George Treweek
Second row
Player Bio
- Inducted:
- 2008
- Date of Birth:
- 31 March 1905
- Birthplace:
- Grahamstown, NSW
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Team:
- South Sydney
- Date:
- 30 May 1926
- Opposition:
- Western Suburbs
- Venue:
- Sydney Cricket Ground, NSW
- Representative:
- City, New South Wales, Australia
- Club:
- South Sydney
Career
Milestones
- Premierships: 1926-29, 1931-32
- Kangaroo Tour: 1929-30
- Rated No. 35 in Rugby League Week’s Top 100 players: 1992
Playing
- First Class Games
- 180
- Points
- 184
- Tries
- 61
Biography
They called George Treweek ''Arms and Legs'' because of his wild and ungainly running style, but it was those same limbs that wrought havoc on the football fields of Australia and England in the 1920s and 1930s.
Treweek stood 188cm, making him the tallest player of his era and his ability to split the defence made him one of the game's great second-rowers.
On the Kangaroo tour of 1929–30 the English press described him as the greatest forward in the world.
Back home in Australia, Treweek worked as a butcher which meant 4am starts and on match days he would be serving customers until midday before gathering his gear and heading off to the game.
On tour, Treweek had the luxury of sleeping in every day and when he confronted the big English packs he was full of energy.
Treweek was a towering figure in South Sydney's golden era of the 1920s and 1930s, in which the club won seven titles in eight years.
He captained Souths in the 1932 decider and after declining a second Kangaroo tour for business reasons in 1933–34, wound up his career at the end of 1934.
The great league scribe Tom Goodman, who died in 1989, always reckoned George Treweek was the finest second-rower of them all.
“…men associated with the game since its inception in Australia triumphantly declared Treweek one of the greatest forwards ever.”
Rugby League Annual, 1928 Discussing Treweek’s impact on the third Ashes Test
27. George Treweek - Hall of Fame
Career Stats
Club Career
| Team Name | Competition | Year Start | Year End | Played | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sydney | Premiership | 1926 | 1934 | 118 | 39 | - | - | 117 |
Representative Career
City - Country
| Team Name | Opponent | Year Start | Year End | Played | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Firsts | Country Firsts | 1928 | 1933 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
State
| Team Name | Competition | Opponent | Year Start | Year End | Played | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | Interstate Series | Queensland |
1927
1933 |
1931
1933 |
18 | 8 | - | - | 24 |
| New South Wales | Tour Matches | 1927 | 1928 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
| New South Wales | Touring Teams |
1928
1930 |
1928
1930 |
4 | 4 | - | - | 12 |
International
| Team Name | Competition | Year Start | Year End | Played | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Tests | 1928 | 1930 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Australia | Tour Matches | 1929 | 1930 | 18 | 5 | - | - | 15 |
Other Representative
| Team Name | Opponent | Year Start | Year End | Played | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolis | Combined Country | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Kangaroos | The Rest | 1930 | 1930 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Metropolis | New Zealand | 1930 | 1930 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Metropolis | Country | 1932 | 1932 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| The Rest | Kangaroos | 1934 | 1934 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Hall of Fame Members
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