Dick Townsend

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Richard Townsend
Born
Sunday, 9th February, 1890
Died
Friday, 17th August, 1973 (Aged 83 years and 188 days)
Place Of Birth
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Newtown junior was graded as a 16-year-old in the club's third grade side in the code's pioneer season of 1908. Townsend returned to the Newtown juniors before making a comeback to grade in 1913. An imposing six-foot forward, he played for Australia in two Tests on the tour of NZ in 1919 before representing with the 1921-22 Kangaroos. A NSW rep against Queensland and England in 1920, Townsend played in the back row in Australia's Second Test win over England at Hull and in 12 other matches.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) 97 25 -   - 75 42 48 7 43.30% List
City Cup 23 5 -   - 15 10 11 2 43.48% List
Tour Matches Australia 17 2 -   - 6 14 3 0 82.35% List
Test Series 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney Firsts 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Interstate Matches 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1919 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Combined 1st 1917 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Rest of NSW Firsts 1917 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1920 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1920-21 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Seconds 1921 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1917-1921 7 0 0   0 - 4 3 0 57.14% List


Club Career

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown NSWRFL 1913 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1914 6 2 -   - 6 4 2 0 66.67% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1915 12 5 -   - 15 7 4 1 58.33% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1916 14 3 -   - 9 4 9 1 28.57% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1917 9 2 -   - 6 5 4 0 55.56% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1918 13 4 -   - 12 2 8 3 15.38% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1919 6 1 -   - 3 3 2 1 50.00% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1920 14 4 -   - 12 8 6 0 57.14% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1921 7 1 -   - 3 3 4 0 42.86% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1922 13 2 -   - 6 4 8 1 30.77% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1923 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown 1913-23 97 25 -   - 75 42 48 7 43.30% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    01/08/2012

    I was a kid growing up in Lord St. Newtown in the 60's, I used to talk to this old man in the street & and outside the SP joint (Dickson Ln) he never told me he was Dick Townsend NRL player, he lived in Darley St. (John)

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