Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Arthur James Branighan
- Born
- Sunday, 28th February, 1943
- Current Age
- 83 years and 30 days
- Place Of Birth
- Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971
- Preseason Cup
- 1966, 1969
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Ray Branighan
- Son
- Luke Branighan
Biography
Older brother of Ray Branighan, and the father of Luke Branighan, was a centre in the Rabbitohs’ grand final loss to St George in 1965 in front of 78,056 fans. Arthur Branighan also played in the club's 23-12 win over Manly in 1970.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing 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 | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 4 | 93 | 21 | 0 | - | 63 | 58 | 35 | 0 | 62.37% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 2 | 28 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 67.86% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 121 | 30 | 0 | - | 90 | 83 | 44 | 2 | 68.60% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Sydney Colts | 1964 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1963 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1964 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 56.25% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1965 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1966 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1967 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1968 | 19 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 78.95% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1969 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1970 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.91% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1971 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Sydney | 1963-71 | 93 | 21 | - | - | 63 | 58 | 35 | 0 | 62.37% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Wests Archives, Andrew Ferguson, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Michael Borg

Your Say
15 Jan 2012 6:34pm
Very underated centre great defender also had good pair of hands
10 Apr 2014 6:40pm
A great team member with strength and speed. Very underrated.
25 Oct 2022 4:25pm
Ray Branighan was a very solid all round centre who played many seasons during South's glory days. A most underrated centre.
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