Charlie Gill
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| Born | 1923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1986 (aged 62–63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Gill (1923–1986) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative forward, he played club football in the Newcastle Rugby League for Norths and Wests and also spent a season in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership with Parramatta.
While playing for North Newcastle, Gill was selected to represent Newcastle when they hosted the 1951 French touring side and lost. He also played for Country NSW and then New South Wales. While at Norths,[1] he was then selected to make his international début for Australia against the visiting New Zealand team in 1952, becoming Kangaroo No. 291.[2] At the end of that season Gill went on the 1952–53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, playing in the second Ashes test against Great Britain. In 1953 he played in the match against the American 'All-Stars'.[3] Gill was also selected to go on the 1953 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand, playing in all three tests against the Kiwis.
Sydney club Parramatta paid a fee of £500[4] to sign Gill as their captain-coach for the 1954 NSWRFL season.[5][6] After that Gill returned to the Newcastle Rugby League as captain-coach of the Western Suburbs club, spending two seasons with them in 1955 and 1956.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Newcastle Rugby League – Team Of The Century". The Newcastle Herald. newcastle.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Player Register". Kangaroos. Australian Rugby League. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ Whiticker, Alan. "Charlie Gill". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ Goodman, Tom (21 March 1954). "Players make big demands". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Coach Profile – Charlie Gill". nrlstats.com. Sports Data. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Player Profile – Charlie Gill". yesterdayshero.com.au. Smartpack International. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Seasons 1955 to 1959". westrosellas.com.au. Western Suburbs Rosellas. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- 1923 births
- 1986 deaths
- Australia national rugby league team players
- Australian rugby league players
- New South Wales rugby league team players
- Newcastle rugby league team players
- Northern Suburbs Blues players
- Parramatta Eels players
- Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales
- Western Suburbs Rosellas players
- Rugby league props
- Country New South Wales rugby league team players