Frank Crowe (rugby league)

Frank Crowe was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1930s. He played two brief seasons in the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership for South Sydney.

Frank Crowe
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928 South Sydney 2 0 0 0 0
1933 South Sydney 6 0 0 0 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

In 1928, Crowe made his professional rugby league debut against University in a Round 3 win.[2] He played the following game in a 7-9 loss to Eastern Suburbs[3] and would not appear again until 1933.

Returning at his usual position as hooker, Crowe made an appearance for the first time in five years in a double-digit loss to Easts.[4] He played 3 more games in the regular season. South Sydney concluded the season 3rd, below Easts (who also had 8 wins, but had a better point differential). Souths played Newtown in the semi-final on a Saturday afternoon. Crowe played the game, however, his team lost 17-12 to the eventual premiers.[5]

Crowe would not play another game after Souths' Semi Final loss. He concluded his career with 8 appearances.[6]

References
  1. "Alan Crumpton". Rugby League Project.
  2. "NSWRFL 1928 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. "NSWRFL 1928 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. "NSWRFL 1933 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. "NSWRFL 1933 - Semi Final - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. "Frank Crowe - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.