Howard 'The Rock Of Gibraltar' Hallett

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
George Ernest Howard Hallett
Nickname(s)
The Rock Of Gibraltar
Born
Sunday, 13th April, 1890
Died
Thursday, 28th May, 1970 (Aged 80 years and 44 days)
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Awards & Accolades

National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
2008

Known Family Links

Son
Howard Hallett Jnr

Biography

Champion fullback had a long and influential career in the infant code. Graded with Souths' during the game’s first season, he was still playing first grade 16 years later. Hallett had his grounding in Australian Rules but turned to League and developed into a ‘grand’ punter of the ball and a great tackler. Earning the name 'The Rock of Gibraltar' because of his safe hands, he played for NSW in 1911 and was chosen for the 1911-12 'Australasian' Kangaroos. Hallett made his Test debut against England as a centre but played in the two remaining Tests on tour at fullback. Although he toured NZ with NSW in 1912-13, Hallett's only other Test series was against England in 1914. His final appearance in the green and gold was in the infamous 'Rorke's Drift' Test in Sydney. At Souths he was a part of three premiership-winning teams (1909, 1914 and 1918) and his popularity was repaid when Rabbitohs fans presented him with a silver belt as the ‘champion player of the 1914 competition’. On his retirement Hallett coached Souths during the club's unbeaten 1925 season and won back-to-back premierships the following year. He died in 1970, age 80.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 155 23 22   12 137 106 41 8 68.39% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 25 3 3   2 19 20 5 0 80.00% List
NRL Finals 4 1 -   - 3 1 2 1 25.00% List
Tour Matches Metropolis 2 - -   1 2 1 1 0 50.00% List
Interstate Matches 2 2 -   - 6 2 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 32 12 1   - 38 24 7 1 75.00% List
Test Series 6 1 -   - - 3 2 1 50.00% List
The Ashes 6 1 -   - 6 3 2 1 50.00% List
City Cup 36 2 -   1 8 23 12 1 63.89% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1911-12, 1914 7 1 -   - 3 3 3 1 42.86% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Combined 1st 1909 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1909, 1911-14 27 5 3   2 25 22 5 0 81.48% List
Metropolis 1910, 1912, 1914 3 - -   1 2 2 1 0 66.67% List
Reds 1910 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Kangaroos 1917 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1909-1917 33 5 3   3 27 25 8 0 75.76% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths NSWRFL 1909 10 7 -   - 21 9 1 0 90.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1910 15 9 2   - 31 11 3 1 73.33% List
Souths NSWRFL 1911 10 4 4   2 24 7 1 2 70.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1912 9 - -   - - 6 3 0 66.67% List
Souths NSWRFL 1913 13 1 12   3 33 9 4 0 69.23% List
Souths NSWRFL 1914 11 - 2   - 4 8 2 1 72.73% List
Souths NSWRFL 1915 9 - -   1 2 5 3 1 55.56% List
Souths NSWRFL 1916 7 - -   1 2 5 2 0 71.43% List
Souths NSWRFL 1918 12 - 1   3 8 10 2 0 83.33% List
Souths NSWRFL 1919 8 - -   1 2 4 3 1 50.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1920 12 2 1   1 10 8 4 0 66.67% List
Souths NSWRFL 1921 8 - -   - - 4 4 0 50.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1922 15 - -   - - 9 5 1 60.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1923 10 - -   - - 7 3 0 70.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1924 6 - -   - - 4 1 1 66.67% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths 1909-16, 1918-24 155 23 22   12 137 106 41 8 68.39% List

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