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Darcy Russell

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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
Darcy James Russell
Born
Saturday, 13th April, 1929
Current Age
97 years and 54 days

Known Family Links

Brother
Barry Russell

Competitions Won

NSW City vs Country Firsts
1953

Biography

Wollongong fullback kicked a record eight goals for Country in 1953. Returning to the Sydney club scene with Wests, Russell scored all his side's 9pts (1t, 3g) in the grand final loss to St George in 1958. Russell was the leading point-scorer at the end of premiership rounds in three years; 1957 (3t, 74g - 157pts), 1959 (5t, 90g - 195pts) and 1960 (3t, 83g - 175pts).
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Born in Woolgoolga, NSW.

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%  
Tour Matches Newcastle Firsts (AU)NWF - 2 - 2 --- 3     - - 6 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Country FirstsNTF - 1 - 1 1-1 7     - - 17 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Southern DivisionSOD - 3 - 3 1-1 13     - - 29 - - - 2 - 1 66.67% 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%  
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 2 - 2 --- 8     - - 16 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 4 - 4 --- 11     - - 22 - - - 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 - 9 - 9 4-4 36     - - 84 - - - 3 6 - 33.33% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 125 - 125 19-19 494     - - 1,045 - - - 66 56 3 52.80% List
NRL Finals - 7 - 7 3-3 25     - - 59 - - - 1 6 - 14.29% List
City Cup - 1 - 1 --- 3     - - 6 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  136 - 136 21-21 531     - - 1,125 - - - 71 61 4 52.21% 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) 1952-53   3 - 3 --- 6     - - 12 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Coalfields 1952   1 - 1 1-1 3     - - 9 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1953-54   3 - 3 1-1 15     - - 33 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Southern Division 1954-56   6 - 6 1-1 25     - - 53 - - - 2 3 1 33.33% List
Possibles (AU) 1954   1 - 1 --- 4     - - 8 - - - - - 1 0.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1955-56   2 - 2 --- 3     - - 6 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1959   1 - 1 1-1 2     - - 7 - - - 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%  
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19481948 NSWRFL   6 - 6--- 15     - - 30 - - - 5 1 - 83.33% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19491949 NSWRFL   17 - 17--- 50     - - 100 - - - 3 13 1 17.65% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19501950 NSWRFL   18 - 181-1 54     - - 111 - - - 7 11 - 38.89% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19511951 NSWRFL   5 - 52-2 17     - - 40 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19571957 NSWRFL   19 - 193-3 80     - - 169 - - - 10 8 1 52.63% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19581958 NSWRFL   20 - 204-4 96     - - 204 - - - 13 7 - 65.00% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19591959 NSWRFL   20 - 206-6 94     - - 206 - - - 13 6 1 65.00% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19601960 NSWRFL   20 - 203-3 88     - - 185 - - - 13 7 - 65.00% 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%  
Eastern Suburbs 1948-51   46 - 46 3-3 136     - - 281 - - - 17 28 1 36.96% List
Western Suburbs 1957-60   79 - 79 16-16 358     - - 764 - - - 49 28 2 62.03% List

Your Say

  • Garry Evans
    7 Sep 2014 2:44pm

    As a kid growing up in McMahons Point, I recognised Darcy walking down King George Street towards the Lavender Bay wharf. He asked me if he could join in the game of "Forcings Back" my mates were playing at the time. I of course let him have a kick and on his first punt he kicked the football over the top of a block of flats nearby. I never saw that football again and we never saw Darcy again until next year when I saw him playing for Easts against Nth Sydney in 1949.

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Sources: RFL Player Registers