Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- Jeff
- Born
- Wednesday, 1st May, 1878
- Died
- Thursday, 9th August, 1951 (Aged 73 years and 99 days)
Biography
Veteran RU forward, having represented both WA and NSW State teams, was a member of the inaugural Wallabies Tour of England and America in 1908-09. McMurtrie, from Orange, did not play in a Test on tour but was a member of the Australian team that defeated Cornwall, 32-3, in the Olympic final to take the gold medal. He joined Balmain in the professional code in 1909 and was 30 years old when he played for NSW in 1911. Despite a reputation as a ‘dangerous’ attacking player McMurtrie was a surprise choice to tour with the 'Australasian' Kangaroos at the end of the year. He made 8 appearances in minor matches on tour but although he was technically a ‘dual international’ he failed to play in a Test match in either code.
- 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 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.67% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 8 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Kangaroos | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| City Cup | 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 | 1911 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Wallabies | 1909 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1911-12 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Metropolis | 1912 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Australasia II | 1912 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Kangaroos | 1912 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1909-1912 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.31% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1911 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1912 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1914 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1915 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Balmain | 1911-12, 1914-15 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.67% | List | |||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates
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