Ken Stonestreet

Ken Stonestreet nicknamed "Nebo" was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

Ken Stonestreet
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Paul Stonestreet
Born(1942-01-29)29 January 1942
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died28 May 2015(2015-05-28) (aged 73)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–66 Eastern Suburbs 30 0 0 0 0
1967–72 Western Suburbs 124 8 0 1 26
Total 154 8 0 1 26
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969 New South Wales 1 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]
As of 8 July 2019

Playing career

Stonestreet made his first grade debut for Eastern Suburbs against Newtown in 1963 at Henson Park which ended in a 19-0 loss. Stonestreet played with Easts between 1963 and 1966 but his time at the club was not successful as they finished last in 1963, 1965 and 1966. In his final year at Easts, the club went the whole season without winning a single game. As of 2019, Eastern Suburbs are the last team to have gone the whole year without winning a match.

Stonestreet joined Western Suburbs in 1967. In 1969, Stonestreet was selected to play for New South Wales and featured in one game against Queensland. Stonestreet's time at Western Suburbs was mixed with the club missing the finals each year and finished last in 1971. Stonestreet retired as a player at the end of 1972 and then went on to coach the Western Suburbs Under 23 team for 2 seasons.[2][3][4][5][6]

References
  1. "Ken Stonestreet - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  3. "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
  4. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. "Macarthur loses a true fighter". Macarthur Advertiser.
  6. "Ken Stonestreet The True Story". Pratten Park Magpies.
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