Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- Bumper
- Born
- 1918
- Died
- 1985
Biography
Tough prop during the war years, 'Bumper' Farrell was a stoic clubman for the Blue Bags. While he represented NSW in 13 matches between 1939-50, he had to wait until after the war to represent Australia in three Tests against Great Britain in 1946. Farrell captained Newtown to a grand final victory in 1943 (and a controversial defeat by Balmain the following year) and was implicated in a celebrated biting incident involving St George's Bill McRitchie in 1945. (Farrell was exonerated after stating that he had left his teeth in jar in the dressing room!) Captain-coach of Newtown from 1946-51, his final Test appearance was against NZ in 1948. When the popular policeman retired in 1951, he had become the first to play over 250 grade games for a Sydney club and remains the only Newtown player to top the 200 first grade mark.
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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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
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| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1946, 1948 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00% | ||||
| Overall | 1946-1948 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00% | |||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1939-41, 1945-48, 1950 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 57.14% | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1940, 1942-46, 1948 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | ||||
| Overall | 1939-1950 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 66.67% | ||||
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1938 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1939 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1940 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1941 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1942 | ? | 3 | - | - | 9 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1943 | ? | 4 | - | - | 12 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1944 | ? | 4 | - | - | 12 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1945 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1946 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1947 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1948 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1949 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1950 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1951 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Overall | 1938-1951 | ? | 24 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Newtown | 1938-51 | ? | 24 | - | - | 72 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Overall | 1938-1951 | ? | 24 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Last modified: Tue, 14 May 2013 18:49:23 +1000 (Sydney time)

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