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Ted Taplin

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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
Edwin Raymond Taplin
Born
Sunday, 31st December, 1893
Died
Thursday, 25th January, 1968 (Aged 74 years and 25 days)
Place Of Birth
Camden, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1919
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1921, 1922
City Cup
1920

Additional Notes

Played 2 games for Tamworth against the touring New Zealand & English teams in 1919 & 1920 these were played during breaks in the NSWRL competition. Took a coaching position at Orange(Waratahs) in July 1922 & represented Western Division in 1922, 1923 & 1924, later coached Yeoval in western NSW were he again represented Western NSW against the touring Englishmen in 1928. His death was reported in the February 1968 edition of Rugby League News. Former teammates Cec Blinkhorn, Frank Rule, Herman Peters and Harry McKinnon acted as pallbearers at his funeral.

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%  
Tour Matches TamworthTAM - 2 - 2 4-4 - - - 12 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches OrangeORA - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches Western New South WalesWNS - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% 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 1 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 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%  
Tour Matches North Sydney BearsNOR - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Country Carnival - 4 - 4 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 2 122 1 123 7-7 3 - - 27 - - - 42 74 7 34.15% List
Maher Cup - 9 - 9 2-2 10 - - 26 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
City Cup 1 24 - 24 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 12 11 1 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  154 1 155 14-14 3 - - 48 - - - 58 89 8 37.42% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tamworth 1919-20   2 - 2 4-4 - - - 12 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1919, 1921   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Western Division 1923-24   4 - 4 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Orange 1924   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Western NSW 1928   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% 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%  
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19121912 NSWRFL   6 - 6--- 1 - - 2 - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19131913 NSWRFL   11 1 12--- - - - - - - - 4 6 2 33.33% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19141914 NSWRFL   14 - 141-1 - - - 3 - - - 5 8 1 35.71% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19151915 NSWRFL   14 - 143-3 1 - - 11 - - - 2 12 - 14.29% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19161916 NSWRFL   13 - 13--- - - - - - - - 5 8 - 38.46% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19171917 NSWRFL   11 - 11--- - - - - - - - 2 9 - 18.18% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19181918 NSWRFL   14 - 142-2 1 - - 8 - - - 3 9 2 21.43% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19191919 NSWRFL   14 - 14--- - - - - - - - 1 12 1 7.14% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19201920 NSWRFL   13 - 131-1 - - - 3 - - - 7 6 - 53.85% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19211921 NSWRFL   8 - 8--- - - - - - - - 7 - 1 87.50% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19221922 NSWRFL   4 - 4--- - - - - - - - 3 1 - 75.00% 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%  
North Sydney 1912-22   122 1 123 7-7 3 - - 27 - - - 42 74 7 34.15% List

Your Say

  • judy masters
    2 Sep 2011 11:53am

    ted taplin was my mothers cousin i would love to know more about him ,and possibly a photo.
    i've only heard him refeard to as ted,does anyone know if that was short for edward.

  • vandy
    15 Apr 2016 5:36pm

    Ted coached Peak hill in 1932 - received 4 pounds a week, free board and lodging for him and his wife. Plus a bonus of not less than 10 pounds at the end of September.

  • Neil Pollock
    1 Feb 2023 10:26am

    Died in 1931?

    My records: 1893-1968; North Sydney 1913-22; Coached at Orange 1922-24; Camden 1925; Young 1926-27; Yeoval 1928, Cudal 1929, Dunedoo and Hannah's Bridge 1930, Cowra 1931-32, Peak Hill 1932; Camden 1933; Condobolin 1934; Lake Cargelligo 1935-36; later butcher at Camden; played 665 first grade games

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Darth Orion, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Neil Pollock

Sources: Castleford Tigers Heritage