Gerald Scully (1920-1999) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. Scully played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney and Newtown as a lock.

Gerald Scully
Personal information
Full nameGerald Patrick Scully
Born21 November 1920
Cammeray, New South Wales
Died3 August 1999(1999-08-03) (aged 78)
Griffith, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionLock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1939–46 North Sydney 81 31 0 0 93
1947 Newtown 10 6 0 0 18
Total 91 37 0 0 111
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1942–43 Sydney Firsts 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

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Scully began his first grade career in 1939 aged 18 with Norths and played in the 1943 NSWRL grand final defeat against Newtown in front of a crowd of 60,922 which was a record attendance for a grand final at the time.

In 1947, Scully played one season with Newtown and his final game in first grade was the semi-final defeat against Canterbury.[2]

Gerald Scully was an Australian serviceman during World War Two, serving as a Gunner in the 54 Australian Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Gerald Scully - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ North Sydney Bears (7 February 2018). "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ DVA Nominal Roll https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=339589&c=WW2