Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Francis Arthur O'Connor
- Born
- Sunday, 25th November, 1906
- Died
- Sunday, 23rd August, 1964 (Aged 57 years and 272 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Alf O'Connor
Biography
Souths forward made his international debut in the Second Test against England in Brisbane in 1932. Distinctive with his shock of wild, curly hair, O’Connor saved Australia’s famous, 15-6 victory when, at a crucial stage of the match, he tackled English centre Stan Brogden over the tryline and knocked the ball out of his hands. O’Connor appeared in the third and deciding Test in Sydney before touring with the 1933-34 Kangaroos. On tour he played in 16 matches, including the first two Tests against England. A premiership-winner at Souths in 1929 and 1931-32, Frank O’Connor passed away in 1964.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NRL | 72 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 47 | 22 | 3 | 65.28% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 10 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.00% | List | ||||
| Country Carnival | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Metropolis | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| City vs Country Firsts | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 19 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 68.42% | List | |||
| Test Series | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 4 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| City Cup | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1932-33 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Metropolis | 1930, 1932 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1930, 1932 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1930-34 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 40.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1931, 1933-34 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Possibles | 1931-32 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Probables | 1933 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Sydney Firsts | 1936 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1930-1936 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 50.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1927 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1929 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.78% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1930 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1931 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1932 | 10 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1933 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1934 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 30.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1936 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1937 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.50% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | 1927, 1929-34, 1936-37 | 72 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 47 | 22 | 3 | 65.28% | List | |||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates
Sources:
2006 Official Rugby League Annual
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