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Ken Day

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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

Born
Saturday, 16th May, 1936
Died
Thursday, 29th October, 1998 (Aged 62 years and 166 days)
Place Of Birth
Caboolture, Queensland, Australia

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1963/64
Test Series
1963 Australia vs New Zealand, 1963 Australia vs South Africa, 1963/64 France vs Australia, 1964 Australia vs France
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1965
Bulimba Cup
1961, 1962, 1963, 1964

Biography

Brisbane Wests forward, originally from Caboolture, made his state debut as a lock in 1961 before touring NZ with the Australian team. Although an ankle injury sidelined him for much of that tour Day finally represented his country against NZ and South Africa in 1963 before touring with the Ashes-winning 1963-64 Kangaroos. He played in 18 games on tour, including the 50-12 ‘Swinton Massacre’ against Great Britain that secured the Ashes, and also one Test in France. Day’s last Test series was against France the following year and, in 1965, he defied a QRL ban blocking their state players from going to NSW to join Manly. He captained the club for several seasons but injury ruled him out of the club's loss to Souths in the 1968 grand final. Day later returned to Brisbane in 1969 to coach Redcliffe and later Souths. He passed away in 1998, aged 62.
- 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 - - - 8 1 - 88.89% List
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
The Ashes 1 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Brisbane FirstsBRF - 2 - 2 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 26 - 26 6-6 -     - - 18 - - - 22 4 - 84.62% List
Tour Matches Queensland FirstsQFI - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Test Series 5 9 - 9 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 8 1 - 88.89% 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 - 12 - 12 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 2 10 - 16.67% List
NSW City vs Country 1 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Bulimba Cup 4 14 - 14 3-3 2     - - 13 - - - 10 4 - 71.43% 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%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 70 - 70 4-4 0 / 4 0.00% 1 1 14 - - - 39 29 2 55.71% List
NRL Finals - 3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Preseason Cup - 18 - 18 3-3 0 / 1 0.00% - - 9 - - - 10 5 3 55.56% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  131 - 131 16-16 0 / 5 0.00% 1 1 50 - - - 76 50 5 58.02% 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 1963-64   9 - 9 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 8 1 - 88.89% 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 1963   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% 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%  
Brisbane Firsts 1959-61, 1963-64   16 - 16 4-4 2     - - 16 - - - 12 4 - 75.00% List
QLD Firsts 1961, 1963-64   14 - 14 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 3 11 - 21.43% List
NSW City Seconds 1967   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 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 19651965 NSWRFL   18 - 182-2 - / 1 0.00% - - 6 - - - 6 12 - 33.33% List
ManlyManly 19661966 NSWRFL   14 - 142-2 -     - - 6 - - - 10 4 - 71.43% List
ManlyManly 19671967 NSWRFL   18 - 18--- - / 2 0.00% 1 1 2 - - - 9 8 1 50.00% List
ManlyManly 19681968 NSWRFL   20 - 20--- - / 1 0.00% - - - - - - 14 5 1 70.00% 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 1965-68   70 - 70 4-4 - / 4 0.00% 1 1 14 - - - 39 29 2 55.71% List

Your Say

  • Jim Lamb
    26 Jun 2017 7:36pm

    Kennie Day was a big side stepping second rower. Played with Barry Muir at Wests in Brisbane before going to Sydney. He could bust a side open with his side step, and I feel he was very much under rated. He certainly was a star while playing in Brisbane.

  • Anonymous
    30 Oct 2021 5:31pm

    Ken also went to Townsville in 1962 where he captain coached the Townsville representative team to win the Foley Shield as well as Townsville Souths to win the local competition.

  • Harry Rayner
    11 Feb 2026 10:03pm

    I think it was Ken Day when defending his teams try line against Easts that he tackled Barry (Bunny) Reilly who took offence when tackled by Ken. Bunny got up off the ground and hit Ken flush on the Jaw and Ken Day went down like a bag of potatoes to the ground in a game between Many & Easts at the Sydney Sports Ground. They were tough nuts in those days. ????

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