Darcy Russell
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred William Darcy Russell | |||||
| Born | 1922 | |||||
| Died | 7 August 1977 Towradgi, New South Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1948–51 | Eastern Suburbs | 46 | 3 | 136 | 0 | 281 |
| 1957–60 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 79 | 16 | 357 | 1 | 764 |
| Total | 125 | 19 | 493 | 1 | 1045 | |
| Source: Whiticker/Hudson | ||||||
Darcy Russell (1922-1977) was a rugby league footballer in the NSWRFL and was a prolific goal kicker and point-scorer.
Club career
He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for the Eastern Suburbs for 4 seasons between 1948-1951 and the Western Suburbs for 4 seasons between 1957-1960.
He played in the Wollongong competition between 1952-1956, and was selected for N.S.W. Country in 1953 and kicked 8 goals in the match.
Point scoring records
In the 1947 season Russell topped the point scoring lists for Easts in 1st grade and 3rd grade.
Darcy Russell was the leading pointscorer in the NSWRFL on three different occasions :1957, 1959 and 1960.
He retired after the 1960 season, aged 38. His brother, Barry Russell also played for Easts in the 1950s.[1]
References
- ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby Leagye Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
External links
- The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
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