John Metcalf (1919-2007) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.[2]
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| Full name | John Metcalf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1919 Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 November 2007 (aged 88) Kincumber, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 30 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Metcalf was a local rugby league footballer from Cessnock, New South Wales. He enlisted into the Australian Army in 1942[3] and was initially sent to Arncliffe in Sydney, and trialled with St. George in 1943.
He played two seasons with the Saints before transferring to Balmain in 1945. He played with both clubs while juggling duties with the AIF. He retired after receiving a badly broken leg in game late in the 1946 season, which ruled him out of the Balmain premiership winning team of 1946.[4]
Melcalf died on 6 November 2007.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Jack Metcalf - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
- ^ "Metcalf, John". DVA's Nominal Rolls. Government of Australia | Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Forward's Two Fractures". The Sun. No. 11, 398. New South Wales, Australia. 5 August 1946. p. 11. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald (Death Notice) 9/11/2007
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