Rod O'Loan

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Roderick Charles O'Loan
Born
Friday, 26th March, 1915
Died
Wednesday, 19th February, 1992 (Aged 76 years and 330 days)
Place Of Birth
Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Sterling winger in Easts’ champion teams of the mid-1930s scored a club record 7 tries in the win against University in 1935. O’Loan, who played Australian Rules in South Australia, commenced his League career with the University club after coming to Sydney from Newcastle. He scored tries in three premiership-winning finals for Easts - against Souths in the 1935 final, Balmain (1936) and C’bury (1940).
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Served in WWII

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 111 88 -   - 264 69 34 8 62.16% List
NRL Finals 8 5 -   - 15 7 1 0 87.50% List
City Cup 9 9 -   - 27 6 3 0 66.67% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Combined 1st 1935 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Combined City 1939 3 2 -   - 6 2 1 0 66.67% List
Overall1935-1939 4 3 0   0 9 3 1 0 75.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
University NSWRFL 1933 14 10 -   - 30 5 8 1 35.71% List
University NSWRFL 1934 14 2 -   - 6 1 13 0 7.14% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1935 18 27 -   - 81 17 1 0 94.44% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1936 14 20 -   - 60 13 0 1 92.86% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1937 8 7 -   - 21 6 0 2 75.00% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1938 14 7 -   - 21 6 5 3 42.86% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1939 6 2 -   - 6 4 2 0 66.67% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1940 14 6 -   - 18 9 4 1 64.29% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1941 9 7 -   - 21 8 1 0 88.89% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
University 1933-34 28 12 -   - 36 6 21 1 21.43% List
Eastern Suburbs 1935-41 83 76 -   - 228 63 13 7 75.90% List
Overall1933-1941 111 88 0   0 264 69 34 8 62.16% List

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

Sources: Newspapers, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual