Bob Landers

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 11th September, 1940
Died
Friday, 12th April, 1996 (Aged 55 years and 213 days)

Known Family Links

Son
Kurt Landers

Biography

St Joseph's College Hunter’s Hill product, a giant-striding winger, played for NSW in 1959 and was the season's leading point-scorer in 1960-61. Landers kicked three goals in Easts' 31-6 grand final loss to St George in 1960 and later went on to play in England with Leeds. On his return, he signed with Second Division side Penrith which was gearing up for promotion to the NSWRL. Landers was one of the Panthers' most consistent match-winners in their early years; his 158 points (6t, 70g) in 1969 was a club record which stood until broken by Greg Alexander. Landers passed away in 1996 after a short illness, aged 56.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 174 59 438   - 1053 62 105 7 35.63% List
City Cup 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Interstate Matches 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NRL Finals 3 1 12   - 27 2 1 0 66.67% List
Craven Mild Cup 30 4 81   - 174 14 13 3 46.67% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Possibles (AU) 1959 2 1 1   - 5 0 2 0 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1959, 1961-63 4 3 8   - 25 3 0 1 75.00% List
NSW Firsts 1959 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1959-1963 7 4 9   0 30 3 3 1 42.86% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1959 13 4 9   - 30 5 8 0 38.46% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1960 23 13 64   - 167 14 9 0 60.87% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1961 17 14 61   - 164 8 8 1 47.06% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1962 16 6 49   - 116 9 6 1 56.25% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1963 13 2 22   - 50 2 11 0 15.38% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1964 10 1 24   - 51 0 10 0 0.00% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1965 13 1 22   - 47 3 9 1 23.08% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1967 20 6 35   - 88 4 14 2 20.00% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1968 12 4 39   - 90 5 7 0 41.67% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1969 21 6 70   - 158 6 14 1 28.57% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1970 16 2 43   - 92 6 9 1 37.50% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs 1959-65 105 41 251   - 625 41 61 3 39.05% List
Penrith 1967-70 69 18 187   - 428 21 44 4 30.43% List
Overall1959-1970 174 59 438   0 1,053 62 105 7 35.63% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    13/02/2012

    Bob was a very good winger ,Ican remember the day we played at North Sydney oval they had put him into the scums thgrond was shocking it had been pouring he and Elaine were very good friends of ours ,Elaine and I were sitting together Elaine turned to me and ask me,Where is Bobby? pointed him out to her there he is covered in mud ,on the wing he always looked so clean. We were very sad when he passed away.

  • Chris
    04/10/2016

    Remember watching ,, lollie legs landers , as my dad nick named him, at Penrith park when I was 12 years old. What a dashing winger.

  • Chris Jupp
    14/08/2019

    I first met Bob in 1970 after moving from Blakehurst to Penrith. He was selling new Ford cars for Ross Sinclair, from the very first time we met he was easy going and ended up being good friends with my in-laws and my wife he sold us two new Fords within a couple of years. Bob was very honest with advice and in his business dealings with a lot of my friends who all spoke very highly of him over a decade of good friendship with him it was a terrible shock to my family and friends who got to know him through the motor trade. When we heard he passed away we were totally staggered because we all knew him as the big guy who always was a bloody good friend. Sadly missed by Chris Yvonne & friends
    RIP Bob it was a privilege to have known you mate.

  • Eve Whiteside ( née Landers)
    03/09/2021

    I grew up watching my Uncle Robert play football . He was just amazing . So proud to have had this incredible gentleman as my uncle . Love Aunty Elaine and know that Bob was the love of her life . RIP Bob Landers

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