Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Saturday, 6th December, 1924
- Died
- Thursday, 26th December, 2013 (Aged 89 years and 20 days)
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1948
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1947
Biography
Easts junior was graded by the club in 1943 but served in WWII and played sporadically for the Armed Services between 1944 and 1946. Hopkins signed with C’bury in 1947 and was chosen for NSW but pulled out of the team because of injury. The following year he became the first C’bury player to gain a place on a Kangaroo Tour - Hopkins' nippiness and sharp passing clinched the City Firsts halfback position and his two matches for NSW were a prelude to eventual selection. He went on to play in 13 minor matches on tour (but no Tests) and scored 23pts (1t, 10g).
- ALAN WHITICKER
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) | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 14 | 3 | 13 | - | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | - | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 75 | 14 | 69 | - | 180 | 39 | 29 | 7 | 52.00% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 92 | 17 | 90 | - | 231 | 54 | 36 | 7 | 58.70% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1948 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1947 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1948-49 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1948 | 2 | - | 8 | - | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1947-1949 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1947 | 19 | 6 | 3 | - | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 68.42% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1948 | 11 | 3 | 22 | - | 53 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1949 | 17 | 3 | 41 | - | 91 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 35.29% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1950 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 63.16% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1951 | 6 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1954 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Canterbury | 1947-49 | 47 | 12 | 66 | - | 168 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 51.06% | List | ||||
| Balmain | 1950-51 | 25 | 2 | 3 | - | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 56.00% | List | ||||
| St George | 1954 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1947-1954 | 75 | 14 | 69 | 0 | 180 | 39 | 29 | 7 | 52.00% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Tony McCarron, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello

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