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Served as a Private in the Australian Army during World War II, where he was later KIA.
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Syd Henry Albert Christensen
- Nickname(s)
- Sarty
- Born
- Tuesday, 31st May, 1910
- Died
- Monday, 9th February, 1942 (Aged 31 years and 254 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
A first grade player with Glebe as a 17-year-old, five-eighth 'Sarty' Christensen went to Balmain when Glebe disbanded in 1929. One of four Sydney players invited to play for Queensland against West Dubbo in 1930 he spent the next two seasons with Griffith. In 1933, he returned to captain Balmain and was the first clubman to reach 100pts in a season (Christensen was awarded a miniature Labour Day Trophy for achieving this feat in three consecutive seasons). A fine tactician in open play and a capable goal-kicker, Christensen led Balmain in the 1936 final loss to the champion Easts club but later lost his life in World War II.
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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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Glebe | NSWRFL 1928 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Glebe | NSWRFL 1929 | ? | 3 | 8 | - | 25 | ||||||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1930 | ? | 9 | 2 | - | 31 | ||||||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1931 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1932 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1933 | ? | 6 | 34 | - | 86 | ||||||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1934 | ? | 6 | 41 | - | 100 | ||||||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1935 | ? | 12 | 59 | - | 154 | ||||||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1936 | ? | 9 | 48 | - | 123 | ||||||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1937 | ? | - | 1 | - | 2 | ||||||||
| Overall | 1928-1937 | ? | 45 | 193 | 0 | 521 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Glebe | 1928-29 | ? | 3 | 8 | - | 25 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Balmain | 1930-37 | ? | 42 | 185 | - | 496 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Overall | 1928-1937 | ? | 45 | 193 | 0 | 521 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Last modified: Fri, 17 May 2013 19:44:57 +1000 (Sydney time)
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Joy Long says: Syd was my grandmothers brother
joy (13/02/2012)
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