Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Henry Joseph Caples
- Born
- Friday, 4th February, 1898
- Died
- Tuesday, 17th October, 1933 (Aged 35 years and 254 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Former student of St Joseph's College Hunters Hill represented Combined Colleges in 1914 before being graded as a pivot with Easts. Caples played in a bygone rep fixture, 'The Best v The Next Best' in 1918 and made his state debut the following year. A member of the 1921-22 Kangaroos, he played in 24 tour matches including his Test debut against England. A strong runner with an ability to deftly kick with his left foot, he scored two tries for Easts in the 15-12 win against Souths in the 1923 final. Incredibly, Caples represented three states during his career - NSW (1919-23), Victoria (1924 versus the visiting England team) and Queensland (1925-27).
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 | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
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NRL | 106 | 28 | - | - | 84 | 66 | 34 | 6 | 62.26% | List | ||||
City Cup | 28 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
Interstate Matches | 13 | 4 | 3 | - | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Sydney Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 6 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Tour Matches | Australia | 24 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 79.17% | List | |||
Test Series | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Victoria | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1921-22 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
Overall | 1921-1922 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW Firsts | 1919-23 | 13 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.62% | List | |||
Sydney Firsts | 1920 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Metropolis | 1923 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Ipswich | 1924-27 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 35.71% | List | |||
Victoria | 1924 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
QLD Firsts | 1925-27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | - | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.33% | List | |||
Overall | 1919-1927 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 54.76% | List | |||
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1916 | 13 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 53.85% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1917 | 14 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1918 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1919 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 61.54% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1920 | 14 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1921 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75.00% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1922 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 70.00% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1923 | 17 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 82.35% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1929 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33% | List | |||
Overall | 1916-1929 | 106 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 66 | 34 | 6 | 62.26% | List | |||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | 1916-23, 1929 | 106 | 28 | - | - | 84 | 66 | 34 | 6 | 62.26% | List | |||
Ipswich | 1925-27 | ? | - | - | - | - | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Overall | 1916-1929 | ? | 28 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Australian Finals Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | 1916-1923 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1923 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
All Australian Club Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | 1916-23, 1929 | 120 | 32 | - | - | 96 | 75 | 39 | 6 | 62.50% | List | |||
Ipswich | 1925-27 | ? | - | - | - | - | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Overall | 1916-1929 | ? | 32 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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