Ed Courtney

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Joseph Edward Courtney
Nickname(s)
Tedda
Born
Friday, 29th August, 1884
Died
Monday, 22nd July, 1957 (Aged 72 years and 326 days)
Place Of Birth
Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Awards & Accolades

National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
2008

Known Family Links

Son
Ed Courtney Jnr
Harry Courtney

Biography

Another legendary pioneer, 'Tedda' Courtney took part in the rebel games against the NZ 'All Golds' while playing RU for St George. The stocky forward joined Norths in 1908 but moved to Newtown after just one match and toured England with the 1908-09 Kangaroos. Courtney played in all three Tests in England and went on to appear in two further Tests against NZ the following year when he switched to Wests. After a season with Norths in 1910, in which Courtney played in the Ashes series against England, the durable prop returned to Wests. Courtney played in 25 matches on the 1911-12 Kangaroo Tour, including the Test victories that secured the Ashes for the first time. His final Test series was in 1914 when he again took on the Englishmen, but he went on to outlast all the pioneers of 1908 and played over 300 grade matches before retiring. (Courtney even played along-side his son, Edward, at Wests in 1924!) ‘Tedda’ Courtney was later named Canterbury coach during the club's disastrous debut season in 1935 and resided at Lakemba until his death in 1957 – living long enough to savour the Jubilee Year of rugby league in Australia.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 35 11 -   - 33 26 9 0 74.29% List
NRL 180 39 1   - 119 62 114 4 34.44% List
Interstate Matches 8 2 -   - 6 8 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 63 15 -   - 45 33 26 4 52.38% List
The Ashes 9 - -   - - 2 5 2 22.22% List
Test Series 13 2 -   - 6 5 5 3 38.46% List
Tour Matches Kangaroos 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Australasia 2 1 -   - 3 1 0 1 50.00% List
Tour Matches Metropolis 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
City Cup 32 2 -   - 6 15 17 0 46.88% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1908-11, 1914 17 3 -   - 9 6 8 3 35.29% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1908-1909 3 2 -   - 6 2 1 0 66.67% List
Australasia 1910 2 1 -   - 3 1 0 1 50.00% List
Overall1909-1910 5 3 0   0 9 3 1 1 60.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Firsts 1907-15, 1919 44 13 -   - 39 35 9 0 79.55% List
Metropolis 1908, 1912, 1914-15 4 3 -   - 9 4 0 0 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1908 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Kangaroos 1909-10, 1917 6 1 -   - 3 3 3 0 50.00% List
Overall1907-1919 55 17 0   0 51 42 13 0 76.36% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown NSWRFL 1908 7 2 -   - 6 1 6 0 14.29% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1909 5 1 -   - 3 0 4 1 0.00% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1910 12 2 -   - 6 2 10 0 16.67% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1911 8 2 -   - 6 1 6 1 12.50% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1912 11 - -   - - 1 10 0 9.09% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1913 12 1 -   - 3 2 10 0 16.67% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1914 11 3 -   - 9 3 8 0 27.27% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1915 12 2 -   - 6 2 10 0 16.67% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1916 11 2 -   - 6 2 9 0 18.18% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1917 14 4 -   - 12 7 6 1 50.00% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1918 14 6 -   - 18 11 3 0 78.57% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1919 12 3 -   - 9 8 4 0 66.67% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1920 14 5 1   - 17 8 5 1 57.14% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1921 6 1 -   - 3 1 5 0 16.67% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1922 13 - -   - - 5 8 0 38.46% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1923 13 3 -   - 9 7 6 0 53.85% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1924 5 2 -   - 6 1 4 0 20.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown 1908 7 2 -   - 6 1 6 0 14.29% List
Western Suburbs 1909, 1911-24 161 35 1   - 107 59 98 4 36.65% List
North Sydney 1910 12 2 -   - 6 2 10 0 16.67% List
Overall1908-1924 180 39 1   0 119 62 114 4 34.44% List

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Bill Bates, Michael Borg, Jamie Murdoch

Sources: Newspapers