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'''Charlie Banks''' (born 31 August 1922 died 2016) |
'''Charlie Banks''' (born 31 August 1922 died 2016) was an Australian [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. A [[New South Wales rugby league team|state representative]] second-rower, he won the [[1949 NSWRFL season|1949 premiership]] with the [[St George Dragons]] and finished his career at the [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs]] club. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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| Full name | Charles Joseph Banks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1922 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 2016 (aged 93) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Banks (born 31 August 1922 died 2016) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. A state representative second-rower, he won the 1949 premiership with the St George Dragons and finished his career at the Eastern Suburbs club.
Career
Banks played for the St George (1948–50) and Eastern Suburbs (1951–52) clubs. A forward, Banks was a member of St. George Dragons premiership winning side in 1949.[2]
In 1949, Charlie Banks married Shirley Smith, the daughter of St. George committeeman and Chairman of selectors Reg Smith.[3]
In 1951, Banks represented New South Wales twice in the regular interstate clash against Queensland and also in a match against Les Chanticleers during the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand.[4]
References
- ^ "Charlie Banks - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ The St. George Call (9-12-1949) Page 10 "Big Wedding For St.George Footballer." https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/235314016?searchTerm=big%20wedding%20st%20george%20footballer&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1949
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.
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