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Bryan Orrock

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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
Bryan James Orrock
Born
Friday, 6th September, 1929
Died
Saturday, 26th January, 2019 (Aged 89 years and 142 days)
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Cec Orrock

Competitions Won

Test Series
1956/57 France vs Australia
Interstate Series
1955, 1956
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1953, 1955, 1956
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1950, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1958

Biography

Souths junior made his first grade debut in 1950 - the year the Rabbitohs won the premiership for the first time in 18 years. The young forward did not play in the final that year but made up for it in 1951. Bryan Orrock played for Sydney Colts against France in 1952 but was sent off in Souths’ loss to Wests in the grand final that year. Signing with St George in 1953 after marrying a local girl and moving into the district, he was later a key member of the Saints team that won the first of eleven consecutive premierships in 1956. Selected on the 1956-57 Kangaroo Tour (Orrock had played alongside both tour hookers Kearney and Hammerton at club level) he made Test appearances against Great Britain and France. The following year, in a courageous display in the 1957 grand final against Manly, Orrock elected to stay on the field with the help of pain-killers after suffering a dislocated shoulder.
- 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) - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
The Ashes - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales XIIINSX - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Country FirstsNTF - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 5 - 5 --- - - - - - - - 1 3 1 20.00% List
Test Series 1 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 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 2 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 3 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 3 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 3 - - 100.00% 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 - 5 - 5 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 5 - - 100.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 5 104 - 104 16-16 - - - 48 - - 1 80 21 3 76.92% List
NRL Finals - 11 - 11 --- - - - - - - - 8 3 - 72.73% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  120 - 120 18-18 - - - 54 - - 1 90 26 4 75.00% 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 1956   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 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 XII 1951   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Probables (AU) 1952   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Riverina 1953   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1953   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1955-56   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1955-56   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1955-56   5 - 5 --- - - - - - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1955-56   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 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%  
SouthsSouth Sydney 19501950 NSWRFL   17 - 173-3 - - - 9 - - - 14 3 - 82.35% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19511951 NSWRFL   16 - 163-3 - - - 9 - - - 13 2 1 81.25% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19521952 NSWRFL   17 - 171-1 - - - 3 - - 1 12 5 - 70.59% List
St GeorgeSt George 19541954 NSWRFL   16 - 16--- - - - - - - - 10 5 1 62.50% List
St GeorgeSt George 19551955 NSWRFL   10 - 104-4 - - - 12 - - - 9 1 - 90.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19561956 NSWRFL   18 - 184-4 - - - 12 - - - 13 4 1 72.22% List
St GeorgeSt George 19571957 NSWRFL   5 - 5--- - - - - - - - 5 - - 100.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19581958 NSWRFL   5 - 51-1 - - - 3 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% 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%  
South Sydney 1950-52   50 - 50 7-7 - - - 21 - - 1 39 10 1 78.00% List
St George 1954-58   54 - 54 9-9 - - - 27 - - - 41 11 2 75.93% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    4 Feb 2012 8:06pm

    He was my dad's best friend, they worked together at Shell. My dad passed away when I was 13.Brian held the wake of my dad at his place. I'm now 40. I would like to know if he is still alive. My mum passed away 8mnths ago and she was friends with Brian too. He played 1st grade for St George Rugby League. 1956.......

  • liz orrock
    9 Apr 2012 10:19pm

    Dear anonymous - I just found your comment on the net, that's my dad and he's still alive, who was your dad? You can email me - sorry to hear about your loss. Regards, Liz

  • Anonymous
    1 May 2012 3:54pm

    hi, yes i believe bryan is still alive. wonderful player for souths and st george.

  • Melissa
    20 Jun 2012 9:50am

    Bryan is my father. He is still alive - turns 83 this year. I am slowly collating his photos and news articles with my sister. Thanks for your kind comments. He is a wonderful man!

  • Liz Orrock
    28 Aug 2012 9:42pm

    Hi - that's my dad and yes he is still alive, although he has just recently undergone major heart surgery and is still in the recovery phase. Send me an email and let me know who your father was and I can pass on a message from you - very sorry to hear about your parents.

  • Deborah kuhl
    12 Jun 2018 7:23pm

    Bryan is alive and living in the Central Coast
    His wife is also alive
    Bryan is an absolute gentleman and a wonderful man

  • Anonymous
    2 May 2021 1:46am

    Born 1930. Not 1929.

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