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Canterbury Bankstown

Coach

Vic Hey

Captain

Col Geelan

Biggest home crowd

9,000 (vs. Western Suburbs in round 1)

Average home crowd

8,500

Top pointscorer

Premiership: John Kell (122)

All Matches: John Kell (132)

Top tryscorer

Premiership: Roy Freebody (6)

All Matches: Roy Freebody (7)

Players

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No ↓	Player	Age	Born	Rep	Premiership									Cups/Other									Totals
					App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
1	O'CALLAGHAN, Kev	-			13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
2	ANDERSON, Fred	23			18	-	18	2	-	-	6	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	19	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
3	WILLIAMS, Jack	-			8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	9	-	9	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
4	BOWMAN, Jack	25	Sydney		16	-	16	5	-	-	15	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	17	5	-	-	15	-	-	List
5	PAUL, Albert	28			17	-	17	4	-	-	12	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	4	-	-	12	-	-	List
6	EVANS, Nick	-			15	-	15	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
7	KELL, John	22			17	-	17	-	61	-	122	-	-	1	-	1	-	5	-	10	-	-	18	-	18	-	66	-	132	-	-	List
8	GEELAN, Col	29	Sydney		18	-	18	1	-	-	3	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	19	1	-	-	3	-	1	List
9	FREEBODY, Roy	29	Nimmitabel		12	-	12	6	-	-	18	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	13	-	13	7	-	-	21	-	-	List
10	GARTNER, Jim	28	Sydney		12	-	12	3	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	12	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
11	COOPER, Cec	30	Rylstone		15	-	15	2	-	-	6	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
12	GILLIGAN, Eric	24	Coffs Harbour		2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13	DUNN, Fred	-			10	-	10	-	6	-	12	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	-	6	-	12	-	-	List
17	WHITMORE, Brian	22			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
18	ROSE, Brian	23			12	-	12	3	-	-	9	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	13	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
19	CONSIDINE, Peter	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
21	LAWSON, Paul	22	Sydney		2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
22	THORNTON, Ron	24	Sydney		15	-	15	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
23	WELLS, Colin	-	Wollongong		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
24	McDERMOTT, Les	23	Sydney		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
26	JONES, Mal	-			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
27	PALMER, Joe	-			3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
29	LYNCH, Alan	19			14	-	14	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	15	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
33	PETLEY, Bill	21	Sydney		6	-	6	1	4	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	1	4	-	11	-	-	List
39	GARTNER, Clive	19	Sydney		1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	1	2	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
41	McALPINE, Charlie	21			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
	26 players	2 cur. / 9 tot.		24.42	18 matches			31	71	0	235	0	1	1 matches			3	5	0	19	0	0	19 matches			34	76	0	254	0	1

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

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