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Frank Sponberg

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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
Francis Anthony Sponberg
Born
Saturday, 18th May, 1912
Died
Saturday, 17th June, 2000 (Aged 88 years and 30 days)
Place Of Birth
Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Bill Sponberg

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1933, 1934
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1933, 1934, 1935
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1934, 1938, 1942

Biography

C’bury junior played for Wests in the early 1930s, making his debut for NSW in 1933, before playing lock in Wests' 1934 final win over Easts. Punishing in defence - fast and a great cover defender - Sponberg returned to the newly promoted C’bury club in 1935 and was chosen as a reserve forward in two matches for NSW. Broken ribs suffered during the 1936 season ruled him out of all representative fixtures that year and while he did not play rep football again, Sponberg was an integral part of the C’bury team that captured the club’s first premiership in 1938.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Interstate Series 2 3 - 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 3 4 - 4 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 3 5 - 5 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 5 - - 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%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 3 148 - 148 30-30 - - - 90 - - 1 84 59 5 56.76% List
NRL Finals - 11 - 11 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 7 4 - 63.64% List
City Cup - 9 - 9 2-2 2 - - 10 - - - 5 4 - 55.56% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  164 - 164 35-35 2 - - 109 - - 1 96 63 5 58.54% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Firsts 1933-34   3 - 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1933-35   4 - 4 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Possibles 1933   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1936   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1938   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Rest of NSW Firsts 1942   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%  
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19321932 NSWRFL   11 - 111-1 - - - 3 - - - 9 2 - 81.82% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19331933 NSWRFL   12 - 121-1 - - - 3 - - - 4 7 1 33.33% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19341934 NSWRFL   15 - 153-3 - - - 9 - - - 13 2 - 86.67% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19351935 NSWRFL   15 - 152-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 13 - 13.33% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19361936 NSWRFL   14 - 143-3 - - - 9 - - - 9 3 2 64.29% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19371937 NSWRFL   8 - 83-3 - - - 9 - - - 4 4 - 50.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19381938 NSWRFL   15 - 153-3 - - - 9 - - - 12 1 2 80.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19391939 NSWRFL   13 - 133-3 - - - 9 - - 1 8 5 - 61.54% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19411941 NSWRFL   14 - 147-7 - - - 21 - - - 9 5 - 64.29% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19421942 NSWRFL   16 - 163-3 - - - 9 - - - 11 5 - 68.75% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19431943 NSWRFL   13 - 13--- - - - - - - - 3 10 - 23.08% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19441944 NSWRFL   2 - 21-1 - - - 3 - - - - 2 - 0.00% 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%  
Western Suburbs 1932-34   38 - 38 5-5 - - - 15 - - - 26 11 1 68.42% List
Canterbury 1935-39, 1941-44   110 - 110 25-25 - - - 75 - - 1 58 48 4 52.73% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Andrew Ferguson, Wests Archives

Sources: 2006 Official Rugby League Annual