Playing Career
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
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
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NRL | 104 | 16 | - | - | 48 | 80 | 21 | 3 | 76.92% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | New South Wales XIII | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NRL Finals | 11 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
Country Carnival | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
City vs Country Firsts | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | New South Wales Country Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Tour Matches | Sydney Firsts | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Interstate Matches | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20.00% | List | |||
Test Series | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1956 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW XII | 1951 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Probables (AU) | 1952 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Riverina | 1953 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NSW Country Firsts | 1953 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Sydney Firsts | 1955-56 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Possibles (AU) | 1955-56 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NSW Firsts | 1955-56 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |||
NSW City Firsts | 1955-56 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1951-1956 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81.25% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1950 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 82.35% | List | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1951 | 16 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 81.25% | List | |||
Souths | NSWRFL 1952 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 70.59% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1954 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 5 | 1 | 62.50% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1955 | 10 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.00% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1956 | 18 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 72.22% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1957 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1958 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Souths | 1950-52 | 50 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 78.00% | List | |||
St George | 1954-58 | 54 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 75.93% | List | |||
Overall | 1950-1958 | 104 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 80 | 21 | 3 | 76.92% | List |
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Michael Borg, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Your Say
04/02/2012
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.......
09/04/2012
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
01/05/2012
hi, yes i believe bryan is still alive. wonderful player for souths and st george.
20/06/2012
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!
28/08/2012
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.
12/06/2018
Bryan is alive and living in the Central Coast
His wife is also alive
Bryan is an absolute gentleman and a wonderful man
02/05/2021
Born 1930. Not 1929.
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