Fred De Belin

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Fred Leslie De Belin
Born
Friday, 15th October, 1920
Died
Saturday, 11th February, 2006 (Aged 85 years and 119 days)
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Grandson
Jack De Belin

Biography

Balmain junior, also a NSW amateur wrestling champion, was graded with the Tigers in 1941. After serving with the RAAF in World War II (where he represented Services teams in RU) Fred de Belin helped the Tigers to win the premiership in 1946 but a broken leg curtailed his season the following year. A quick second row forward always looking for work he represented NSW in 1948 before making his Test debut against NZ. His spirited performance in the Second Test in Brisbane set up an Australian victory after the shock loss in the First Test. On the 1948-49 Kangaroo Tour de Belin played in the Third Test against Great Britain and two Tests against France. He appeared in two more Test series, against NZ in 1949 and Great Britain the following year, but after captaining Balmain in 1950 he quit Sydney to play for Junee. De Belin was later a graded referee in Cootamundra in the late 1950s.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Served as a Private in the Army during World War II

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 75 13 1   - 41 49 20 6 65.33% List
City Cup 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NRL Finals 9 1 -   - 3 6 3 0 66.67% List
City vs Country Firsts 3 1 -   - 3 3 0 0 100.00% List
Interstate Matches 10 4 -   - 12 9 0 1 90.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 3 - -   - - 1 2 0 33.33% List
Tour Matches Australia 24 5 -   - 15 15 9 0 62.50% List
Test Series 8 2 -   - 3 4 4 0 50.00% List
The Ashes 3 1 -   - 6 1 2 0 33.33% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1948-50 9 2 -   - 6 5 4 0 55.56% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1948-1949 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Firsts 1948-50 13 4 -   - 12 10 2 1 76.92% List
NSW City Firsts 1948-50 3 1 -   - 3 3 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1948-1950 16 5 0   0 15 13 2 1 81.25% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Balmain NSWRFL 1942 13 1 -   - 3 7 6 0 53.85% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1946 14 2 -   - 6 11 3 0 78.57% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1947 7 1 -   - 3 7 0 0 100.00% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1948 7 3 -   - 9 4 1 2 57.14% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1949 18 3 1   - 11 10 6 2 55.56% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1950 16 3 -   - 9 10 4 2 62.50% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Balmain 1942, 1946-50 75 13 1   - 41 49 20 6 65.33% List

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates, Max Turner