Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 10th June, 1941
- Died
- Sunday, 22nd September, 1968 (Aged 27 years and 104 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Ill-fated prop was a member of Balmain's 1964 grand final side that lost to St George, 11-6. Piper also played for the Tigers in 1966 when they became the first Sydney club side to defeat a touring Great Britain team before shifting to the Panthers. A double try-scorer in the club's first title success, the Wills Pre-Season final in 1968, he lost his life after suffering head injuries in an incident outside a Balmain night-club on September 22 that year.
- 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 | 101 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 51 | 45 | 5 | 50.50% | List | ||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 24 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Balmain Tigers | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1966 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1960 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1962 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18.18% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1963 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1964 | 21 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1965 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 58.82% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1966 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 68.42% | List | |||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1967 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 21.43% | List | |||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1968 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.36% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Balmain | 1960, 1962-66 | 76 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 57.89% | List | |||
| Penrith | 1967-68 | 25 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 28.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1960-1968 | 101 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 51 | 45 | 5 | 50.50% | List | |||
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin
Your Say
16/08/2017
George was a regular drinker on a Saturday arvo at the Garry Owen Hotel in Rozelle. A likeable bloke. Liked his game of darts.
30/04/2018
Tough prop with a body shape that would give modern commentators the vapors.
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