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Alf Gibbs

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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

Born
Monday, 27th December, 1920
Died
1981

Known Family Links

Brother
Jim Gibbs
Jack Gibbs

Competitions Won

Test Series
1948/49 France vs Australia
Interstate Series
1946, 1947
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1942

Biography

Younger brother of 1937-38 Kangaroo tourist Jim Gibbs first played for NSW in 1946 after playing in the Newcastle representative team’s 18-13 win over Gus Risman’s England team. Playing for South Newcastle, Gibbs was one of the most consistent forwards in representative football during the next two years and played for Combined Country against NZ in 1948. The 27-year-old forward was selected on the 1948-49 Kangaroo Tour – the first such tour after the end of the Second World War – and appeared in all five Tests on tour against Great Britain and France and 14 other matches. Gibbs later spent two seasons with Newtown (1949-50) but his career ended in Balmain’s lower grades the following year because of chronic knee injury.
- 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) - 5 - 5 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
The Ashes - 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 7 - 7 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 5 1 1 71.43% List
Tour Matches Newcastle Firsts (AU)NWF - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Country FirstsNTF - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 20 - 20 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 13 7 - 65.00% List
Test Series 1 5 - 5 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% 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 2 6 - 6 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 1 1 66.67% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 5 - 5 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 4 - 20.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 6 - 6 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 4 - 33.33% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 31 - 31 2-2 - - - 6 - - 1 16 12 3 51.61% List
NRL Finals - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  69 - 69 9-9 - - - 27 - - 1 38 27 4 55.07% 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 1948-49   5 - 5 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Country Firsts 1942-43, 1946-48   6 - 6 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 5 - 16.67% List
Newcastle (AU) 1946, 1948   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW Firsts 1946-47   9 - 9 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 6 2 1 66.67% List
NSW City Seconds 1949   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% 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%  
NewtownNewtown 19491949 NSWRFL   17 - 172-2 - - - 6 - - 1 8 8 1 47.06% List
NewtownNewtown 19501950 NSWRFL   14 - 14--- - - - - - - - 8 4 2 57.14% 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%  
Newtown 1949-50   31 - 31 2-2 - - - 6 - - 1 16 12 3 51.61% List

Your Say

  • Samantha Roestenburg
    13 Oct 2012 9:35pm

    Glad to see information about my Grandfather Alf. Fond memories watching Rugby League with him.

  • Samantha Roestenburg
    17 Feb 2013 5:25pm

    Fond memories of a great player. I loved watching Rugby League with my grandfather Alf.

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