Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Thursday, 8th June, 1882
- Died
- Friday, 30th May, 1947 (Aged 64 years and 355 days)
Biography
Souths five-eighth/halfback was a Pioneer Kangaroo tourist in 1908-09, playing in 23 matches including two Tests against England. Butler, who was a product of Alexandria RU Club, was later a member of the Souths team that won the 1909 premiership on forfeit. The following year he played for Souths in the 1910 final against Newtown, which finished in a 4-all draw. Described as ‘a superb handler, a tactician and a grim tackler’ Butler passed away in 1957, aged 74.
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 | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
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NRL | 137 | 26 | 19 | - | 116 | 82 | 49 | 6 | 59.85% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Interstate Matches | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 27 | 5 | 5 | - | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 55.56% | List | |||
Test Series | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Kangaroos | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
City Cup | 11 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.64% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1908-09 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1908-1909 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1908-09 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1908-1909 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW Firsts | 1908-09, 1911 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Kangaroos | 1909-10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
Metropolis | 1911, 1914-15 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1908-1915 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.71% | List | |||
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1908 | 9 | 8 | 11 | - | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.89% | List | |||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1909 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1910 | 14 | 4 | 1 | - | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 71.43% | List | |||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1911 | 12 | 2 | 4 | - | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 58.33% | List | |||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1912 | 14 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1913 | 11 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | |||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1914 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | 1 | 78.57% | List | |||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1915 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 53.85% | List | |||
Glebe | NSWRFL 1916 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 76.92% | List | |||
Glebe | NSWRFL 1917 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | |||
Annandale | NSWRFL 1918 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Annandale | NSWRFL 1919 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1908-1919 | 137 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 116 | 82 | 49 | 6 | 59.85% | List | |||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
South Sydney | 1908-15 | 95 | 25 | 19 | - | 113 | 67 | 23 | 5 | 70.53% | List | |||
Glebe | 1916-17 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 71.43% | List | |||
Annandale | 1918-19 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1908-1919 | 137 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 116 | 82 | 49 | 6 | 59.85% | List | |||
Australian Finals Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
South Sydney | 1908-1910 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1909-1910 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
All Australian Club Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
South Sydney | 1908-15 | 102 | 25 | 19 | - | 113 | 72 | 25 | 5 | 70.59% | List | |||
Glebe | 1916-17 | 24 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 70.83% | List | |||
Annandale | 1918-19 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1908-1919 | 148 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 116 | 89 | 53 | 6 | 60.14% | List |
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