Southern Districts Teams 1927-1950

1927
Frank Blundell (Queanbeyan)
Bert Horne (Queanbeyan)
Aub Harris (Cootamundra)
Viv ‘Bluey’ Marsh (Queanbeyan)
George Purcell (Cootamundra)
Jim Lawrence (Barmedman)
Ernie Turner (Junee)
Fred Kaye (Queanbeyan)
Gordon ‘Norker’ Torpy (Cootamundra)
Rus Hutchinson (Wagga)
Gordon Hinton (Cootamundra)
Jack Kingston (Cootamundra)
L.T. ‘Dadie’ Quinlan (Cootamundra)
Guy ‘Hank’ Hawthorne (Queanbeyan, originally Gundagai)
Tom ‘Bluey’ Forbutt (Tumut)
Bob Cooke (Queanbeyan)
defeated South Coast 11-5
Sydney Morning Herald report
Canberra Times report

1928
Frank Blundell (Gundagai)
Viv ‘Bluey’ Freestone (Gundagai)
Tom O’Connor (Queanbeyan)
Laurie Smith (Barmedman)
Reg Maker (Temora)
Eric Weissel (Temora)
George Purcell (Cootamundra)
Jack Kingston (Cootamundra)
Joe O’Rourke (Braidwood)
Rus Hutchinson (Wagga)
Gordon Hinton (Cootamundra)
Harold Burke (Braidwood)
Charlie York (Yass)
Grantley Bennett (Queanbeyan)
Ozzie Byrne (Queanbeyan)
lost to Eastern Suburbs 18-20
Gundagai Times report

1929
Frank Blundell (Queanbeyan)
Reg Maker (Temora)
Sylvester ‘Bluey’ Keys (Gundagai)
Viv ‘Bluey’ Marsh (Tumut)
Alan Ridley (Queanbeyan)
Eric Weissel (Temora)
George Purcell (Cootamundra)
Jack Kingston (Cootamundra)
Warren Bradley (Queanbeyan)
Tom ‘Bluey’ Forbutt (Tumut)
Charlie York (Yass)
Bob Cooke (Canberra)
Charlie Cornwell (Temora)
Tom O’Connor (Queanbeyan)
Jack James (Cootamundra)

1930
Jim Jeffery (Tumut)
Arthur Allsopp (Leeton)
Jack Fitzgerald (Junee)
Lex Small (Griffith)
Les Griffen (Tumut)
Keith Ellis (Junee)
Jack Dempsey (Cootamundra)
Jack Kingston (Cootamundra)
Tom ‘Bluey’ Forbutt (Tumut)
Bob James (Griffith)
Jack ‘Shooter’ Schumack (Cootamundra)
Charlie York (Yass)
George Murray (Leeton)
Eddie Hawke (Queanbeyan)
Charlie Gumley (Queanbeyan)

1931-1932-1933

Following annual group trials no Southern Districts teams were selected. Instead a squad of 30 country players were selected who trialed for selection in Country First and Seconds. The following Souther players were selected in the Country teams

1931
Frank Blundell (Temora)
Len Cooper (Barmedman)
Jack Kingston (Young)
Lex Small (Griffith)
Laurie Smith (Barmedman)
Eric Weissel (Temora)

1932
Len Cooper (West Wyalong)
Tom Forbutt (Tumut)
Abe Hall (Young)
Jack Kingston (Cootamundra)
Jim Mortimer (Junee)
Eric Weissel (Temora)
George ‘Biggun’ Williams (Junee)

1933
Tommy Grahame (Yanco)
Abe Hall (Young)
Bob James (Griffith)
Jack Kingston (Leeton)
Norm Pope (Leeton)
Bill ‘Hoot’ Ryan (Temora)
Albert ‘Dutchy’ Stokes (Leeton)

1934
Jim Jeffery (Tumut)
Len Cooper (West Wyalong)
Matt Ryan (Leeton)
Cyril Elliott (Leeton)
Bert Williams (West Wyalong)
Eric Weissel (Temora)
Hans Mork (Goulburn)
Alf Smith (Goulburn)
Lionel Brady (Albury)
Bob Navin (West Wyalong)
Bill Pinney (Temora)
Henry Porter (Goulburn)
Arthur Corcoran (Crookwell)

1935
Tom Kirk (Tumut)
Arnold Small (Harden-Murrumburrah)
Harry Bush (Shellharbour)
Bert Williams (West Wyalong)
Aub Mitchell (Gundagai)
Sylvester ‘Bluey’ Keys (Canberra)
Jim Winter (Cootamundra)
Fred Smith (Goulburn)
Bob James (Griffith)
Fred Felsch (Goulburn)
Jim Gibbs (Cootamundra)
Henry Porter (Goulburn)
Jack ‘Shooter’ Schumack (Bega)

1936
Jack Hazelton (Port Kembla)
Harry Bush (Shell Harbour)
Ernie Rixon (Port Kembla)
Arthur Patton (Port Kembla)
Albert ‘Dutchy’ Stokes (Leeton)
Jim Bryson (Leeton)
Jack ‘Shooter’ Schumack (Leeton)
Col Hargreaves (Tumut)
Harry Thompson (Leeton)
Percy Williams (Goulburn)
Arthur Corcoran (Narrandera)
Arthur Devlin (Goulburn)
Bill Sheehan (Nowra Warriors)
Sylvester ‘Bluey’ Keyes (Canberra)
Jack Livermore (Port Kembla)

1937
Group 9 players were not eligible due to a dispute between the controlling body and Group 9
Lloyd Miller (Gerringong)
Charlie Hazelton (Port Kembla)
Bert Williams (Bombala)
Jim Bryson (Leeton)
Rex Crawford (Yenda)
Tommy Ezart (Port Kembla)
Noel Martin (Albion Park)
Dick Laycock (Wollongong)
Fred Jago (Yanco)
Alf Smith (Goulburn)
Gordon McClennan (Cooma)
Jack Nolan (Wagga)
Arthur Corcoran (Narrandera)

1938
Jim Norton (Queanbeyan)
Arthur Patton (Port Kembla)
Rupert Burke (Jamberoo)
Lew Boyd (Goulburn)
Alan ‘Snowy’ Lynch (Temora)
Laurie Hodges (Tumbarumba)
Harold Blight (Griffith)
Dick Laycock (Wollongong)
Len Reid (Temora)
Eddie Lewis (Canberra)
Ray Dowling (Yass)
Clem Day (Yanco)
Arthur Corcoran (Queanbeyan)
Replacements
Hartley Bradley (Goulburn)
Jack Higgins (Berry)
Wally Thompson (Queanbeyan
Charlie Bradbury (Goulburn)

1939
Ray Ceeney (Harden-M’bah)
Abe Hall (Young)
Gordon Lynch (Temora)
Alan ‘Snowy’ Lynch (Temora)
Jack Meehan (Yenda)
Max Brame (Griffith)
Frank Templeman (West Wyalong)
Allan Moroney (Temora)
Merv Smith (Yenda)
Bob Farrar (Yanco)
Bob Navin (West Wyalong)
Frank Garner (Wamoon)
Geoff Farrar (West Wyalong)

1946
Southern Districts Versus Western Districts (Orange)
Jack Price (Wagga)
Henry Saddler (Wamoon)
Ken Smith (Cootamundra)
Joe Davis (Leeton)
Frank Crowe (Young)
George Dempsey (Leeton)
Frank Garner (Wamoon)
Arthur Roberts (Cowra)
Gordon Greig (Cootamundra)
Jack McDonald (West Wyalong)
George Thorpe (Albury)
Jim Tiffen (Wamoon)
Bert Rollason (Barmedman)
Replacements
Jim Crowe (Cootamundra)
Cliff Davis (Tumut)
Won by Western Districts 17/11

1947
Southern Districts Versus Western Districts (Young)
Bert Hewitt (Cowra)
Fred McNabb (Griffith)
Joe Jorgenson (Junee)
Dinny Booker (West Wyalong)
Doug Cullen (Tumut)
Mick Navin (Griffith)
Keith Schultz (Wagga)
George Watt (Boorowa)
Cliff Hill (Adelong)
Frank Eather (Lockhart)
Ron O’Connell (Gundagai)
Bob Hobbs (Cootamundra)
Frank Toscan (Griffith)
Replacements
Alan Ridley (West Wyalong)
Bill Edwards (Harden-M’bah)
Pat O’Brien (Cowra)
Jack Hampstead (Young)

Won by Western Districts 3/2. Due to the waterlogged ground at Young it was decided to re-play the match at Wollongong; won on by Western Districts 15/9

1948
Southern Districts Versus Western Districts (Young)
Peter McGrath (West Wyalong)
Stan Larkins (Junee)
Wally Rooke (Leeton)
Jack Woods (Junee)
Fred McNabb (Griffith)
John Stewart (Wamoon)
John Scott (Boorowa)
Bill Edwards (Harden-M’bah)
Jim Alston (Tumut)
Jack Galvin (Boorowa)
Cec Willard (Young)
Ken MacDonald (Barmedman)
Kevin O’Connell (Wamoon)
Replacements
Bill Tilden (Griffith)
Kevin Wallace (Darlington Point)
Won by Southern Districts 20/7

1949
Southern Districts Versus Western Districts (Orange)
Len Koch (Gundagai)
Doug Jones (Wamoon)
Keith Tull (Cootamundra)
Kevin Wallace (Wamoon)
Clem Mularvey (Albury)
Roley McDonnell (Cootamundra)
John Scott (Young)
Lionel Wheatley (Cootamundra)
David Hodson (Albury)
Pat Maloney (Young)
Russell Gorham (Barmedman)
Ken MacDonald (Barmedman)
Jim Alston (Tumut)
Replacements
Jack Murray (Young)
Malcolm Briggs (Young)
Won by Western Districts 18/15

1950
Southern Districts Versus Western Districts (Orange)
Bill Heath (Wamoon)
Eldon Lindsay (Wagga)
Keith Tull (Cootamundra)
Jack Anderson (Temora)
Stan Larkins (Junee)
Noel Bruce (Junee)

Col Donohue (Barmedman)

Bill Edwards (Gundagai)

Brian Whiting (Adelong)
Pat Maloney (Young)
Sid Hobson (Young)
Ken MacDonald (Barmedman)
Col Yardham (Wagga)
Replacements
Ray Pearce (Wagga)
Len Crompton (Adelong)
Southern and Western Districts drew 21/21

For 1951 – 1959 See Riverina Section