Glebe (rugby League Team) - Notable Players

Notable Players

During their 22-year presence in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, the club managed to produce 12 internationals. Those twelve players were Alex Burdon, Frank Burge, who was probably the best player they ever had, Peter Burge, Albert Conlon, Bert Grey, Arthur Halloway, Charlie Hedley, Jack Hickey, Tom McCabe, Chris McKivat, Peter Moir and Les Cubitt. A third Burge brother, former Wallaby tourist Albert Burge was also a Dirty Red. Alex Burdon and Chris McKivat had the honour of captaining their country, from 1908–09 and 1911-12 respectively and Les Cubitt captained an Australasian side in 1921.

In 2008, to celebrate the Centenary of Rugby League in Australia, a panel commissioned by the Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League voted four Glebe players into a group of "Rugby League's 100 Greatest Players". These players were Frank Burge, Les Cubitt, Arthur Halloway and Chris McKivat.

The side that played in the 1911 New South Wales Rugby Football League Grand Final is shown below.

No. Position Player
1 FB Roy Algie
2 WG Mick Muggivan
3 CE Dave Garlick
4 CE Tom Gleeson
5 WG Charlie Cubitt
6 FE Les Cubitt
7 HB Fritz Thiering
No. Position Player
8 PR Sid Pert
9 HK Jack Redmond
10 PR Sam Griffith
11 SR Albert Burge (c)
12 SR Frank Burge
13 LK Harry Brighton
14 RE J Farrelly

The side that played in the 1922 New South Wales Rugby Football League Grand Final is shown below.

No. Position Player
1 FB R Stapleton
2 WG Charlie Ogle
3 CE Ed Summers
4 CE Tommy James
5 WG Jack Toohey
6 FE W Stirton
7 HB Bill Benson (c)
No. Position Player
8 PR Frank Burge
9 HK A "Bert" Gray
10 PR Laidley Burge
11 SR Jack Redmond
12 SR Walter Haddock
13 LK Tom McGrath

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