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Barry Harris

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
Barry John Harris
Born
Monday, 9th May, 1938
Died
Wednesday, 1st February, 2006 (Aged 67 years and 268 days)

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1962
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1961, 1962

Biography

Newtown forward played for NSW in 1959 and again in 1962 while playing for Dubbo. Harris later played for Souths and Penrith during the club's debut season. He went on to take over as Panthers’ coach in 1975 when Mick Stephenson stood down. Harris carried on the following season with limited success before retiring.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Western DivisionWDV - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 1 4 - 4 --- - - - - - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 2 2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 2 4 1 5 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 5 - - 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 - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 71 2 73 7-7 - - - 21 - - - 28 45 - 38.36% List
NRL Finals - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
City Cup - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Preseason Cup - 12 - 12 --- - - - - - - - 4 8 - 33.33% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  95 3 98 10-10 - - - 30 - - - 40 58 - 40.82% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Seconds 1958-60   2 1 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1959   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1959   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1959, 1962   6 - 6 --- - - - - - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1961-62   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Western Division 1962   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% 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%  
NewtownNewtown 19571957 NSWRFL   4 - 4--- - - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19581958 NSWRFL   17 - 172-2 - - - 6 - - - 8 9 - 47.06% List
NewtownNewtown 19591959 NSWRFL   19 - 193-3 - - - 9 - - - 10 9 - 52.63% List
NewtownNewtown 19601960 NSWRFL   10 - 102-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 6 - 40.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19631963 NSWRFL   6 1 7--- - - - - - - - - 7 - 0.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19641964 NSWRFL   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
PenrithPenrith 19671967 NSWRFL   14 1 15--- - - - - - - - 4 11 - 26.67% 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%  
Newtown 1957-60   50 - 50 7-7 - - - 21 - - - 24 26 - 48.00% List
South Sydney 1963-64   7 1 8 --- - - - - - - - - 8 - 0.00% List
Penrith 1967   14 1 15 --- - - - - - - - 4 11 - 26.67% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    2 Sep 2019 8:45am

    He coached Bankstown 2nd division in the early 1970*s !!

  • Ed
    18 Dec 2025 11:15pm

    Barry was later president of the Canterbury-Bankstown Junior Rugby League. Also coached reserve grade at Balmain in 1977.

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