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Ken Day

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Playing Career

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Vital Statistics

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

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 WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -9-92-2-  --6---81-88.89%List
Other International Matches -1-1----  ------1--100.00%List
The Ashes 11-1----  ------1--100.00%List
Tour MatchesBrisbane FirstsBRF-2-21-1-  --3---2--100.00%List
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-26-266-6-  --18---224-84.62%List
Tour MatchesQueensland FirstsQFI-2-2----  ------11-50.00%List
Test Series 59-92-2-  --6---81-88.89%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Interstate Series -12-122-2-  --6---210-16.67%List
NSW City vs Country 11-1----  -------1-0.00%List
Bulimba Cup 414-143-32  --13---104-71.43%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -70-704-40/40.00%1114---3929255.71%List
NRL Finals -3-3----  ------21-66.67%List
Preseason Cup -18-183-30/10.00%--9---105355.56%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 131-13116-160/50.00%1150---7650558.02%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1963-64 9-92-2-  --6---81-88.89%List

International Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1963 1-1----  ------1--100.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Brisbane Firsts1959-61, 1963-64 16-164-42  --16---124-75.00%List
QLD Firsts1961, 1963-64 14-142-2-  --6---311-21.43%List
NSW City Seconds1967 1-1----  -------1-0.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
ManlyManly19651965 NSWRFL 18-182-2-/10.00%--6---612-33.33%List
ManlyManly19661966 NSWRFL 14-142-2-  --6---104-71.43%List
ManlyManly19671967 NSWRFL 18-18----/20.00%112---98150.00%List
ManlyManly19681968 NSWRFL 20-20----/10.00%------145170.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG AGK %2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Manly1965-68 70-704-4-/40.00%1114---3929255.71%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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