Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Graham Alan Wilson
- Born
- Saturday, 24th June, 1939
- Died
- Tuesday, 20th December, 2005 (Aged 66 years and 179 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- France vs Australia 1963/64, Australia vs France 1964
- Interstate Series
- 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1966
Known Family Links
- Son
- Craig Wilson
- Alan Wilson
- Brother-in-law
- Kevin Hogan
Biography
Newtown forward, originally from Grafton, made his first grade debut as a teenager in 1960. Wilson played for NSW in 1961 and 1963 before touring with the 1963-64 Kangaroos. Earlier that year he had been invited to tour NZ with the visiting South African team to bolster their forward strength so, in effect, he represented two countries that year. Wilson played in two Tests against Great Britain on tour, including the Second Test 50-12 win to secure the Ashes, and in 16 other matches. His last Test appearance was against France in 1964 while his final rep honour before joining Cronulla was his selection for NSW in 1966.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Sydney Firsts | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | South Africa | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 19 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 84.21% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 165 | 13 | 15 | - | 69 | 64 | 97 | 4 | 38.79% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 31 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 32.26% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 227 | 20 | 16 | - | 92 | 103 | 128 | 5 | 45.37% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1963-64 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Metropolis | 1960 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1961, 1963-64, 1966 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1961-62, 1966 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Sydney Firsts | 1963 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1960-1966 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1960 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1961 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1962 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 65.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1963 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 38.89% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1964 | 17 | 2 | 10 | - | 26 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 52.94% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1965 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | 38.46% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1966 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1967 | 16 | - | 5 | - | 10 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 12.50% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1968 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 16 | 0 | 27.27% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1969 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1970 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | 1960-67 | 128 | 11 | 15 | - | 63 | 53 | 71 | 4 | 41.41% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 1968-70 | 37 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 29.73% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1960-1970 | 165 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 69 | 64 | 97 | 4 | 38.79% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Michael Borg, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Your Say
18 May 2011 12:58am
Graham Wilson will be honoured by South African Rugby League as a Honorary Member -International Pioneer during SARL 25TH. CELEBRATIONS IN 2012.
South African Rugby League urgently requires a photo of Graham Wilson
Graham Wilson is part of SARL history.
4 May 2014 4:48pm
Graham was the hardest running second rower of his era. Invariably he would beat the first tackler. A real crowd favourite at Henson Park.
5 Oct 2014 12:48pm
i remember graham playing for the blue bags in 60s he was a strong runner who I believe was very hard for opposition to tAckle he invariably mAde good yards up the middle .he was a vg defender and always gave 110 per cent for his team. He passed away too soon.i would like to know the circumstances of his final passing mike
16 Feb 2024 11:50am
I remember Willo hitting a fellow from Newtown so hard in a tackle under the ribs that the fellow's mouthguard flew 5 yrds out of his mouth and landed in the dust. Willo picked up the poor unfortunate fellow and his mouthguard and dusted him off, checking he was alright. Three tackles later he hit him again and knocked the chap out with a superb but fair tackle, again lifting him up under the ribs and driving him into the ground. When the chap tried to get up, Willo told him he'd had enough and to take an early shower. A true gentleman of the game.
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