Syd Christensen

Playing Career

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: Sydney 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: Glebe, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Nephew: Ted Brennan
Brother: Frank Christensen

Competitions Won

NSW City vs Country Firsts: 1934

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.

- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Served as a Private in the Australian Army during World War II, where he was later KIA.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia		Comp Wins	Starts	Int	APP	3ST	3PT	T	G	2FG	FG	Pts	Bin5	Bin	Off	W	L	D	Win%
Tour Matches	Queensland FirstsQFI	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	100.00%	List
NSW City vs Country Firsts		1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	100.00%	List
NSW City vs Country		1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	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		-	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	100.00%	List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership)		-	71	-	71	45	-	45	193	-	-	521	-	-	-	31	35	5	43.66%	List
NRL Finals		-	2	-	2	1	-	1	4	-	-	11	-	-	-	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			72	1	73	45	-	45	193	-	-	521	-	-	-	33	35	5	45.21%	List
Australia - By Team
Team	Years		Starts	Int	APP	3ST	3PT	T	G	2FG	FG	Pts	Bin5	Bin	Off	W	L	D	Win%
QLD Firsts	1930		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	100.00%	List
NSW City Firsts	1934		-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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%
GlebeGlebe	19281928 NSWRFL		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	0.00%	List
GlebeGlebe	19291929 NSWRFL		7	-	7	3	-	3	8	-	-	25	-	-	-	2	4	1	28.57%	List
BalmainBalmain	19301930 NSWRFL		6	-	6	9	-	9	2	-	-	31	-	-	-	2	3	1	33.33%	List
BalmainBalmain	19331933 NSWRFL		10	-	10	6	-	6	34	-	-	86	-	-	-	4	4	2	40.00%	List
BalmainBalmain	19341934 NSWRFL		14	-	14	6	-	6	41	-	-	100	-	-	-	4	10	-	28.57%	List
BalmainBalmain	19351935 NSWRFL		16	-	16	12	-	12	59	-	-	154	-	-	-	8	7	1	50.00%	List
BalmainBalmain	19361936 NSWRFL		15	-	15	9	-	9	48	-	-	123	-	-	-	10	5	-	66.67%	List
BalmainBalmain	19371937 NSWRFL		2	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	1	-	50.00%	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%
Glebe	1928-29		8	-	8	3	-	3	8	-	-	25	-	-	-	2	5	1	25.00%	List
Balmain	1930, 1933-37		63	-	63	42	-	42	185	-	-	496	-	-	-	29	30	4	46.03%	List

Your Say

Joy Long
13 Feb 2012 8:42am
Syd was my grandmothers brother

joy
Ted Brennan
12 Sep 2018 5:00pm
Joy, Sid (Sardie) was also my Grandmothers brother. Sadie was my grandmother.
David Gough
12 Mar 2019 10:12pm
Sarty was also my grandmothers brother. Doing the family tree and looking for more information about him.

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

Sources:2006 Official Rugby League Annual