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Bill Petley

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
William Thomas Petley
Nickname(s)
Petals
Born
Saturday, 16th March, 1935
Died
Sunday, 29th December, 2024 (Aged 89 years and 288 days)
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Preseason Cup
1962

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 NSW North CoastNSW - 1 - 1 --- 1     - - 2 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Gold Coast FirstsGOL - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% 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 - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 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 - 2 - 2 --- 3     - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 93 - 93 7-7 82     - - 185 - - - 39 49 5 41.94% List
NRL Finals - 1 - 1 --- 2     - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
City Cup - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Preseason Cup 1 8 - 8 --- 1     - - 2 - - - 4 4 - 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  105 - 105 7-7 84     - - 189 - - - 45 55 5 42.86% 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%  
North Coast 1964   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW North Coast 1964   1 - 1 --- 1     - - 2 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Gold Coast Firsts 1964   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1964   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% 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%  
CanterburyCanterbury 19561956 NSWRFL   6 - 61-1 4     - - 11 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19581958 NSWRFL   13 - 13--- 43     - - 86 - - - 3 9 1 23.08% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19591959 NSWRFL   16 - 161-1 7     - - 17 - - - 5 10 1 31.25% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19601960 NSWRFL   19 - 19--- 13     - - 26 - - - 11 8 - 57.89% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19611961 NSWRFL   13 - 132-2 13     - - 32 - - - 4 8 1 30.77% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19621962 NSWRFL   17 - 171-1 2     - - 7 - - - 7 8 2 41.18% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19631963 NSWRFL   9 - 92-2 -     - - 6 - - - 5 4 - 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%  
Canterbury 1956, 1958-63   93 - 93 7-7 82     - - 185 - - - 39 49 5 41.94% List

Your Say

  • Colin Wick
    20 Sep 2017 10:09am

    Bill lived opposite me in Young Street Annandale when I was a kid. He used to play footy with us kids kicking a plastic football across for us to catch. Good bloke and very good footballer. Replaced by Les Johns who became the Test fullback.

  • Doreen Haberle
    8 Apr 2023 2:11pm

    William Petley is my Uncle Bill
    He now lives in Mt Gravatt in Queensland

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