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Jack Kessey

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
John Horace Press Kessey
Born
Sunday, 23rd March, 1902
Died
Sunday, 27th January, 1974 (Aged 71 years and 310 days)
Place Of Birth
Rockley, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Son
Horrie Kessey

Biography

Newtown junior who, when he transferred to the country because of his job in the railways, played for Lithgow and Bathurst. Kessey became Newtown treasurer on his retirement and was later NSW team manager in 1956 and co-manager of the Australian touring team to NZ in 1961.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches MetropolisMTR - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country - 2 - 2 5-5 - - - 15 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 4 - 4 4-4 - - - 12 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 70 - 70 26-26 - - - 78 - - - 29 40 1 41.43% List
NRL Finals - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  73 - 73 32-32 - - - 96 - - - 32 40 1 43.84% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Possibles (AU) 1928   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1929-30   2 - 2 5-5 - - - 15 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Combined City 1929   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Metropolis 1930   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NewtownNewtown 19261926 NSWRFL   4 - 41-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19271927 NSWRFL   16 - 168-8 - - - 24 - - - 8 8 - 50.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19281928 NSWRFL   9 - 92-2 - - - 6 - - - 1 8 - 11.11% List
NewtownNewtown 19291929 NSWRFL   17 - 179-9 - - - 27 - - - 11 6 - 64.71% List
NewtownNewtown 19301930 NSWRFL   12 - 124-4 - - - 12 - - - 4 7 1 33.33% List
NewtownNewtown 19311931 NSWRFL   11 - 111-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 9 - 18.18% List
NewtownNewtown 19321932 NSWRFL   1 - 11-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Newtown 1926-32   70 - 70 26-26 - - - 78 - - - 29 40 1 41.43% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter