Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Wednesday, 15th January, 1902
- Died
- Saturday, 9th January, 1960 (Aged 57 years and 360 days)
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1925, 1928, 1931, 1932
- Bulimba Cup
- 1925, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935
Known Family Links
- Son-in-law
- Denis Flannery
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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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Toowoomba | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | - | 32 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 56.25% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Ipswich Firsts | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 27 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 62.96% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 4 | 26 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 42.31% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Bulimba Cup | 5 | 35 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 70 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 55 | 46 | 6 | 78.57% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1928-29, 1932-33 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Toowoomba | 1924-25 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | List | ||||
| QLD Firsts | 1925, 1928-34 | 35 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 54.29% | List | ||||
| Ipswich | 1927-34 | 36 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 36.11% | List | ||||
| Kangaroos | 1930 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1924-1934 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Jason Ganter, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Bill Bates

Your Say
16 Jul 2015 4:40pm
My uncle played against him said he was one of the toughest. I read once that he broke a bone in his arm or leg and argued to go back on. Tough man
29 Apr 2018 4:05pm
Dn Dempsey had a son Dan, died when driving a taxi on the Gold Coast. late 1970s
18 Sep 2020 4:44pm
My Grandfathers first cousin. His true sir name is O’dempsey. He was told to drop the O and he would get selected for Aus so he did. Tough as
3 Oct 2023 7:15pm
I actually had the honor of caring for Dan's daughter Nola and son in law Dennis at the end of their lives. Both a pleasure to care for. Dennis Flannery was a beautiful gentleman right until the end.
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