arnold
323 Stan Simpson
324 Edward Mewton
325 Andy Gleeson
326 Doug Wilson
*
1937
Events
January
* January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua.
* January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Febr ...
327
Don Gulliver
Don Gulliver was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played for Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs in the NSWRL competition.
Background
Gulliver played rugby league for Western Division and Dubbo befo ...
328 Herbert Haar
329 Jack Knox
330 E Murphy
331 Ken Lock
332 Jack Schuback
*
1938
333 Fred Baber
334 Lew Fisher
335 G Lucas
336 James Marks
337 E Martin
338 Colin Fewtrell
339 Jack Rubinson
340 Phil Cooper
341
Bill Keato
*
1939
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Third Reich
*** Jews are forbidde ...
342
Fred McKean
Frederick August Daniel McKean (born 27 January 1913, date of death unknown), nicknamed Snowy, was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played for Western Suburbs and Parramatta as a prop. He was a found ...
343 O Mitchell
344 Dave Colless
345 Ron Ackling
346 R Campbell
347 Ken Kelly
348 H Allen
349 J Tisdale
350 John Caffrey
351 Harry Martin
*
1940
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
*January ...
352 Bruce Brown
353 A Patrick
354 Jack Whitehurst
355 Doug Rogers
356 Jack Farrell
357 J Grahame
358 R Ridley
*
1941
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January– August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar E ...
359 J Huxley
360 N Parkinson
361
Jim Rutherford
James Earl Rutherford (born February 17, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and front office executive. He is the president of hockey operations of the Vancouver Canucks. Prior to his position with the Canucks, Rutherf ...
362 T Slattery
363 Bob Thompson
364
Eric Bennett
365 C O'Brien
366 C Sherry
*
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
367 Harry Grew
368 L Hoshcke
369 Neville Spence
370 W Taylor
371 C Williams
372 R Hill
373
William Brown
374 Terry Edwards
375 R McLaurin
376 J Wilson
377 A Rice
378 R Thompson
379 J Fawkner
380 Billy Morris
381 J Hope
382 E Edwards
383 T Grew
384 L Rigby
385 J Beckett
*
1943
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured.
* January 4 – ...
386 Begley J
387
Arthur Clues
388 S Eisenhuth
389
Dick Johnson
390
Bob Andrews
391 B Dawson
392 Alan Keato
393 R Fields
394 Jack Snare
395 K Ibbett
396
Fred Fayers
Frederick L. "Fred" or "Tiny" Fayers (21 September 1890 – 4 February 1954) was an English association football, footballer. He was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, and died in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. A central defender or right half, Fayers play ...
397 P McFarlane
398 Jack Russell
399 Ron Martin
*
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in No ...
400 S Ball
401 H Fyvie
402
Jim Keefe
Jim Keefe (born 1965) is an American cartoonist. He is the most recent artist to contribute original art and stories to the ''Flash Gordon'' comic strip.
Career
A graduate of The Kubert School, Keefe started his career as the head colorist in t ...
403
Don Milton
404 Cliff Peime
405 W Phillips
406 Alf Cardy
407
Neville Hogan
Neville Hogan is an Irish-American neuroscientist currently the Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds honorary doctorates from Delft University of Technology and Dublin Institute of Technolo ...
408 Fred Yanz Jr.
409 J Banner
410 A Seamer
411
Paddy Bugden
Patrick Alfred 'Paddy' Bugden (18 December 1918 – 17 February 1993) was an Australian rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport play ...
412 L Clancy
413 R Davidson
414 Robert Magill
*
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
Januar ...
415 Frank Dodson
416 Jim Nicholson
417 Jim Seery
418
Jack Walsh
419
Col Maxwell
420 R Dreves
421 R Williams
*
1946
422 Tom Briggs
423 J Hickey
424
Bob Hobbs
Bob Hobbs was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown, Western Suburbs and Parramatta as a second rower.
Playing career
Hobbs began his first grade career with Canterbury-Ba ...
425
Lindsay Rodda
Lindsay Rodda was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Playing career
Rodda made his first grade debut for Western S ...
426 S Cruise
427 Dick McKelvey
428 K Cleary
429 Pat Leal
*
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January– February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the count ...
430 Trevor Eather
431
Kevein Hansen
432
John Lackey
433
Peter McLean
434 Mick Thornton
*
1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
435
Bernie Purcell
Bernie Purcell (1928–2001) was an Australian rugby league premiership winning footballer and coach. He was a goal-kicking second-row forward of the 1950s for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Australian national representative and the New ...
436
Frank Stanmore
437
Alan Hornery
438 Wally Tebbutt
439
Bill Horder
440
Keith Holman
Keith Victor Holman, MBE (11 September 1927 – 11 October 2011) was an Australian Rugby League footballer, a national and state representative whose club career was played with Western Suburbs from 1949 to 1961.
He has since been named ...
441
Col Hudson
442 Don Worne
*
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022.
* January 2 – ...
443 Jack Woods
444 George Bain
445 Bill Rawlinson
446
Jack Fitzgerald
Jack Fitzgerald ( 1873 – 16 April 1929) was a founder member of the Socialist Party of Great Britain.
Fitzgerald was an Irishman who had settled in London, and had joined the socialist movement after becoming a secularist, embracing sociali ...
447 G Lovell
448 Jack Williams
449 Vic Williams
450 Bill Hilliard
451
Jack Wall
452 Jack Rawlinson
*
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
453 Bill Randall
454
Dev Dines
Devitt Whitton 'Dev' Dines (1931–2018) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.
Playing career
Dines was a five-eighth for Western Suburbs between 1950-1951, late 1952, 1953-1957. He had transferred to Mareeba, Que ...
455
Ron Watson
456
Bobby Dimond
457
Leo Trevena
458
Dudley Beger
Dudley John Beger (1929-1994) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, and coach
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of ...
459
Don Stait
Donald George Stait (1928–2007) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.
Background
Stait was born in Portland, New South Wales.
Playing career
Stait played with Western Suburbs for three seasons between 1950 and ...
*
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
460 Arthur Collinson
461 Peter Long
462 Keith Cullen
463 Jack Rudd
464 Keith Deacon
465
Hec Farrell
Hec Farrell was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played for Western Suburbs as a hooker.
Playing career
Farrell came from Lismore, New South Wales
Lismore is a city in northeastern New Sout ...
466 Eddie Hooper
467 K Muddell
*
1952
468
Bill Callinan
Bill Callinan (1921-1998) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played for Western Suburbs as a winger.
Playing career
Callinan made his debut for Western Suburbs in 1952 against Balmain at Pr ...
469 Gerry Lowe
470
Col Ratcliff
Col Ratcliff is an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played for Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Background
Ratcliff was born in Temora, New South Wales, Australia. Ratcl ...
471
Don Schofield
472
Bede Goff
Bede Goff (1927-2000) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played for Western Suburbs and Balmain in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Playing career
Goff made his first grade ...
473 R Smith
474 F Mullens
475 Jack Dickerson
*
1953
476 W Smith
477 Ernie Church
478 Mick Carrig
479 Jim McKenzie
480 Bob Sargent
481 Keith Lennard
482 Brian Ogle
483 Max Caldwell
484
Dale Puren
485 Barry Owens
486 Reg Southam
487 Peter Wooden
488 Ted Brennan
*
1954
489
Neville Charlton
490
Don Graham
491 Bill Owens
492 Doug Smith
493 Johnny Thompson
494 W Lowe
495 Kevin Owens
496 E Burnett
497 Jim Fleming
498 Bob Tucker
499 Jack Gibson
500
Bill Carson
501 John Harrison
502 E Wynn
503 M Godfrey
504 J Leslie
505 Bill Brown
506 Pat Toohey
*
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yiji ...
507 Bill Bailey
508 John Brest
509 Don Collier
510 Pat Hyde
511 Jack Plater
512 Dick Murphy
513 P Williamson
514 Noel Trevena
515 K Thompson
516
Monty Porter
517 Geoff Jurd
*
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...
518
Darcy Henry
Darcy Henry (1932–2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.
Playing career
Henry was from Tamworth, New South Wales, and came to Eastern Suburbs as a teenager in 1951. After the 1952 season, Henry moved to pla ...
519
Ernie Hills
Ernest Fraser "Ernie" Hills (3 March 1930 – 7 October 2020) was a rugby union, and latterly rugby league, player who represented Australia.
Career
Hills, a wing, was born in Auckland, NZ and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for ...
520
Ian Johnston
521 Don Meehan
522
Kel O'Shea
523
Mark Patch
Albert Mark Patch (1933-2015) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
Career
Originally from Lismore, New South Wales, Patch picked up a contact from Western Suburbs in 1956 and stayed with them for five s ...
524
Cliff Smailes
525
Harry Wells
526 Pat Daley
527 Noel Hurley
528 Ray Aldrich
529 Fred Delaney
530 Peter Hargreaves
*
1957
1957 (Roman numerals, MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday, common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, t ...
531 Doug Hambilton
532
Darcy Russell
Darcy Russell was a rugby league footballer in the NSWRFL and was a prolific goal kicker and point-scorer.
Club career
He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for the Eastern Suburbs for 4 seasons between 1948-1951 ...
533 Brian Shannon
534 Ron Sudlow
535 Les Midson
536 Doug Harrison
537 Ernie Johnson
538 Brian Isaacs
*
1958
539 Buddy Bowman
540
Peter Dimond
Peter Dimond (28 November 1938 – 21 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played his club rugby league for Western Suburbs. Born in Dapto, New South Wales, he is the younger brother of former Australian test player an ...
541 Rees Duncan
542 Doug Jones
543 Jack Mantle
544
Don Malone
Don Malone is an Australian former rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular f ...
545 Bernie Kelly
546 Colin Wells
547
Fred Graber
Fred Graber was a professional rugby league footballer in the Australian competition, the New South Wales Rugby League. Graber played for the Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to:
Places
*Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India
*Eastern Subur ...
548 John Dawson
*
1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
549
Ian Moir
Ian James Moir (1932–1990) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer, a champion wing three-quarter who played in the 1950s and 1960s for South Sydney and Western Suburbs. He made eight Test appearances for the Australian na ...
550 John Taunton
551 Ray McDermott
552
John Mowbray
553
Dick Poole
554 Frank Clegg
555 John Conna
556 George Downie
557
Dave Barsley
558 Roger Buttenshaw
559 Joe Ryan
*
1960
560
Denis Meaney
561 Garry Russell
562
Arthur Summons
563
Ken Bray
Ken Bray is an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played for Western Suburbs and Balmain in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Background
Bray was a Balmain junior and played for D ...
564 Max Carter
565 Kevin Cocks
566
Bill Tonkin
Bill Tonkin is an Australian former professional rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on ...
*
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 ...
567
John Hayes
568 Billy Martin
569
Don Parish
570 Kevin Smyth
571 John Rochester
572
Noel Kelly
573 Fred Norden
*
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wo ...
574
Gil MacDougall
575 Brian Henderson
576
Bob McGuinness
Bob McGuinness (1942-2014) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played for Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Background
McGuinness grew up in Homebush and was a Weste ...
577 Don Hall
578 Carl Ross
579
Jim Cody
Jim Cody (28 June 1943 – 28 November 2022) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Western Suburbs as a second rower and as a lock forward.
Cody died on 28 November 2022, age ...
580 Wal Hinkley
*
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
581 Bob McLaughlin
582
Jack Gibson
*
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
583 Ken Owens
584 Ray Picklum
585 Dennis Laverty
586
John Armstrong
587
Ron Costello
588 Doug Page
589
Roy Ferguson
Roy Neil Ferguson, , is the former New Zealand Ambassador to the United States. He was replaced by former New Zealand Prime Minister and Director-General of the World Trade Organization Mike Moore in 2010. Ferguson replaced John Wood in the ...
590 John Kearns
591 Brian Kowald
592 James Gibson
593 Pat Thomas
594 Denis Culpan
*
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
595
Noel Thornton
526 Dick Pickett
527
Denis Pittard
Denis John Pittard (born 8 December 1945) is an Australian rugby league footballer, an attacking who played in the 1960s and 1970s for the Western Suburbs, South Sydney and Parramatta as well as the Australian national representative side. ...
598 Jim Brophy
599 Graham Bevan
600 Bill Wilson
601 Bill Hansen
602 Barry Bryant
603 Peter Burnicle
*
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is ...
604
John Elford
John Elford (born 1 March 1947) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played his entire first grade Australian club football for Western Suburbs and also played for both the New South Wales and ...
605 Alan Allison
606 John Walsh
*
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...
607
Ken Stonestreet
Ken Stonestreet nicknamed "Nebo" was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Playing c ...
608
Noel Dolton
609 Bob Smith
610 Doug Walkaden
611
Tony Ford
612 Barry Glasgow
613 Tony Packham
614 Peter Chapman
615 Ross Goodman
616 Bruce Beer
*
1968
The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechos ...
617 John Maxwell
618 Rod Smith
619
John Walsh
620 Mick Alchin
621 Neville Hornery
622 Tim Murphy
623 Steve Winter
624
John Baker John Baker or Jon Baker may refer to:
Military figures
*John Baker (American Revolutionary War) (1731–1787), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named
*John Baker (RAF officer) (1897–1978), British air marshal
...
625 Peter Flanders
*
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
626 Gary Gunton
627 John Fisher
628 Frank Tagg
629
Don Rogers
630 Geoff Henry
631
Tommy Raudonikis
Thomas Walter Raudonikis (13 April 1950 – 7 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played 40 International games and World Cup games as Australia representative and captained his country in two matches of the 1 ...
632 Walter James
633 Gary Weston
634
Jon Clark
*
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 1 ...
635 Tony Antunac
636 Wayne Merry
637 Derek Brouwer
638 Jeff Nielsen
639 Kevin Timbs
640
Ivan Jones
*
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
641 Dick Timbs
642 Neville Sinclair
643 George Skeers
644
Russell Mullins
645 Noel Hurford
646 Russell Johnstone
647 Brian Winney
648 Barry Boss
649 Col Withers
650 Jim Croucher
*
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
651 John Heyward
652
Stephen Knight
653 John Walker
654 John O'Bryan
655
Olaf Prattl
656 John Sheridan
657 Steve Satterley
658 Allan Ashmore
659 Gary Rose
660 Peter Handcock
661 John Glachan
662
Geoff Foster
663 Terry Mullins
*
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
664
Shayne Day
665 Brian Isbester
666 Jim Murphy
667 Robbie Parker
668
Ted Walton
Edward 'Ted' Walton (born 1949) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s in Sydney's NSWRFL competition.
Playing career
Walton was a St. George lock forward who was graded in 1969. He went on to play three seaso ...
669 Nick Moroko
670 Jim Myers
671 Phil Franks
*
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...
672 Dave Oliveri
673 John Purcell
674 Warren Snodgrass
675 Steve Rigney
676 Mick Liubinskas
677
John Dorahy
678 Pat Hundy
679
Graeme O'Grady
680 Russell Worth
681
Ron Giteau
Ron Giteau (born 31 May 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A prolific point-scoring centre, he was captain of the Canberra Raiders team in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. Giteau also playe ...
682 Geoff Smith
*
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
683
John Donnelly
684 Terry Rose
685
Chris Wellman
Chris Wellman (1950-2015) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Cronulla-Sutherland, St Helens and Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Ba ...
686 Trevor Scarr
687 Ken Hey
688 Greg McTeigue
689
Peter Young
690 Trevor Reardon
*
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phil ...
691
Les Boyd
692
Wayne Smith
693 Peter Walsh
694
Steve Blyth
Stephen Donald Blyth (15 July 1954 – 29 May 2024) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the Newtown Jets and the Western Suburbs Magpies in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competit ...
695 Geoff Gardiner
*
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...
696 Doug Lucas
697
Gavin Miller
698
Don Moseley
699
Ken Bourke
700
Peter Rowles
701 Kerry Morrison
702
Bob Cooper
703
Alan Neil
Alan Neil (born 27 January 1957) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.
Playing career
A ginger headed halfback, Neil was a regular first grade player during the late 1970 and early 1980s. He played ...
704 Marshall Rogers
705 Garry Walsh
706 Steve Eisenhuth
707 Peter Lema
708 Dave Kennedy
*
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government).
* January 6 – ...
709 Buddy Cain
710
Bruce Gibbs
711 John Crow
712 Garry Clarke
713
Stephen Broughton
Stephen Broughton (born 8 March 1957) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Western Suburbs and Parramatta in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition.
Background
Broughton was born in Syd ...
714
David Waite
715 Bill Cloughessy
716 Ron Brodrick
*
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
717
Warren Boland
Warren James Boland (born 11 February 1955, in Sydney) is a former science teacher and professional footballer (rugby league) with the Western Suburbs Magpies & Balmain Tigers. He presented weekend radio shows called "Weekends with Warren" on AB ...
718
Ray Brown
719 Jack Jeffries
720 Brian Cook
721 Mark Beaven
722 Gerard Crowe
723 Col Ensor
724 Pat Hurney
725
Terry Leabeater
Terry Leabeater is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a for Western Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown and the Parramatta Eels in the 1970s and 1980s.
Playing career
Leabeater made his first grade debut for Western Subu ...
726 Tony Armstrong
727 Peter Barr
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1980, 1980
728 Jeff Case
729 Ted Goodwin
730 Jim Leis
731 Paul Merlo
732 Wayne Buckley
733
John Ribot
734
Terry Lamb
735 Alan Latham
736 John McLeod
737 Tom Arber
738 Michael Duke
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1981, 1981
739 Garry Dowling
740 Ian Schubert
741 Greg Cox (rugby league), Greg Cox
742
Trevor Cogger
743 Garry Jack
744 Ross Conlon
745 George Moroko
746 Col Dennis
747 Bruce Clark (rugby league), Bruce Clark
748 Mick Pinkerton
749 Geoff Spotswood
750 Trevor Ryan
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1982, 1982
751 Arthur Mountier
752 Bruce Grimaldi
753 George Fahd
754 Garry Collison
755 Brett Gale
756 Steve Anderson
757 Robert Ryan
758 Charlie Khalifeh
759 Greg McElhone
760 David Greene
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1983, 1983
761 Peter Burgmann
762 Ian Freeman
763 Scott Gale (rugby league), Scott Gale
764 David Hall
765 George Ghosn
766 Bill Hilliard
767 Brian Battese
768 Paul Gearin
769 John Cogger
770 Paul Beaven
771 Mark Massone
772 Mick Neil
773 Matt Carter
774 David Harris
775 Brett Davidson
776 Peter Lamb
777 Grant Fyvie
778 Allan Woods
779 Kevin Bryson
780 Bob Muirhead
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1984, 1984
781 Gerald Celarc
782 John Coveney
783 Pat English
784 Allen Geelan
785 Mark Harrigan
786 Craig Madsen
787 John McArthur (Rugby League), John McArthur
788 Gary Webster (rugby league), Gary Webster
789
Leo Epifania
790 Eddie Flahey
791 Darryl Turner
792 Craig Ellis (rugby league), Craig Ellis
793 Gerry Byron
794 Steve Kerr
795 Scott Rigney
796
Brett Clark
797 George Katsogiannis
798 Allan Fallah
799 David Stafford
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1985, 1985
800 Greg Duval
801 Mark Lawson
802 Chris Stephandellis
803 Gary Warnecke
804 Mark Keehan
805 Craig Clarke
806 Steve Want
807 Wayne Wigham
808 Steve Ewer
809 Gary Pearce
810 Geoff Dillon
811 Steve Mullen
812 Tom Robbins
813 Lee Crooks
814 Peter Worth
815 Geoff Sutton
816 Greg Brown
817 Troy McGregor
818 Charlie Eltoubgi
819 Craig Neil
820 Greg Falkner
821 Gary McFarlane
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1986, 1986
822 Alan Burns (rugby league), Alan Burns
823 Paul Sheahan
824 Wilfred Williams
825 Brett Davis
826 Rod Pethybridge
827 John Bilbija
828 Ian Naden
829 Noel Mancuso
830 Grahame Jennings
831 Doug Rawlings
832 Deryck Fox
833 John Henderson
834 Des Drummond
835 John Elias (rugby league), John Elias
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1987, 1987
836 Phillip Duke
837 Wayne Lambkin
838 Steve McCoy
839 Les White
840 John Allanson
841 Scott Tronc
842 Terry Donnellan
843 Mark Meskell
844 Denis Kinchela
845 Hew Rees
846 Jason Williams (rugby league born 1966), Jason Williams
847 Andrew Stewart
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1988, 1988
848 Cameron Blair
849 Chris Blair
850 Gary Bukowski
851 David Gallagher
852 Dale Hall
853 Graham Mackay
854 Danny Peacock
855 Wayne Simonds
856 Mick Taylor
857 Craig Teitzel
858 Dave Woods (rugby league, born 1966), Dave Woods
859 Michael Hoy
860 Ian Howcroft
861 Michael McClintock
862 Mark Bevan
863 Jason Stafford
864 Ernie Garland
865 Jason Lidden
866 Peter Vale
867 Michael McKinnon
868 Dave Wellings
869 Brian Brown
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1989, 1989
870 Stephen Funnell
871 Shane Leigh
872 Pat O'Doherty
873 Nick Stevanovic
874 Shane Flanagan
875 Michael Gould
876
Brendon Tuuta
Brendon Ephia Tuuta (born 29 April 1965) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of Māori (Ngāti Mutunga) and Moriori descent.
Tuuta played a variety of positions including and . He was known as "the baby-faced assassin" and had a r ...
877 Richard Smith
878 Darren Girard
879 Brett Docherty
880 Stuart Raper
881 Kelvin Skerrett
882
Ellery Hanley
883
Garry Schofield
Garry Edward Schofield OBE (born 1 July 1965) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and is a member of the British Rugby League Hall of Fame.
At the time of his retirement he was the most ...
884 Darren Britt
885 Stan Presdee
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1990, 1990
886 Tony Cosatto
887 Shaun Devine
888 Ivan Henjak
889 Steve Jackson (rugby league), Steve Jackson
890 Bob Lindner
891 Jason Taylor (rugby league), Jason Taylor
892 Jamie Ainscough
893 Tim Perrin
894 Graham Spinks
895 Angelo Alavanja
896 Russell Wyer
897 Chris Warren (rugby league), Chris Warren
898 Jason Kelly
899 Noel Goldthorpe
900 Paul Fuz
901 Shaun O'Bryan
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1991, 1991
902 Stephen Burns
903 Jim Dymock
904 Tony Rampling
905 Joe Thomas (rugby league), Joe Thomas
906 Ron Gibbs
907
David Gillespie
908 Andrew Farrar
909 Graeme Wynn
910 Peter Trevitt
911 Reece Webb
912 Mark Williams
913 Bronko Djura
914 Robert Burgess
915
Paul Langmack
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1992, 1992
916 Mark Bell (rugby league), Mark Bell
917 Terry Hill
918
Darren Willis
919 Anthony Xuereb
920 Kyle White (rugby league), Kyle White
921 David Anderson (rugby league), David Anderson
922 Evan Cochrane
923 Billy Noke
924 Damien McGarry
925 Wayne Taekata
926
Stephen Kearney
927 Malcolm Wheeler
928 Jason Alchin
929 Scott Hardy (rugby league), Scott Hardy
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1993, 1993
930 Justin Dooley
931
Steve Georgallis
932 Andrew Leeds
933 Steve O'Dea
934 Matt Ryan
935 Charlie Saab
936 Josh White (rugby league), Josh White
937 Andrew Willis (rugby league), Andrew Willis
938 Justin Moloney
939 Brad Hughes
940 Darrien Doherty
941 Glenn Grief
942 Mark Afflick
943 Craig Menkins
944 Chris Williams (rugby league), Chris Williams
945 Brett Cullen
946 Jason Benge
947 Mark Hill
948 Aseri Laing
949 Gerome Lane
* New South Wales Rugby League season 1994, 1994
950 Darren Brown (rugby league), Darren Brown
951 Dale Fritz
952 Ewan McGrady
953
Jim Serdaris
954
Paul Smith Paul Smith or Paul Smith's may refer to:
Music
* Paul Smith (composer) (1906–1985), American film music composer
* Paul Smith (pianist) (1922–2013), Los Angeles jazz pianist
* Paul Smith (rock vocalist) (born 1979), vocalist and songwriter of ...
955 Brent Stuart
956 Neil Tierney
957 Manoa Thompson
958 Illiesa Toga
959 Jason Eade
960 Stuart Coupland
961 David Wonson
962 Brandon Costin, Brandon Pearson
963 Bill Dunn (rugby league), Bill Dunn
964 Ciriaco Mescia
965
Ken McGuinness
966 Peter Shiels
* Australian Rugby League season 1995, 1995
967 Darren Burns (rugby league), Darren Burns
968 Damian Driscoll
969
Mark Horo
Mark Gregory Horo (born 27 March 1963) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New Zealand international representative, he played club football in New Zealand for Te Atatu and in Australia ...
970 Damian Kennedy
971 Grant Trindall
972 Paul Bell (rugby league), Paul Bell
973 Tony Wall (rugby league), Tony Wall
974
Kevin McGuinness
975 David Myers (rugby league), David Myers
976 David Seidenkamp
* Australian Rugby League season 1996, 1996
977 Jason Austin
978 Craig Coleman
979 Jason Duff
980 Chad Harris
981 Darren Capovilla
982 Andrew Hick
983 Nathan Hodges
984
John Skandalis
985
Harvey Howard
Harvey Howard is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain and England international representative , he played club football in England for Widnes, Leeds, Bradford Bulls and Wiga ...
986 Michael O'Neall
987 Willie Newton
988 Nathan Lakeman
* Australian Rugby League season 1997, 1997
989 Des Hasler
990 Shane Millard
991 Jimmy Smith (rugby league), Jimmy Smith
992 Shaun Walliss
993 Chris Yates (rugby league), Chris Yates
994 Adam Doyle
995 Adam Donovan
996
Shayne McMenemy
997 Brett Taylor
998
Brett Hodgson
999 Savenaca Lomanimako
1000 Gary Dowse
1001 Brett Hickman
* National Rugby League season 1998, 1998
1002 Scott Coxon
1003 Darren Rameka
1004 Leo Dynevor
1005 Adrian Rainey
1006 Don Smith
1007 Jason Keough
1008 Brenton Pomery
1009 Leo Clarke (rugby league), Leo Clarke
1010 Nick Edwards
1011 Ben MacDougall
1012 Lincoln Raudonikis
1013 Dayle Bonner
1014 Ron Jones
1015 Brett Warton
1016 Darren Fritz
1017 Jared Mills
1018 Ashley Rhodes
1019 Darryl Fisher
1020 Travis Baker
1021 Aaron Cotter
1022 Trent Brown
* National Rugby League season 1999, 1999
1023 Adam Bristow
1024 Justin Brooker
1025 Paul Jeffries
1026 Robbie Payne
1027 Shane Perry
1028 Tevita Amone
1029 Dane Dorahy
1030 Luke Goodwin
1031 Marshall Scott (rugby league), Marshall Scott
1032 Michael Brabek
1033 Matt Fuller
1034
David Buko
David Buko (1972–2002) was a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who represented Papua New Guinea in the 1995 and 2000 World Cups.
Playing career
Buko began his career in the early 1990s and represented Northern Zone befor ...
1035 Barry Davis
1036 Matt Spence
1037 Tate Moseley
1038 Chris Marland
1039 Ray Cashmere
Notable fans
* Doug Sutherland (Australian), Doug Sutherland, mayor of Sydney (1980–87)
* Trooper Mark Donaldson Victoria Cross for Australia, VC
* Paul Gerantonis (1969 – current)
* Malcolm T. Elliott (radio broadcaster)
* John Singleton (entrepreneur, businessman and horse racing identity)
* Steve Waugh (former Australian Cricket captain)
* Ken Callander
* John Coates (Australian Olympic Committee chairman)
* Michael Clarke former Australian Cricket Captain
See also
*
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a joint-venture ...
References
Further reading
*
External links
*
Wests Archives Website details the history of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the Wests Tigers
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