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Bob Landers

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 11th September, 1940
Died
Friday, 12th April, 1996 (Aged 55 years and 213 days)

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

Preseason Cup
1968

Known Family Links

Son
Kurt Landers

Biography

St Joseph's College Hunter’s Hill product, a giant-striding winger, played for NSW in 1959 and was the season's leading point-scorer in 1960-61. Landers kicked three goals in Easts' 31-6 grand final loss to St George in 1960 and later went on to play in England with Leeds. On his return, he signed with Second Division side Penrith which was gearing up for promotion to the NSWRL. Landers was one of the Panthers' most consistent match-winners in their early years; his 158 points (6t, 70g) in 1969 was a club record which stood until broken by Greg Alexander. Landers passed away in 1996 after a short illness, aged 56.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Interstate Series - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - 174 59 438   - 1053 62 105 7 35.63% List
NSWRFL Finals - 3 1 12   - 27 2 1 0 66.67% List
City Cup - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Preseason Cup 1 30 4 81   - 174 14 13 3 46.67% List
Overall   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
First Class 206 63 519   - 1227 78 121 10 37.86% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Possibles (AU) 1959   2 1 1   - 5 0 2 0 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1959, 1961-63   4 3 8   - 25 3 0 1 75.00% List
NSW Firsts 1959   1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1959-1963   7 4 9   0 30 3 3 1 42.86% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1959   13 4 9   - 30 5 8 0 38.46% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1960   23 13 64   - 167 14 9 0 60.87% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1961   17 14 61   - 164 8 8 1 47.06% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1962   16 6 49   - 116 9 6 1 56.25% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1963   13 2 22   - 50 2 11 0 15.38% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1964   10 1 24   - 51 0 10 0 0.00% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1965   13 1 22   - 47 3 9 1 23.08% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1967   20 6 35   - 88 4 14 2 20.00% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1968   12 4 39   - 90 5 7 0 41.67% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1969   21 6 70   - 158 6 14 1 28.57% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1970   16 2 43   - 92 6 9 1 37.50% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs 1959-65   105 41 251   - 625 41 61 3 39.05% List
Penrith 1967-70   69 18 187   - 428 21 44 4 30.43% List
Overall1959-1970   174 59 438   0 1,053 62 105 7 35.63% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    13 Feb 2012 11:33am

    Bob was a very good winger ,Ican remember the day we played at North Sydney oval they had put him into the scums thgrond was shocking it had been pouring he and Elaine were very good friends of ours ,Elaine and I were sitting together Elaine turned to me and ask me,Where is Bobby? pointed him out to her there he is covered in mud ,on the wing he always looked so clean. We were very sad when he passed away.

  • Chris
    4 Oct 2016 1:10pm

    Remember watching ,, lollie legs landers , as my dad nick named him, at Penrith park when I was 12 years old. What a dashing winger.

  • Chris Jupp
    14 Aug 2019 7:25pm

    I first met Bob in 1970 after moving from Blakehurst to Penrith. He was selling new Ford cars for Ross Sinclair, from the very first time we met he was easy going and ended up being good friends with my in-laws and my wife he sold us two new Fords within a couple of years. Bob was very honest with advice and in his business dealings with a lot of my friends who all spoke very highly of him over a decade of good friendship with him it was a terrible shock to my family and friends who got to know him through the motor trade. When we heard he passed away we were totally staggered because we all knew him as the big guy who always was a bloody good friend. Sadly missed by Chris Yvonne & friends
    RIP Bob it was a privilege to have known you mate.

  • Eve Whiteside ( née Landers)
    3 Sep 2021 7:49pm

    I grew up watching my Uncle Robert play football . He was just amazing . So proud to have had this incredible gentleman as my uncle . Love Aunty Elaine and know that Bob was the love of her life . RIP Bob Landers

  • Christine Fahey
    20 Feb 2024 10:41am

    I am a first cousin to Bobby and grew up watching him play. We were very proud of him. I have an old scrap book about him that my mother kept and would like to pass it on to his family if any one could make contact please.

  • Anonymous
    5 Dec 2024 9:09pm

    Bob was a legend also was in involved in a gym in William st back in the day always nice to people

  • Steve Angel
    5 Dec 2024 9:09pm

    Bob was a legend also was in involved in a gym in William st back in the day always nice to people

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