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Darcy Russell

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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

Position(s)
Fullback
Full Name
Darcy James Russell
Born
Saturday, 13th April, 1929
Current Age
97 years and 142 days

Known Family Links

Brother
Barry Russell

Competitions Won

NSW City vs Country Firsts
1953

Biography

Wollongong fullback kicked a record eight goals for Country in 1953. Returning to the Sydney club scene with Wests, Russell scored all his side's 9pts (1t, 3g) in the grand final loss to St George in 1958. Russell was the leading point-scorer at the end of premiership rounds in three years; 1957 (3t, 74g - 157pts), 1959 (5t, 90g - 195pts) and 1960 (3t, 83g - 175pts).
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Born in Woolgoolga, NSW.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesNewcastle Firsts (AU)NWF-2-2---3  --6---11-50.00%List
Tour MatchesNew South Wales Country FirstsNTF-1-11-17  --17---1--100.00%List
Tour MatchesSouthern DivisionSOD-3-31-113  --29---2-166.67%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW City vs Country Firsts 12-2---8  --16---11-50.00%List
NSW City vs Country 14-4---11  --22---13-25.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Country Carnival -8-84-433  --78---35-37.50%List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -125-12519-19494  --1,045---6656352.80%List
NRL Finals -7-73-325  --59---16-14.29%List
City Cup -1-1---3  --6----1-0.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 136-13621-21531  --1,125---7161452.21%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Newcastle (AU)1952-53 3-3---6  --12---12-33.33%List
Coalfields1952 1-11-13  --9----1-0.00%List
NSW Country Firsts1953-54 3-31-115  --33---21-66.67%List
Southern Division1954-56 6-61-125  --53---23133.33%List
Possibles (AU)1954 1-1---4  --8-----10.00%List
NSW Country Seconds1955-56 2-2---3  --6----2-0.00%List
Sydney Firsts1959 1-11-12  --7---1--100.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19481948 NSWRFL 6-6---15  --30---51-83.33%List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19491949 NSWRFL 17-17---50  --100---313117.65%List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19501950 NSWRFL 18-181-154  --111---711-38.89%List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19511951 NSWRFL 5-52-217  --40---23-40.00%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19571957 NSWRFL 19-193-380  --169---108152.63%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19581958 NSWRFL 20-204-496  --204---137-65.00%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19591959 NSWRFL 20-206-694  --206---136165.00%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19601960 NSWRFL 20-203-388  --185---137-65.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Eastern Suburbs1948-51 46-463-3136  --281---1728136.96%List
Western Suburbs1957-60 79-7916-16358  --764---4928262.03%List

Your Say

  • Garry Evans
    7 Sep 2014 2:44pm

    As a kid growing up in McMahons Point, I recognised Darcy walking down King George Street towards the Lavender Bay wharf. He asked me if he could join in the game of "Forcings Back" my mates were playing at the time. I of course let him have a kick and on his first punt he kicked the football over the top of a block of flats nearby. I never saw that football again and we never saw Darcy again until next year when I saw him playing for Easts against Nth Sydney in 1949.

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Sources:RFL Player Registers