St George Club Records /

Key Information

Club records: 1921-1998

Colours: Red and white

Emblem: Dragon

Year entered premiership: 1921

First match: April 23, 1921, lost 3-4 v Glebe, Sydney Sports Ground

First team: Lyall Wall; Norm Shadlow, Reg Fusedale, Herb Gilbert (c), George Carstairs; Frank Gray, Tommy Burns; Jack ‘Tony’ Redmond, Clarrie Tye, Sid Field, Roy Bossi, Ernie Lapham, Jack Clark. Coach: Herb Gilbert.

First try: George Carstairs (v Glebe, Sydney Sports Ground, April 23, 1921)

Full premiership record: Played 1,545, won 910, lost 579, drew 56, byes 28, for 27,454 (5,146 tries, 5,284 goals, 185 field goals), against 21,729 (3,832 tries, 4,497 goals, 143 field goals), points 1,808. Winning percentage: 58.9%.

Last match: August 29, 1998, lost 12-20 v Canterbury, Kogarah Oval

Last team: Lee Murphy; Jim Lenihan, Mark Coyne (c), Adrian Brunker, Nathan Blacklock; Anthony Mundine, Matthew Rodwell; Corey Pearson, Nathan Brown, Luke Felsch, Darren Treacy, Lance Thompson, Jeff Hardy. Interchange: Colin Ward, Robbie Simpson, Ben Kusto, Joel Caine. Coach: David Waite.

Last try: Nathan Blacklock (v Canterbury, Kogarah Oval, August 29, 1998)

Home grounds: Hurstville Oval (1921-23, 1940-49); Earl Park, Arncliffe (1925-39), Kogarah Oval (1950-85, 1989-98), Sydney Cricket Ground (1986-87), Belmore Sports Ground (1988)

Home ground attendance record: 23,582, St George v South Sydney, Kogarah Oval, May 4, 1975

Major sponsors: Penfolds (1977-95), Newmans Motor Group (1996-98)

Team Records

First grade (15): 1941, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1979

Runners‑up (13): 1927, 1930, 1933, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1953, 1971, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1996

Minor premierships (15): 1928, 1946, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1979, 1985

Pre‑season Cup (4): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1971

Panasonic Cup (1): 1988

Reserve grade (6): 1938, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1985

Third grade (and equivalent competitions) (14): 1940, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1974 (Under-23s), 1983, 1985 (Under-23s), 1987 (Under-23s)

Club championship (18): 1940, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1984, 1985

Most tries in a match: Jack Lindwall, 6, St George v Manly, Hurstville Oval, May 3, 1947

Most tries in a season: Tommy Ryan, 26, 1957

Most tries for club: Johnny King, 143 (1960-1971)

Most goals in a match: Les Griffin, 15, St George v Canterbury, Earl Park, May 11, 1935 (equals Premiership record)

Most points in a match: Les Griffin, 36 (2T, 15G), St George v Canterbury, Earl Park, May 11, 1935. Jack Lindwall, 36 (6T, 9G), St George v Manly, Hurstville Oval, May 3, 1947

Most points in a season: Harry Bath, 225 (3T, 108G), 1958

Most points for club: Graeme Langlands, 1,554 (86T, 648G), (1963-1976)

Biggest win

91‑6 v Canterbury, Earl Park, May 11, 1935 (also highest Premiership record and highest score)

Most consecutive wins: 12, April 12, 1958 to July 12, 1958. 12, September 6, 1958 to May 24, 1959.

Biggest loss

61-0 v Manly, Brookvale Oval, July 3, 1994 (highest score conceded)

Most consecutive losses: 8, June 11, 1921 to June 17, 1922. 8, July 3, 1926 to August 28, 1926.

First grade coaches: David Waite (1996‑98), Brian Smith (1991‑95), Craig Young (1989‑90), Ted Glossop (1988), Roy Masters (1982‑87), Harry Bath (1977‑81), Graeme Langlands (1972‑76), Jack Gibson (1970‑71), Johnny Raper (1969), Norm Provan (1962‑65, 1968), Ian Walsh (1966‑67), Ken Kearney (1954‑55, 1957‑61), Norm Tipping (1953, 1956), Johnny Hawke (1951‑52), Jim Duckworth (1948‑50), Doug McRitchie (1947), Arthur ‘Snowy’ Justice (1936, 1947), Charlie Lynch (1947), Herb Narvo (1946), Percy Williams (1945), Bill Kelly (1944), Neville Smith (1939‑41, 1943), Len Kelly (1942), Norm Pope (1938), Frank Burge (1927‑30, 1937), Peter Burge (1937), Eddie Root (1936), Albert ‘Ricketty’ Johnston (1933‑35), Harry ‘Mick’ Kadwell (1931‑32), Herb Gilbert (1921‑24).

Most first grade games: Norm Provan 256, Billy Smith 234, Craig Young 234, Graeme Langlands 227, Michael Beattie 210, Ricky Walford 207, Mark Coyne 207, Rod Reddy 204, Barry Beath 198, Graeme Wynn 195, Johnny King 191, Brian Clay 183, Johnny Raper 180

Representative

Club Internationals

Australia (49): Wayne Bartrim, Barry Beath, Tony Branson, Bob Bugden, George Carstairs, Brian Clay, Mark Coyne, Percy Fairall, Wally Fullerton Smith, Fred Gardner, Reg Gasnier, Ted Goodwin, Scott Gourley, Johnny Hawke, Phil Hawthorne, Jack Holland, Pat Jarvis, Albert ‘Ricketty’ Johnston, Brian Johnston, Arthur Justice, Ken Kearney, Johnny King, Ross Kite, Graeme Langlands, Eddie Lumsden, Brad Mackay, Matt McCoy, Doug McRitchie, Noel Mulligan, Kevin O’Brien, Michael O’Connor, Bryan Orrock, Noel Pidding, Norm Provan, Graham Quinn, Johnny Raper, Elton Rasmussen, Rod Reddy, John Riley, Ron Roberts, Steve Rogers, Kevin Ryan, Tommy Ryan, Billy Smith, Ian Walsh, Billy Wilson, John Wittenberg, Graeme Wynn, Craig Young

Test captains (6): Ken Kearney (1956), Reg Gasnier (1962-67), Ian Walsh (1963-66), Johnny Raper (1967), Phil Hawthorne (1970), Graeme Langlands (1970-74)

World Cup captains (3): Johnny Raper (1968), Billy Smith (1970). Graeme Langlands (1972-77)

Record Test or World Cup representation: 7 players v New Zealand, June 1, 1968 (Graeme Langlands, Johnny King, Tony Branson, Billy Smith, John Wittenberg, Elton Rasmussen, Johnny Raper).

New Zealand (1): Jason Donnelly

State of Origin

Representatives (21):

New South Wales (13): Jamie Ainscough, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley, Pat Jarvis, Brian Johnston, Brad Mackay, Steve Morris, Michael O’Connor, Robert Stone, Ricky Walford, Chris Walsh, Graeme Wynn, Craig Young

Queensland (8): Wayne Bartrim, Mark Coyne, John Dowling, Wally Fullerton Smith, Tony Hearn, Graham Quinn, Rod Reddy, Gorden Tallis

Record State of Origin representation: 4 players, 1980 (Game 1): Wynn, Young, Stone (New South Wales), Reddy (Queensland).

4 players, 1984 (Game 3): Morris, Johnston, Walsh, Jarvis (New South Wales).

4 players, 1994 (Game 2): Mackay, Barnhill (New South Wales), Coyne, Tallis (Queensland).

4 players, 1994 (Game 3): Mackay, Barnhill  (New South Wales), Coyne, Tallis (Queensland).

4 players, 1997 (Game 1): Ainscough (New South Wales), Coyne, Bartrim, Hearn (Queensland).

Individual Records

Dally M winners (1): Michael Potter (1991)

Clive Churchill Medal winners (1): Brad Mackay (1993)

Oldest player: Ken Kearney, 37 and 59 days in 1961

Youngest player: Lance Thompson, 17 and 128 days in 1995

Last updated: 14/12/2020