Elwyn Walters

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Friday, 25th June, 1943
Current Age
81 years and 164 days

Honours & Awards

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World Cup
1970
The Ashes
1974
Test Series
Australia vs New Zealand 1972, 1973/74 France vs. Australia
Interstate Series
1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975
Preseason Cup
1969, 1972, 1974
Midweek Cup
1975
World Club Challenge
1976

Biography

Tenacious hooker originally from the Tweed Heads area, played in three grand final wins with Souths (1967-68 & 1970) and twice toured with the Kangaroos (1967-68 & 1973). Walters did not play in a Test until the tour of NZ, in 1969, after finally breaking into the NSW side. He went on to play Tests against Great Britain (1970), NZ (1971) and in two World Cup campaigns (1970 and 1972) before making his second Kangaroo Tour, in 1973. Walters, who played in four Tests on tour, based his career on the axiom that the quickest way to the line was straight ahead - he was neither fast nor flashy but was very effective in making the hard yards. He was used as a prop at Souths to accommodate the good form of hooker George Piggins but joined a growing exodus of Souths stars when he moved to Easts in 1974. He made his final Test appearance against Great Britain in the First Test that year before winning back-to-back premierships with Jack Gibson's champion Roosters team. Walters played the final season of his Sydney career with Manly in 1977.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
The Ashes 1 6 1 -   - 6 4 2 0 66.67% List
World Cup 1 8 1 -   - 3 4 3 1 50.00% List
Tour Matches Australia - 20 3 -   - 9 15 4 1 75.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts - 1 - -   - - 0 0 1 0.00% List
Test Series 3 12 1 -   - - 9 3 0 75.00% List
Interstate Series 5 11 2 -   - 6 8 1 2 72.73% List
City vs Country Firsts - 5 1 -   - 3 5 0 0 100.00% List
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) 6 197 22 -   - 66 146 49 2 74.11% List
NSWRFL Finals - 18 1 -   - 3 12 6 0 66.67% List
World Club Challenge 1 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Preseason Cup 3 42 4 -   - 12 30 11 1 71.43% List
Midweek Cup 1 4 - -   - - 2 2 0 50.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1969-70, 1972-74   21 2 -   - 6 14 6 1 66.67% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1969-1972   8 1 -   - 3 4 3 1 50.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Firsts 1969-70, 1972-74   12 2 -   - 6 8 1 3 66.67% List
NSW City Firsts 1969-70, 1972-74   5 1 -   - 3 5 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1969-1974   17 3 0   0 9 13 1 3 76.47% List


Club Career

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
South Sydney NSWRFL 1967   4 - -   - - 4 0 0 100.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1968   22 - -   - - 17 5 0 77.27% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1969   21 2 -   - 6 17 4 0 80.95% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1970   22 3 -   - 9 19 3 0 86.36% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1971   19 5 -   - 15 16 3 0 84.21% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1972   20 6 -   - 18 13 7 0 65.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1973   20 1 -   - 3 10 9 1 50.00% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1974   21 3 -   - 9 18 3 0 85.71% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1975   21 1 -   - 3 18 3 0 85.71% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1976   19 1 -   - 3 9 9 1 47.37% List
Manly NSWRFL 1977   8 - -   - - 5 3 0 62.50% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
South Sydney 1967-73   128 17 -   - 51 96 31 1 75.00% List
Eastern Suburbs 1974-76   61 5 -   - 15 45 15 1 73.77% List
Manly 1977   8 - -   - - 5 3 0 62.50% List
Overall1967-1977   197 22 0   0 66 146 49 2 74.11% List

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