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Doug McRitchie

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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
Douglas Allan McRitchie
Born
Tuesday, 31st July, 1923
Died
Thursday, 30th July, 1998 (Aged 75 years and 364 days)
Place Of Birth
Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Bill McRitchie

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1950
Test Series
1948/49 France vs Australia
Interstate Series
1948, 1950
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1948, 1950
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1949

Biography

St George junior was graded after playing in the club’s Presidents Cup winning team in 1940. McRitchie served in Bougainville and New Guinea during the war but played with the club intermittently during the war years. Captain-coach of the club in 1947, the fine centre represented NSW in 1948 before being named on the 1948-49 Kangaroo Tour. McRitchie played in two Tests against Great Britain and a further two in France. After partnering fellow Test player Matt McCoy in St George's grand final win over Souths in 1949 McRitchie made his final Test appearance in the historic Third Test against Great Britain in 1950. It was McRitchie who made the initial break that resulted in St George team-mate Ron Roberts' winning try that clinched the Ashes for Australia for the first time in 30 years. The following year he joined Queanbeyan as captain-coach on the biggest contract offered to a Sydney-based player.
- 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) - 6 - 6 --- - - - - - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List
The Ashes 1 4 - 4 --- - - - - - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 17 - 17 5-5 - - - 15 - - - 12 5 - 70.59% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches MonaroMON - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches Monaro/Southern Division XIIIMON - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series 2 6 - 6 --- - - - - - - - 3 3 - 50.00% 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 4 - 4 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 1 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 2 2 1 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW City vs Country 2 3 1 4 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 81 - 81 25-25 - - - 75 - - 1 53 23 5 65.43% List
NRL Finals - 5 - 5 --- - - - - - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
City Cup - 2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  110 1 111 32-32 - - - 96 - - 1 71 34 6 63.96% 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 1948-50   6 - 6 --- - - - - - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Firsts 1946, 1948, 1950   2 1 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1948   - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1948   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1948, 1950   5 - 5 --- - - - - - - - 2 2 1 40.00% List
Monaro 1951-52   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1951-52   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Monaro/S.Division 1952   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%  
St GeorgeSt George 19421942 NSWRFL   6 - 62-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
St GeorgeSt George 19431943 NSWRFL   3 - 3--- - - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
St GeorgeSt George 19441944 NSWRFL   4 - 4--- - - - - - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19461946 NSWRFL   13 - 134-4 - - - 12 - - - 10 3 - 76.92% List
St GeorgeSt George 19471947 NSWRFL   14 - 147-7 - - - 21 - - 1 9 5 - 64.29% List
St GeorgeSt George 19481948 NSWRFL   6 - 62-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 1 1 66.67% List
St GeorgeSt George 19491949 NSWRFL   19 - 193-3 - - - 9 - - - 13 5 1 68.42% List
St GeorgeSt George 19501950 NSWRFL   16 - 167-7 - - - 21 - - - 8 5 3 50.00% 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%  
St George 1942-44, 1946-50   81 - 81 25-25 - - - 75 - - 1 53 23 5 65.43% List

Your Say

  • Bob Ezzy
    20 Jul 2012 4:00pm

    I was a member of the Queanbeyan Blues team of 1964 which Doug coached and his BOOMING voice could be heard all over Queanbeyan. Well I remember him pulling the front fender off a Holden car with his bare hands at his smash repair workshop. A top guy and "The Men of League" is a true testament to a great bloke. Very much appreciated his guidance, wit and energy.

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