Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Andrew Russell
- Born
- Sunday, 20th October, 1901
- Died
- Saturday, 29th October, 1983 (Aged 82 years and 9 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Mick Russell
Biography
Balmain forward was at the centre of an incident with St George's George Carstairs that sparked the infamous Earl Park riot on 11 August, 1928. Russell was alleged to have kicked Carstairs after the St George player had broken Russell's nose after using his elbow in a tackle. Carstairs was knocked unconscious while Russell was attacked by an angry mob of spectators after the match. Both players were summonsed to appear in a Kogarah Court where charges of causing a public riot were later dropped. (Interestingly, the NSWRL took no action against the players, blaming the crowd for the trouble). Russell was sent off against St George the following year and left Balmain to play in Canowindra in 1930. He later won a world championship in a quieter sport, sailing 18 footers.
- 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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| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Carnival | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 39 | 10 | 11 | - | 52 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 38.46% | List | ||||
| Maher Cup | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| City Cup | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 42 | 11 | 11 | - | 55 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 38.10% | List | |||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1926 | 12 | 2 | 11 | - | 28 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1927 | 12 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1928 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1929 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 37.50% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | 1926-29 | 39 | 10 | 11 | - | 52 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 38.46% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Neil Pollock
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