Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Died
- Sunday, 7th April, 2019
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
- Preseason Cup
- 1963, 1964
Known Family Links
- Brother-in-law
- Kevin Hogan
Biography
Marist Brothers Kogarah product overcame a fractured vertebra in his neck to play in over 100 grade games for the Dragons. Armstrong became the club's top hooker immediately after the retirement of Ken Kearney and played in St George's grand final win over Wests in 1961. Armstrong sought a release from the club when it signed Test rake Ian Walsh in 1962 but stayed with the Dragons for three more seasons and deputised for Walsh in St George’s gr4and final win over Balmain in 1964.
- 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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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 6 | 57 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 73.68% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 2 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 71 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 54 | 14 | 7 | 76.06% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Sydney Colts | 1964 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1957 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1958 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1961 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1962 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1963 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1964 | 17 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 94.12% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1965 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | 1957-58, 1961-64 | 51 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 78.43% | List | ||||
| Newtown | 1965 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1957-1965 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 73.68% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Tony McCarron, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello
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