Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Edward Alexander Root
- Born
- Thursday, 26th June, 1902
- Died
- Wednesday, 7th May, 1986 (Aged 83 years and 315 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Eddie Root enlisted in World War I at age 16 before forging a brilliant career as a League forward. Root played in seven of South's premiership titles (1925-29 and 1930-31) but despite playing in 14 matches for NSW between 1927-32, did not play in a Test. A tough prop, he was sent off in the 1926 final against University but Souths held on, 11-5. Root achieved his highest rep honour when chosen to tour with the 1929-30 Kangaroos, playing in 15 matches. On his return he was forced to play for Newtown because the NSWRL changed the club boundaries while he was away (players had to play for a club according to the district in which they lived.) Root changed his address and continued his great association with the Rabbitohs before seeing out his career as St George captain-coach in 1936.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Served in WWI - Service Number N76203
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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City Cup | 15 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 73.33% | List | ||||
NRL | 136 | 44 | 2 | - | 136 | 98 | 37 | 1 | 72.06% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 12 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.67% | List | ||||
Country Carnival | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
Interstate Matches | 14 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.29% | List | ||||
City vs Country Firsts | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 4 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
Tour Matches | Australia | 15 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 60.00% | List | |||
Tour Matches | Metropolis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Metropolis | 1923, 1926-27, 1930 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NSW Firsts | 1927-30, 1932 | 25 | 8 | 3 | - | 30 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 64.00% | List | |||
NSW City Firsts | 1928-30, 1932 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
NSW City Probables | 1932 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1923-1932 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 67.65% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1923 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1924 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1925 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1926 | 18 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 88.89% | List | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1927 | 14 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.71% | List | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1928 | 15 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1929 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Newtown | NSWRFL 1930 | 12 | 7 | 1 | - | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 41.67% | List | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1931 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1932 | 13 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.31% | List | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1933 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1935 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.67% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1936 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Souths | 1923-29, 1931-33 | 100 | 34 | 1 | - | 104 | 84 | 16 | 0 | 84.00% | List | |||
Newtown | 1930 | 12 | 7 | 1 | - | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 41.67% | List | |||
St George | 1935-36 | 24 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 37.50% | List | |||
Overall | 1923-1936 | 136 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 98 | 37 | 1 | 72.06% | List |
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Bill Bates
Sources:
2006 Official Rugby League Annual
Your Say
21/07/2021
Born October 5, 1902. Not June 26.
02/03/2023
Wrong birth date.
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