Gerald Scully (1920-1999) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. Scully played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney and Newtown as a lock.
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Full name | Gerald Patrick Scully | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 21 November 1920 Cammeray, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 August 1999 Griffith, New South Wales | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editScully began his first grade career in 1939 aged 18 with Norths and played in the 1943 NSWRL grand final defeat against Newtown in front of a crowd of 60,922 which was a record attendance for a grand final at the time.
In 1947, Scully played one season with Newtown and his final game in first grade was the semi-final defeat against Canterbury.[2]
Gerald Scully was an Australian serviceman during World War Two, serving as a Gunner in the 54 Australian Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment. [3]
References
edit- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Gerald Scully - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ North Sydney Bears (7 February 2018). "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ DVA Nominal Roll https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=339589&c=WW2
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