Honour Boards

 

Club Legends

In the "Centenary year of Rugby League" , 2008, Southern Suburbs Rugby League Club presented 'Legends Jerseys' to some 28 Legends of the club.

Then naming of the team of the 20th Century was bound to draw debate. Notable omissions from the final selections were Pat McMahon (47-52) and Don Furner(51 - 53) who both made their international debuts from Souths. John Gleeson, Dennis Mateit and Mick Vievers were other , who represented their country prior to playing with Souths.

The Heritage Jerseys Awarded to the final selections were of Green and Gold hoops similar to those worn by the original South End Club, the forerunner to Southern Suburbs. The green and gold was worn by Souths until 1959,  an ARL Directive decreed that the Green and Gold be reserved for the National Team. The familiar Black and Gold has been worn ever since.

 
1.  Fullback Ray Schmidt 'Bomber'       11. Front Row  Jeff Gill 'Gilly' 
2.  Winger     Russ Brown        12. Hooker  Scott Kuhnemann 'Dotty' 
3.  Centre  Ken McCaffrey 'MACA'        13. Front Row  Bill Pollard 'Billy' 
4.  Centre Pat Thrupp 'Thruppy'        14. Five Eight  Bob Swain 'Stumpy'
5.  Winger Greg Wuersching 'Bubbles'       15. Half-Back  Albert Payne 'Payney' 
6. Five-Eight Graham Laird       16. Second Row                       Graham Smith 'Butch '
7. Half-Back Wayne Smith       17. Lock David Collins
8. Lock Athol Smith       18. Second Row Dean McCarthy 'Choice'
9. Second Row Barry Cook 'Cookie'       19. Half-Back - Jim Evans 'Percy"  
10. Second Row                                           Ted Gill 'Gilly"       20. Fullback Kelvin Vickery
 
                                                Coach            Joe Will   
                                                Manager          Rex Zeeman
                                                Manager            Lance Aldridge 
                                                Strapper / Trainer          Harry Barrett  
                                                Club Legend         Neale Obst  
                                                Club Legend          Stan McKenzie 
                                                Club Legend          Alan Selman  
                                                Club Legend         Brian Clelland 
                                                Club Legend         Wilf Gowland

 Past Presidents

 

1951 - 52          L.A..Wood MLA                                1981 - 82          A.J. Sleeman 
1953 - 54         S. Cordwell   1983 - 86         W.R. Gowlett
1955 - 56         E.Kimmins   1987 - 89         R. Zeeman
1957 - 58         W.D. Wallis   1990         R. Inglis 
1959         E. Kimmins   1991         R. Zeeman
1960 - 61         W.J.Watson   1992 - 94         G. Weatherstone 
1962-1963         W.R. Gowlett   1995         R. Goldong /B. Hearn 
1964-65         D.O'Mara   1996 - 98          B. Hearn 
1966-67         B.Ford   1999         B.Dobby / N. Obst 
1968-69         J. Keenan   2000 - 2001          N. Obst 
1970- 72          R.Bateman   2002          D. Mills 
1973 - 1978         S.R.McKenzie   2003 - 06          M. Rathbone 
1979 - 80         N.Obst   2007          G. Wuersching 
      2008         R. Laing / R. Payne 
      2009 -         R. Payne 

 

Life Members

 

 

E. Kimmins          J. Cleary          A. Brooks          B. Ford          R. Bateman          M. O'Reilly          Mrs. R. McKenzie 
W. Gowlett          W. Stanley          J. Keenan          L. Taylor          A. Selman          P. Bowe          Mrs. J. Selman 
R. Lacey          E. Obst          J. Watson          J. Brooks          N. Obst          S. Ridge          H. Barrett
V. Cleary          L. Garbutt          L. Aldridge         D. O'Mara          S. McKenzie          E.J. Dwyer          Mrs. J. Bowe
Mrs. C. Gowlett         R. Zeeman          Mrs. D. Browne          Mrs. L. Barrett          B. Clelland          S. Kuhnemann          R. Payne 

 G. Wuersching        R. Wuersching     Ms. L. Brunner