Charles Cahill

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Charles Lawrence Cahill
Nickname(s)
Chicka
Born
Friday, 28th January, 1916
Died
Saturday, 14th July, 2007 (Aged 91 years and 167 days)
Place Of Birth
Wickham, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Former Newcastle Norths winger/centre (1936-40) played lock in Newtown's grand final thrashing of Norths in 1943. Cahill later captain-coached Thirlmere in 1948-50 before returning to Newtown as a coach and administrator. He coached the club from 1959-61 and held the positions of selector, vice-president, secretary and president during the next two decades. Cahill was made a Life Member of the NSWRL in 1966.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 74 29 -   - 87 43 26 5 58.11% List
City Cup 3 1 -   - 3 3 0 0 100.00% List
NRL Finals 7 2 -   - 6 2 5 0 28.57% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Rest of NSW Seconds 1942 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1945 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1942-1945 2 1 0   0 3 1 1 0 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown NSWRFL 1941 10 1 -   - 3 4 5 1 40.00% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1942 13 3 -   - 9 4 8 1 30.77% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1943 10 3 -   - 9 8 1 1 80.00% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1944 4 1 -   - 3 2 2 0 50.00% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1945 14 13 -   - 39 10 3 1 71.43% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1946 14 5 -   - 15 10 4 0 71.43% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1947 9 3 -   - 9 5 3 1 55.56% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown 1941-47 74 29 -   - 87 43 26 5 58.11% List

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  • matthew woolston
    12/02/2021

    Northern Suburbs (Newcastle) Junior.

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