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George 'Bluey' Carstairs

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Vital Statistics

Full Name
George James Carstairs
Nickname(s)
Bluey
Born
Sunday, 25th March, 1900
Died
Friday, 14th October, 1966 (Aged 66 years and 203 days)
Place Of Birth
Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Marist Brothers (Kogarah) junior had the honour of scoring St George's first try in a competition match in 1921. By the end of the year Carstairs had become the club's first home-grown international player. A burly centre and talented goal-kicker, he played in 17 matches on the 1921-22 Kangaroo tour, including the final two Tests against England. In 1928 'Bluey' Carstairs was at the centre of an incident that led to the infamous 'Earl Park riot' during a match against Balmain (Carstairs was kicked by opposing forward Tony Russell, sparking a fight amongst rival supporters). Stints with Barmedman (1925) and Narrabri (1926) punctuated his career with the Dragons. A 'digger' in both World Wars (he served with the AIF in France in 1918), his ‘death’ was prematurely reported during World War II when he was fighting in the Middle East in 1940. Carstairs actually died on 14 October 1966, on the same day as former Test hooker Arthur Folwell.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Actually served in both World Wars. In the First World War he was ranked as Private in the 1st Battalion. In the Second World War he was ranked as Lance Sergeant. He was prematurely reported as KIA while fighting in the Middle East. He actually died in November 1966 on the same day as former Test Hooker Arthur Folwell.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
The Ashes - 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Tour Matches Australia - 17 7 1   - 23 13 4 0 76.47% List
Tour Matches Metropolis - 1 1 1   - 5 1 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts - 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Test Series - 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Country Carnival - 3 - 1   - 2 2 1 0 66.67% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - 81 11 78   - 189 33 45 3 40.74% List
NSWRFL Finals - 3 1 2   - 7 1 2 0 33.33% List
City Cup - 22 5 30   - 75 4 18 0 18.18% List
Overall   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
First Class 110 22 92   - 250 55 72 3 50.00% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1921-22   2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Seconds 1921   1 1 -   - 3 0 1 0 0.00% List
Metropolis 1922-23   2 1 2   - 7 2 0 0 100.00% List
Kangaroos 1922   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1922, 1924   2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1924   1 - 1   - 2 0 1 0 0.00% List
Probables (AU) 1924   1 1 2   - 7 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1921-1924   8 3 5   0 19 4 4 0 50.00% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George NSWRFL 1921   8 2 -   - 6 2 6 0 25.00% List
St George NSWRFL 1922   14 3 15   - 39 2 12 0 14.29% List
St George NSWRFL 1923   11 - 17   - 34 3 8 0 27.27% List
St George NSWRFL 1924   8 2 15   - 36 3 3 2 37.50% List
St George NSWRFL 1925   8 - 13   - 26 2 5 1 25.00% List
St George NSWRFL 1926   5 - 4   - 8 1 4 0 20.00% List
St George NSWRFL 1927   15 3 8   - 25 11 4 0 73.33% List
St George NSWRFL 1928   9 1 6   - 15 7 2 0 77.78% List
St George NSWRFL 1929   3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George 1921-29   81 11 78   - 189 33 45 3 40.74% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, Tim Costello