Playing Career
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1965
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1963, 1965
Biography
Ken Irvine’s wing partner at Norths during the 1960s played one match for NSW in 1965, scoring a try.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Series | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 93 | 28 | - | - | 84 | 42 | 47 | 4 | 45.16% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 24 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 119 | 34 | - | - | 102 | 50 | 64 | 7 | 42.02% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Sydney Firsts | 1963 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1965 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1965 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1966 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1963-1966 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1962 | 8 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12.50% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1963 | 15 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1964 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1965 | 18 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1966 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1967 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1968 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1969 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1970 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| North Sydney | 1962-70 | 93 | 28 | - | - | 84 | 42 | 47 | 4 | 45.16% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Tim Costello
Your Say
10/03/2011
Is this the same person that taught at Berala public school in the 1960s?
19/08/2011
yes, indeed, that was my Dad too.
29/07/2012
Denis was at a one teacher school near Gilgandra in 1961. He was playing football against all the boys (for real) when the inspector turned up. His report could not have been good, and Denis was evidently a professional footballer the next year.
11/08/2015
WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE BEST YEARS OF MY SCHOOL LIFE. A VERY GOOD TEACHER AND A NICE GUY
23/07/2018
My teacher at Berala 1962. After the weekend he would turn up at school with visible bruises, cuts and I remember the stitched up cut over an eye. As his students, especially the boys, we followed his matches and wanted to know how each injury was earned. A great teacher, find memories of the time.
19/04/2020
Does he have a son Brent?
31/05/2022
It is so interesting to see how an accomplished rugby league player is better remembered for his good teaching more so than his good football. I had a maths teacher who played on the wing for Canterbury Banks. and I note that comments for him are in the same vein.
Denis was at a level equivalent to modern day State of Origin.
19/03/2024
Denis taught at Armatree Public School as commented.....near Gilgandra.
My brother taught at this school in 1962.
Happy days.
We knew Denis from Bathurst Teachers College days....1960/61
Hope he is well.Pete Collins
14/03/2026
Beryl Cubis, Denis's wife was our History teacher at Willoughby Girls' High in the 1960s. She was a fantastic teacher, When we discovered that her husband, Denis, played for North Sydney, our local team, we attended matches at North Sydney Oval to watch him play. We became rugby league fans!
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