Playing Career
Biography
Portland forward played for Western NSW against NZ in 1948 and in a Possibles v. Probables trial for the Kangaroo tour. Stait later came to Wests in 1950 and won a premiership with the Magpies in the 21-15 grand final win against Souths. He saw out his career with Newtown and was a prop in the club's grand final losses to Souths in 1954-55.
- 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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Tour Matches | New South Wales Country Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
City vs Country Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 8 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
NRL | 85 | 4 | 1 | - | 14 | 57 | 24 | 4 | 67.06% | List | ||||
Country Carnival | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW Country Seconds | 1947-48 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
Probables (AU) | 1948 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
NSW Country Firsts | 1948 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1947-1948 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1950 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1951 | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1952 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
Newtown | NSWRFL 1953 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
Newtown | NSWRFL 1954 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 76.19% | List | |||
Newtown | NSWRFL 1955 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 75.00% | List | |||
Newtown | NSWRFL 1956 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Western Suburbs | 1950-52 | 20 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |||
Newtown | 1953-56 | 65 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 69.23% | List | |||
Overall | 1950-1956 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 57 | 24 | 4 | 67.06% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
29/11/2014
Portland N.S.W of interest. Some notable Rugby League players from a small country town of Portland. Don Stait played for Western Suburbs and Newtown, winning a Grand Final against Souths in 1950. Martin Gallagher played for North Sydney, South Sydney and also Parramatta winning grand finals with Souths in 1953-54 and 55. Stait was in the Newtown side defeated by Souths in 1954 and 55. Other notable league players were John Baker who played for Western Suburbs from 1968 to 1973 and Parramatta from 1974 to 1979. Also from Portland was Craig Bellamy, current top rated Coach of Melbourne Storm and X Canberra player.
I was the Captain of the 1974 winning Amco Cup side Western Division - and also named as Player of the Series in 1974. My point being, not a bad effort for two Portland players playing in opposite sides in Sydney Rugby League Grand Finals. The others are just notables I know of, (from Portland) who have reached some heights in our wonderful game of Rugby League. I did go to South Sydney in 1964, however injuries robbed me of making the grade. Thanks. Paul Dowling.
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