Alf Birtles

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Alfred John Birtles
Born
Wednesday, 23rd April, 1913
Died
Saturday, 28th August, 1943 (Aged 30 years and 126 days)
Place Of Birth
Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Additional Notes

Served in WWII with the RAAF, where he was killed during an air battle over Germany.

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 50 31 1   - 95 21 25 4 42.00% List
City vs Country Firsts 2 - -   - - 0 1 1 0.00% List
NRL Finals 1 2 -   - 6 0 1 0 0.00% List
City Cup 6 4 -   - 12 2 4 0 33.33% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW City Firsts 1933, 1937 2 - -   - - 0 1 1 0.00% List
NSW City Possibles 1933, 1935 2 2 -   - 6 0 1 1 0.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1936 2 2 -   - 6 2 0 0 100.00% List
Metropolis 1936 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Probables (AU) 1937 1 - -   - - 0 0 1 0.00% List
Overall1933-1937 8 4 0   0 12 3 2 3 37.50% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
North Sydney NSWRFL 1933 13 7 -   - 21 5 7 1 38.46% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1934 11 3 -   - 9 3 6 2 27.27% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1935 14 10 1   - 32 7 6 1 50.00% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1936 6 7 -   - 21 3 3 0 50.00% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1937 6 4 -   - 12 3 3 0 50.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
North Sydney 1933-37 50 31 1   - 95 21 25 4 42.00% List

Your Say

  • Rhonda
    16/08/2013

    MY mother was the sister of Alf. She died 25 years ago. She was very proud of Alf and always supported norths. Alf had another brother Ron, who was also killed in ww2 over France. It was very sad for the family when both boys were killed. There were 2 sisters and 1 brother left. Their mother (my nana) died before I was born. She was in her late 50s. They say from a broken heart. My mother always said Alf was a wonderful player and the family went to all his games

  • Anonymous
    24/10/2023

    My Mothers Dad was Alfred Birtles and they had connections on the North Shore. I was born in 1950 but still remember my Grandfather, Alf Birtles and my Gradma Clara Rohoda Birtles, nee Bell. Thank you all.

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

Sources: 2006 Official Rugby League Annual