Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Arthur James Branighan
- Born
- Sunday, 28th February, 1943
- Current Age
- 81 years and 50 days
- Place Of Birth
- Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Ray Branighan
- Son
- Luke Branighan
Biography
Older brother of Ray Branighan, and the father of Luke Branighan, was a centre in the Rabbitohs’ grand final loss to St George in 1965 in front of 78,056 fans. Arthur Branighan also played in the club's 23-12 win over Manly in 1970.
- 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 % | ||||
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| NRL | 93 | 21 | - | - | 63 | 58 | 35 | 0 | 62.37% | List | ||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 28 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 67.86% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Sydney Colts | 1964 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1963 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1964 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 56.25% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1965 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1966 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1967 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1968 | 19 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 78.95% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1969 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.78% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1970 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.91% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1971 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | 1963-71 | 93 | 21 | - | - | 63 | 58 | 35 | 0 | 62.37% | List | |||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Michael Borg, Paul Carter
Your Say
15/01/2012
Very underated centre great defender also had good pair of hands
10/04/2014
A great team member with strength and speed. Very underrated.
25/10/2022
Ray Branighan was a very solid all round centre who played many seasons during South's glory days. A most underrated centre.
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