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Albert Paul

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Playing Career

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Vital Statistics

Full Name
Albert Edgar Paul
Born
Tuesday, 10th April, 1928
Died
Thursday, 5th October, 1978 (Aged 50 years and 178 days)

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1952, 1953
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1953

Biography

Newcastle lock's Sydney career with Newtown ended abruptly in 1948 when he suffered knee cartilage damage in his first game with the club. Returning to Newcastle Albert Paul emerged from relative obscurity in 1952 to represent Country, NSW and Australia. Paul, who was coached by former Test forward Ray Stehr in the NSW Country team, scored a try on debut in the Test series against NZ and gained selection for the 1952-53 Kangaroo Tour. He played in 21 matches on tour including the first Test against Great Britain. The following year he took over as captain-coach of Lakes United and toured NZ with Australian squad. Paul went to Griffith in the Riverina competition in 1954 before spending a final season in Sydney with C’bury in 1956. Stints with Bathurst (1957) and Camden (1958) rounded off his playing career before he returned to Newcastle and coached Lakes United again.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 4 - 4 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
The Ashes - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches Newcastle Firsts (AU)NWF - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 29 - 29 12-12 5     - - 46 - - - 24 4 1 82.76% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Country FirstsNTF - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches RiverinaRIV - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Test Series - 4 - 4 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 2 4 - 4 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 4 - 4 1-1 0 / 1 0.00% - - 3 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 4 - 4 1-1 0 / 1 0.00% - - 3 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% 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%  
Country Carnival - 6 - 6 --- 5     - - 10 - - - 1 4 1 16.67% List
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - 18 - 18 4-4 -     - - 12 - - - 6 12 - 33.33% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  60 - 60 19-19 5     - - 67 - - - 37 22 1 61.67% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1952   4 - 4 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% 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%  
Newcastle (AU) 1951-53   3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1952-53   6 - 6 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
NSW Country Firsts 1952-53, 1955, 1957   5 - 5 1-1 - / 1 0.00% - - 3 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Riverina 1954-55   3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 1 33.33% List
South West NSW 1957   1 - 1 --- 5     - - 10 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NewtownNewtown 19481948 NSWRFL   1 - 1--- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19561956 NSWRFL   17 - 174-4 -     - - 12 - - - 6 11 - 35.29% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Newtown 1948   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Canterbury 1956   17 - 17 4-4 -     - - 12 - - - 6 11 - 35.29% List

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