Bill Hamilton

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
William John Hamilton
Nickname(s)
Herman
Born
Monday, 12th February, 1945
Current Age
79 years and 72 days

Biography

Giant Kurri Kurri forward played in Manly's historic grand final-winning teams (1972-73). Hamilton toured with the 1973 Kangaroos but the raw-boned prop did not play a Test in his 8 appearances on tour. Unwanted by Manly at the end of 1974, he went on to captain Norths, bringing much-needed discipline to a club regarded as ‘easybeats’. Hamilton captain-coached the club to their last major trophy - the Channel 10 Challenge Cup in 1978.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 260 25 -   - 75 156 97 7 60.00% List
Craven Mild Cup 53 2 -   - 6 28 22 3 52.83% List
City vs Country Firsts 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NRL Finals 14 2 -   - 6 7 7 0 50.00% List
Interstate Matches 4 1 -   - 3 4 0 0 100.00% List
National Panasonic Cup 7 - -   - - 4 2 1 57.14% List
Tooheys Challenge Cup 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newcastle (AU) 1964 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1968 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1971-73 4 1 -   - 3 4 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1973 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1964-1973 7 1 0   0 3 7 0 0 100.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly NSWRFL 1965 8 - -   - - 3 5 0 37.50% List
Manly NSWRFL 1966 5 1 -   - 3 2 3 0 40.00% List
Manly NSWRFL 1967 17 - -   - - 8 8 1 47.06% List
Manly NSWRFL 1968 23 5 -   - 15 15 7 1 65.22% List
Manly NSWRFL 1969 24 2 -   - 6 15 9 0 62.50% List
Manly NSWRFL 1970 25 5 -   - 15 17 7 1 68.00% List
Manly NSWRFL 1971 23 3 -   - 9 18 5 0 78.26% List
Manly NSWRFL 1972 23 2 -   - 6 19 3 1 82.61% List
Manly NSWRFL 1973 22 - -   - - 19 2 1 86.36% List
Manly NSWRFL 1974 19 1 -   - 3 12 7 0 63.16% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1975 17 1 -   - 3 9 8 0 52.94% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1976 18 - -   - - 6 11 1 33.33% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1977 20 4 -   - 12 9 10 1 45.00% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1978 16 1 -   - 3 4 12 0 25.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly 1965-74 189 19 -   - 57 128 56 5 67.72% List
North Sydney 1975-78 71 6 -   - 18 28 41 2 39.44% List
Overall1965-1978 260 25 0   0 75 156 97 7 60.00% List

Your Say

  • Steve
    28/10/2009

    Bill pllayed 187 games for Manly, scoring 19 tries. He played 71 games for Norths from 1975-78 scoring 6 tries. Played 4 games for NSW from 1971-73 scoring 1 try. Known as Herman by teammates after his resemblance to Herman Munster, he played in the front row for the Manly-Warringah and North Sydney clubs in the NSW premiership. He also gained selection for the Australia on the 1973 Kangaroo Tour though he only played in eight minor matches and didn't play a test.

  • Terry Devery
    09/09/2022

    A highly under rated player. A total gentleman towards the fans. Bill was fantastic in the scrums and an awesome pass of the football. Should have played tests for the Australia

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, AJ Lucantonio