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Greg Hawick

Playing Career

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Vital Statistics

Full Name
Gregory Rawson Hawick
Born
Tuesday, 3rd May, 1932
Died
Thursday, 6th February, 2020 (Aged 87 years and 279 days)
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

World Cup
1957
Interstate Series
1953, 1957, 1958
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1955
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955

Biography

Superlative backline player in the great Souths’ team of the 1950s, Hawick started his career as lock but played half, five-eighth and centre with Souths, NSW and Australia. After playing in the club’s 1950 grand final win, he missed out on a second premiership when he broke his jaw in the 1951 semi-final against St George. Hawick's utility value earned him a place on the 1952-53 Kangaroo tour, where he made his Test debut against Great Britain as a five-eighth in the First Test. He played in 16 matches on tour, including two Tests, and toured NZ with the Australian team the following year. In 1954 he played in Souths' grand final win over Newtown as well as in the inaugural World Cup competition in France. Hawick left the club to play for Wagga in 1957 and kicked a record 15 goals for NSW in the fourth interstate match that year. After playing in Australia's victorious World Cup squad in 1957, he signed a contract to play with Norths but changed his mind and stayed in Wagga. The NSWRL disqualified him for the season but in the code's first battle in the equity court, it was ruled that the disqualification was a denial of 'natural justice'. Hawick appeared in his final Test series, against Great Britain, while playing in Wagga in 1958 before being lured back to Sydney to play for Norths in 1959-60. His playing career ended when he broke his jaw playing for Wagga in 1963 but Norths were to provide Hawick with a bitter postscript to his coaching career when he was appointed first grade coach by former team-mate Ken McCaffery in 1985. Hawick was forced to resign midway through the season after facing a player revolt, ending his return to Sydney football. His final legacy to the game was introducing a shy, five-eighth by the name of Cliff Lyons to first grade.
- 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) - 9 - 9 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 3 6 - 33.33% List
Other International Matches - 3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
The Ashes - 3 - 3 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
World Cup 1 3 - 3 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Tour Matches New South Wales XIIINSX - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Australian XIIIAUX - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 24 - 24 10-10 3     - - 36 - - - 19 5 - 79.17% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 3 - 3 --- 2 / 5 40.00% - - 4 - - 1 2 1 - 66.67% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches RiverinaRIV - 2 - 2 1-1 2     - - 7 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Test Series - 6 - 6 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 5 - 16.67% 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 3 8 - 8 3-3 22     - - 53 - - - 6 2 - 75.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 1 - 1 2-2 5 / 6 83.33% - - 16 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 2 - 2 2-2 8     - - 22 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% 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 - 2 1 3 1-1 6     - - 15 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 5 104 - 104 21-21 78     - - 219 - - 1 69 34 1 66.35% List
NRL Finals - 7 - 7 1-1 1 / 2 50.00% - - 5 - - - 5 2 - 71.43% List
City Cup - 4 - 4 1-1 -     - - 3 - - 1 4 - - 100.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  153 - 153 40-40 115     - - 350 - - 3 105 47 1 68.63% 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 1952-54, 1957-58   9 - 9 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 3 6 - 33.33% List

International 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 1952-1957   3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - 3 - - 100.00% List

World Cup 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 1952-1957   3 - 3 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% 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%  
Australia XIII 1951   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW XII 1951   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1953-55, 1957-58   11 - 11 3-3 24     - - 57 - - 1 8 3 - 72.73% List
Sydney Firsts 1955   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1955   1 - 1 2-2 5 / 6 83.33% - - 16 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Riverina 1957-58, 1963   3 - 3 1-1 2     - - 7 - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Southern Districts 1957   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - 1 - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1957   1 - 1 --- 3     - - 6 - - - - 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%  
SouthsSouth Sydney 19501950 NSWRFL   16 - 161-1 -     - - 3 - - - 12 4 - 75.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19511951 NSWRFL   15 - 154-4 -     - - 12 - - - 12 2 1 80.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19521952 NSWRFL   11 - 113-3 -     - - 9 - - - 8 3 - 72.73% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19531953 NSWRFL   8 - 84-4 21     - - 54 - - - 7 1 - 87.50% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19541954 NSWRFL   10 - 102-2 8     - - 22 - - - 8 2 - 80.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19551955 NSWRFL   12 - 123-3 18     - - 45 - - - 6 6 - 50.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19561956 NSWRFL   9 - 92-2 17     - - 40 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19591959 NSWRFL   6 - 6--- 11     - - 22 - - - 5 1 - 83.33% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19601960 NSWRFL   17 - 172-2 3     - - 12 - - 1 7 10 - 41.18% 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%  
South Sydney 1950-56   81 - 81 19-19 64     - - 185 - - - 57 23 1 70.37% List
North Sydney 1959-60   23 - 23 2-2 14     - - 34 - - 1 12 11 - 52.17% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    14 Dec 2011 11:04pm

    Coached the Junee Diesels in 1970.

  • Frank O'Rourke
    15 Jan 2012 5:09pm

    Greg is still in Wagga - he was my football hero as a kid growing up in Wagga. He made a playing comeback in 1967 at the age of 33 for Wagga Kangaroos, whom he had captain-coached in earlier years. That comeback was cut short when he was king-hit by a Tumbarumba player which broke his jaw. When he got to his feet to play the ball he was marked by former State rep fullback Barry Goldspink. Greg thought Barry had been the offender and came up with a huge uppercut which broke Barry's jaw - resulting in both of them having to leave the field - my recollection is that Goldspink (or the Tumbarumba RL Club) sued Greg (or the Wagga Kangaroos RL Club) as a result.

  • Frank O'Rourke
    15 Jan 2012 5:13pm

    Greg is still in Wagga - he was my football hero as a kid growing up in Wagga. He made a playing comeback in 1967 at the age of 33 for Wagga Kangaroos, whom he had captain-coached in earlier years. That comeback was cut short when he was king-hit by a Tumbarumba player which broke his jaw. When he got to his feet to play the ball he was marked by former State rep fullback Barry Goldspink. Greg thought Barry had been the offender and came up with a huge uppercut which broke Barry's jaw - resulting in both of them having to leave the field - my recollection is that Goldspink (or the Tumbarumba RL Club) sued Greg (or the Wagga Kangaroos RL Club) as a result.

    Wagga Kangaroos was coached in 1967 by former NZ RL International - the late Graham Kennedy - a wonderful man and excellent schoolteacher and school principal.

  • Anonymous
    19 Dec 2025 4:08pm

    Great person and mentor, RIP Greg and Maureen

  • Anonymous
    23 Jan 2026 1:17pm

    He was also inducted into the Alexandria Rovers team of the century.

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