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Ron Rowles

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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
Ronald George Rowles
Born
Sunday, 12th February, 1928
Died
Saturday, 3rd June, 2017 (Aged 89 years and 111 days)
Place Of Birth
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Son
Peter Rowles

Biography

Prolific point-scorer from Wollongong played in the Manly club’s maiden grand final in 1951. The first Manly player to top 100pts in a season, winger Ron Rowles was the season's leading point-scorer in four successive years; 1951 (11t, 83g - 199pts), 1952 (8t, 77g - 178pts), 1953 (8t, 64g - 152pts) and 1954 (13t, 92g - 223pts) and scored a club record 30pts (4t, 9g) in a match against C’bury in 1954. Rowles starred in a Possibles v. Probables trial for the 1948-49 Kangaroos, but it was a travesty that he never played for his state or Australia.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches New South Wales Country FirstsNTF - 2 - 2 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country Firsts - 2 - 2 1-1 2     - - 7 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country - 2 - 2 1-1 2     - - 7 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 3 - 3 1-1 12     - - 27 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 81 - 81 46-46 352     - - 842 - - - 42 38 1 51.85% List
NRL Finals - 2 - 2 1-1 9     - - 21 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  85 - 85 50-50 354     - - 858 - - - 43 41 1 50.59% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Southern Districts 1948   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Probables (AU) 1948   1 - 1 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1948-49   4 - 4 4-4 2     - - 16 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ManlyManly 19501950 NSWRFL   11 - 115-5 28     - - 71 - - - 5 6 - 45.45% List
ManlyManly 19511951 NSWRFL   18 - 1812-12 92     - - 220 - - - 11 7 - 61.11% List
ManlyManly 19521952 NSWRFL   18 - 188-8 77     - - 178 - - - 11 7 - 61.11% List
ManlyManly 19531953 NSWRFL   16 - 168-8 64     - - 152 - - - 5 11 - 31.25% List
ManlyManly 19541954 NSWRFL   18 - 1813-13 91     - - 221 - - - 10 7 1 55.56% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Manly 1950-54   81 - 81 46-46 352     - - 842 - - - 42 38 1 51.85% List

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  • Jfb
    9 Jun 2017 7:03pm

    Rest in peace Ron will be sadly missed by all knew him

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