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Jim Davis

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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
Walter James Davis
Nickname(s)
Barra
Born
Wednesday, 13th April, 1887
Died
Friday, 9th February, 1934 (Aged 46 years and 302 days)
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Test Series
1909 Australia vs New Zealand
Interstate Series
1911
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1908, 1909, 1914, 1918
City Cup
1912, 1913

Biography

Jim ‘Barra’ Davis was a pioneer Souths forward who played in two Tests against NZ in 1908 in Australia’s first domestic Test series. A former Souths RU junior, the citizens of Waterloo gave the local lad a gold medal to commemorate his selection on the pioneer Kangaroo tour of England. Davis reportedly received his nickname – ‘Barra’ or ‘Barrow’ – when members of the Kangaroo squad stoked the boiler room of the RMS Macedonia to keep fit on the trip to England. Davis played in six minor tour matches in England but returned to the Australian Test team against NZ in 1909, scoring five points in Australia’s 19-11 loss in the First Test. Davis was sent off in the 1910 final against Newtown, which finished in a 4-all draw, and played a season with Norths the following year. After leaving Souths in 1919 he played in Parkes. In 1934, unable to find work during the Depression, Davis took his own life.
- 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%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 - 2 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 7 - 7 --- 6 - - 12 - - - 2 5 - 28.57% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 8 - 8 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 5 3 - 62.50% List
Tour Matches MetropolisMTR - 1 - 1 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches KangaroosKAN - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Test Series 1 2 - 2 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - - 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 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 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%  
Tour Matches South Sydney RabbitohsSOU - 3 - 3 3-3 8 - - 25 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 4 87 1 88 13-13 24 - - 87 - - 2 58 26 4 65.91% List
NRL Finals - 2 - 2 1-1 3 - - 9 - - 1 1 - 1 50.00% List
City Cup 2 7 - 7 --- - - - - - - - 6 1 - 85.71% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  115 1 116 20-20 40 - - 140 - - 2 77 35 4 66.38% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1908-09   2 - 2 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Firsts 1908-11   8 - 8 1-1 6 - - 15 - - - 3 5 - 37.50% List
Metropolis 1909, 1911-12   3 - 3 1-1 2 - - 7 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Kangaroos 1909-10   3 1 4 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Reds 1910   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 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%  
SouthsSouth Sydney 19081908 NSWRFL   7 - 72-2 - - - 6 - - - 6 1 - 85.71% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19091909 NSWRFL   9 - 93-3 5 - - 19 - - - 8 1 - 88.89% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19101910 NSWRFL   13 - 132-2 15 - - 36 - - 1 9 3 1 69.23% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19111911 NSWRFL   11 - 111-1 1 - - 5 - - - 4 6 1 36.36% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19121912 NSWRFL   8 - 82-2 - - - 6 - - 1 5 3 - 62.50% List
GlebeGlebe 19131913 NSWRFL   12 - 121-1 3 - - 9 - - - 6 6 - 50.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19141914 NSWRFL   13 - 132-2 - - - 6 - - - 10 2 1 76.92% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19151915 NSWRFL   5 - 5--- - - - - - - - 3 1 1 60.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19181918 NSWRFL   8 1 9--- - - - - - - - 7 2 - 77.78% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19191919 NSWRFL   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% 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%  
South Sydney 1908-10, 1912, 1914-15, 1918-19   64 1 65 11-11 20 - - 73 - - 2 48 14 3 73.85% List
North Sydney 1911   11 - 11 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 4 6 1 36.36% List
Glebe 1913   12 - 12 1-1 3 - - 9 - - - 6 6 - 50.00% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner

Sources: Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust , RFL Player Registers, Warrington Rugby Heritage