Coaching Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Francis Michael Farrell
- Nickname(s)
- Bumper
- Born
- Saturday, 16th September, 1916
- Died
- Tuesday, 23rd April, 1985 (Aged 68 years and 219 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1939, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1948, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1943
- City Cup
- 1942
Known Family Links
- Grandson
- Jack Elsegood
- Brother-in-law
- John Whitfield
Biography
Tough prop during the war years, 'Bumper' Farrell was a stoic clubman for the Blue Bags. While he represented NSW in 13 matches between 1939-50, he had to wait until after the war to represent Australia in three Tests against Great Britain in 1946. Farrell captained Newtown to a grand final victory in 1943 (and a controversial defeat by Balmain the following year) and was implicated in a celebrated biting incident involving St George's Bill McRitchie in 1945. (Farrell was exonerated after stating that he had left his teeth in jar in the dressing room!) Captain-coach of Newtown from 1946-51, his final Test appearance was against NZ in 1948. When the popular policeman retired in 1951, he had become the first to play over 250 grade games for a Sydney club and remains the only Newtown player to top the 200 first grade mark.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Coaching Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Club Career - Australia | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 123 | 70 | 48 | 5 | 56.91% | List | |||||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||||||
| Overall | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
| First Class | 123 | 70 | 53 | 5 | 56.91% | List | ||||||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1945 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1946 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1947 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 57.89% | List | |||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1948 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 68.42% | List | |||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1949 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1950 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 57.89% | List | |||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1951 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Newtown | 1945-51 | 123 | 70 | 48 | 5 | 56.91% | List | |||||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Paul Carter, Wests Archives, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello
Sources:
2006 Official Rugby League Annual
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