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Rex Harrison

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

Position(s)
Five-eighth
Full Name
Rex Aubrey Harrison
Born
Saturday, 27th June, 1914
Died
Thursday, 25th July, 1996 (Aged 82 years and 28 days)
Place Of Birth
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Known Family Links

Son
Peter Harrison

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1938, 1939, 1941
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1939, 1941

Biography

Adelaide-born, with a grounding in Australian Rules and Rugby Union, Rex Harrison proved to be a valued clubman as a pivot with Norths. Starting in 1938, he partnered fellow Norths halfback Roy Thompson in six consecutive NSW matches - a club record that still stands. Joining the AIF his career came to a standstill during the war (despite playing in Combined Services matches) but he resumed playing in 1945 until he suffered a broken collarbone in the second last match of the 1946 season. After his retirement Harrison coached Norths to the semi-finals in 1954 while his son Peter Harrison also played first grade for the Bears in the 1960s.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Served in World War II as a Corporal for the AIF.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesNew South Wales FirstsNFI-6-63-3---9---42-66.67%List
Interstate Series 310-106-64--26---64-60.00%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 23-32-2---6---21-66.67%List
NSW City vs Country 24-43-3---9---22-50.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -126-12638-3868--250---5169640.48%List
NRL Finals -2-21-1---3----2-0.00%List
City Cup -7-72-25--16---25-28.57%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 148-14849-4977--301---6280641.89%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW City Seconds1934 1-11-1---3----1-0.00%List
Combined 1st1935 1-1----------1--100.00%List
Sydney Firsts1936, 1941 3-3----------21-66.67%List
Metropolis1936 1-12-2---6---1--100.00%List
NSW Firsts1938-41 11-116-64--26---74-63.64%List
NSW City Firsts1939, 1941-42 3-32-2---6---21-66.67%List
Felsh's Team1940 1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Army Firsts1942, 1944 2-22-23--12----2-0.00%List
Fighting Services I1942 1-11-1---3---1--100.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
North SydneyNorth Sydney19341934 NSWRFL 12-127-7---21---46233.33%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19351935 NSWRFL 15-156-6---18---86153.33%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19361936 NSWRFL 14-148-8---24---76150.00%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19371937 NSWRFL 8-84-4---12---35-37.50%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19381938 NSWRFL 12-123-314--37---57-41.67%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19391939 NSWRFL 9-9---6--12---26122.22%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19401940 NSWRFL 8-81-11--5---44-50.00%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19411941 NSWRFL 13-134-414--40---39123.08%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19421942 NSWRFL 13-133-327--63---58-38.46%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19451945 NSWRFL 12-121-13--9---75-58.33%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19461946 NSWRFL 10-101-13--9---37-30.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
North Sydney1934-42, 1945-46 126-12638-3868--250---5169640.48%List

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

Sources:2006 Official Rugby League Annual