Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Dennis Kevin Ward
- Born
- Thursday, 27th January, 1944
- Died
- Sunday, 12th December, 2021 (Aged 77 years and 320 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
Biography
C’bury junior had a season with Widnes (1965-66) before going to Wollongong in 1966. Ward returned to C’bury but could not displace Ross Kidd at halfback and moved to Manly in 1968. After playing in the club’s grand final losses in 1968 and 1970, Ward was an integral part of Manly's first premiership-winning team in 1972. A ball of energy, and a potent field goal exponent, Ward represented Australia in two Tests on the tour of NZ in 1969 - thus becoming the first C’bury junior to play for Australia. He was also a member of Australia's World Cup squad in 1972 but took on a captain-coach position with Newcastle Wests after Manly's 19-12 win over Easts in the grand final. Despite being out of the Sydney spotlight, Ward played for NSW and toured with the 1973 Kangaroos, although he did not play in a Test match on tour. He later coached the Wynnum-Manly club in Brisbane in 1977 and was Queensland RL Coaching and Development Director during the 1990s.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NRL | 106 | 28 | 4 | 30 | 150 | 66 | 38 | 2 | 62.26% | List | ||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 57.89% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 11 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 54.55% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Newcastle Firsts (AU) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| National Panasonic Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1969, 1972 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1969-1972 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1965, 1968, 1972 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1969, 1973 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1969 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Newcastle (AU) | 1974-75 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| NSW Country Seconds | 1975 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1965-1975 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1964 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1965 | 18 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 27.78% | List | |||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1967 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1968 | 24 | 5 | - | 14 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1969 | 15 | 3 | - | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1970 | 15 | 2 | - | 11 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1971 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1972 | 21 | 10 | - | 2 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 85.71% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Canterbury | 1964-65, 1967 | 26 | 6 | 4 | - | 26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 19.23% | List | |||
| Manly | 1968-72 | 80 | 22 | - | 30 | 124 | 61 | 17 | 2 | 76.25% | List | |||
| Overall | 1964-1972 | 106 | 28 | 4 | 30 | 150 | 66 | 38 | 2 | 62.26% | List | |||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello
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