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Tom Kirk

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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
Albert Samuel Kirk
Born
Friday, 15th October, 1915
Died
Saturday, 5th March, 1994 (Aged 78 years and 141 days)
Place Of Birth
Adelong, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1939, 1946
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1944, 1946
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1938, 1943

Biography

Former Tumut fullback played a winning role in C’bury’s first premiership success in 1938. An exceptional goal-kicker, Kirk landed four goals in the 19-6 win over Easts in the final and made his debut for NSW the following year in the centres. Joining Newtown, he became the first player to kick 100 goals in a season (1943) including five in the 34-7 win over Norths in the grand final. Kirk was the season's leading point-scorer on five occasions, the last in 1946 after joining Norths. (He twice kicked a club record 11 goals during the 1944 season and also scored a club record 25pts in a match against St George that year). The first player to score 1000 career points in the Sydney premiership Kirk made a return to the NSW side in his final year in the Sydney competition.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 6 - 6 6-6 4     - - 26 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
Interstate Series 2 4 - 4 3-3 4     - - 17 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 2 2 - 2 --- 4     - - 8 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 2 3 - 3 1-1 6     - - 15 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 2 140 - 140 22-22 486     1 1 1,040 - - - 91 41 8 65.00% List
NRL Finals - 12 - 12 1-1 43     1 1 91 - - - 4 8 - 33.33% List
Maher Cup - 14 - 14 8-8 37     - - 98 - - - 13 1 - 92.86% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  149 - 149 29-29 496     1 1 1,081 - - - 98 43 8 65.77% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Southern Division 1935   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1939   1 - 1 1-1 2     - - 7 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1939, 1946   6 - 6 6-6 4     - - 26 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
Army Firsts 1943-44   2 - 2 --- 8     - - 16 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1944, 1946   2 - 2 --- 4     - - 8 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Fighting Services I 1945   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CanterburyCanterbury 19361936 NSWRFL   12 - 121-1 38     - - 79 - - - 8 2 2 66.67% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19381938 NSWRFL   16 - 162-2 44     - - 94 - - - 13 1 2 81.25% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19391939 NSWRFL   14 - 145-5 26     - - 67 - - - 9 5 - 64.29% List
NewtownNewtown 19401940 NSWRFL   15 - 159-9 36     - - 99 - - - 9 6 - 60.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19411941 NSWRFL   7 - 7--- 19     - - 38 - - - 4 2 1 57.14% List
NewtownNewtown 19421942 NSWRFL   3 - 3--- 10     - - 20 - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19431943 NSWRFL   17 - 17--- 58     - - 116 - - - 12 4 1 70.59% List
NewtownNewtown 19441944 NSWRFL   16 - 163-3 88     - - 185 - - - 11 5 - 68.75% List
NewtownNewtown 19451945 NSWRFL   11 - 11--- 51     1 1 104 - - - 7 3 1 63.64% List
NewtownNewtown 19461946 NSWRFL   14 - 142-2 58     - - 122 - - - 10 4 - 71.43% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19471947 NSWRFL   15 - 15--- 58     - - 116 - - - 8 6 1 53.33% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canterbury 1936, 1938-39   42 - 42 8-8 108     - - 240 - - - 30 8 4 71.43% List
Newtown 1940-46   83 - 83 14-14 320     1 1 684 - - - 53 27 3 63.86% List
North Sydney 1947   15 - 15 --- 58     - - 116 - - - 8 6 1 53.33% List

Your Say

  • Ian kirk
    1 Sep 2016 12:32pm

    Dad was also the first non-playing coach to win a premiership for temora in 1957 (group 9) also won the riverina championship defeating wagga magpies - that team won the clayton cup (best team in CRL) and dad won country coach of the year. (all these achievemtns are well documented)

  • Ted Baxter
    27 Sep 2021 10:11pm

    Date of death 5 March 1994

    Source David Middleton year book 1995 page 142

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

Sources: 2006 Official Rugby League Annual