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Rees Duncan

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
Rees Edward Duncan
Born
Monday, 2nd November, 1931
Died
Friday, 16th February, 2024 (Aged 92 years and 106 days)
Place Of Birth
Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Uncle
Griffith Duncan
Father
Rees Duncan Sr

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1952, 1953
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1953, 1955

Biography

Kurri Kurri centre/pivot, the son of the diminutive 1930s NSW hooker of the same name, represented NSW in 1952 before playing in two Tests against NZ. A Kangaroo tourist latter that year Rees Duncan appeared in 18 matches (no Tests). In 1953 he was in the NSW team that thrashed the American ‘All-Stars’ 66-41. He later moved to Manly as captain in the mid 1950s before seeing out his career with Wests.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches Newcastle Firsts (AU)NWF - 3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 20 - 20 9-9 -     - - 27 - - - 17 3 - 85.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Country FirstsNTF - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Test Series - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 2 4 - 4 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 2 3 - 3 --- 1 / 1 100.00% - - 2 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW City vs Country 2 7 - 7 --- 3     - - 6 - - - 3 4 - 42.86% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 8 - 8 2-2 3     - - 12 - - - 5 3 - 62.50% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 60 - 60 17-17 9     - - 69 - - - 31 24 5 51.67% List
NRL Finals - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  97 - 97 28-28 12     - - 108 - - - 57 35 5 58.76% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1952   2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Country Seconds 1950, 1952   2 - 2 --- 2     - - 4 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Newcastle (AU) 1951-53, 1957, 1959-60   7 - 7 2-2 3     - - 12 - - - 1 6 - 14.29% List
Probables (AU) 1952   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1952-53   5 - 5 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1952-53, 1957   4 - 4 1-1 1 / 1 100.00% - - 5 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Kangaroos 1953   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1954-55   2 - 2 2-2 6     - - 18 - - - 1 - 1 50.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1954, 1956   2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1955   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1955   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Northern Division 1957   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ManlyManly 19541954 NSWRFL   17 - 172-2 -     - - 6 - - - 9 7 1 52.94% List
ManlyManly 19551955 NSWRFL   19 - 195-5 1     - - 17 - - - 11 7 1 57.89% List
ManlyManly 19561956 NSWRFL   18 - 189-9 8     - - 43 - - - 7 8 3 38.89% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19581958 NSWRFL   6 - 61-1 -     - - 3 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Manly 1954-56   54 - 54 16-16 9     - - 66 - - - 27 22 5 50.00% List
Western Suburbs 1958   6 - 6 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Wests Archives, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Tim Costello, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Bill Bates

Sources: RFL Player Registers, Fev Archive