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Honours -- Club First Grade (3): 1910, 1933, 1943. First Grade Runners-Up (7): 1913-14, 1929, 1944, 1954-55, 1981. Reserve Grade (6): 1922, 1947-48, 1951, 1970, 1974. Third Grade (3): 1920, 1935, 1943. President's Cup (5): 1919, 1921, 1928, 1944, 1950. Club Championship: 1973. Preseason Competition: 1973. City Cup: 1937, 1942. State Championship: 1941, 1945. Honours -- Players Rothmans Medal winners: Geoff Bugden (1980). NSW Player of the Year: Len Smith (1948). Coach of the Year: Jack Gibson (1973), Warren Ryan (1981). Test Captains, Australia: Albert Johnston (1919-20), Len Smith (1948), Keith Froome (1949). World Cup Captains, Australia: Dick Poole (1957). Internationals, Australia (34): Jack Barnett, Tony Brown, Frank Cheadle, Gordon Clifford, Tedda Courtney, Bill Fransworth, Viv Fransworth, Frank Farrell, Arthur Folwell, Keith Froome, Col Geelan, Henry Holloway, Jack Holmes, Frank Johnson, Albert Johnston, Paddy McCue, Brian Moore, Noel Mulligan, Joe Murray, Herb Narvo, William Neill, Bill Noble, Dick Poole, Paul Quinn, Tom Raudonikis, Charlie Russell, Felix Ryan, Phil Sigsworth, Len Smith, Gary Sullivan, Dick Townsend, Jack Troy, Lionel Williamson, Graham Wilson. First Grade Records Single match: Most tries: 6--Jack Troy v Easts, 8 Jul 1950. Most goals: 11--Tom Kirk v St George, 3 Jun 1944; Tom Kirk v St George, 26 Aug 1944. Most points: 25--Tom Kirk (1T,11G) v St George, 26 Aug 1944. Season: Most tries: 34--Ray Preston, 1954. Most points: 197--Ken Wilson (5T,90G,2FG), 1980. For club: Most tries: 109--Ray Preston. Most points: 1001--Ken Wilson (25T,447G,28FG). Most appearances: 204--Frank Farrell. Best wins: 51-0 v Illawarra at Henson Park, 2 May 1982; 55-7 v St George at SCG, 26 Aug 1944; 48-3 v University at Henson Park, 12 May 1937; 52-7 v St George at SCG, 3 Jun 1944; 50-6 v Manly at SCG, 13 Jun 1955. Worst losses: 65-9 v St George at Kogarah Oval, 30 Jul 1961; 57-6 v Manly at Henson Park, 16 May 1976; 54-4 v Parramatta at Belmore Oval, 5 Jun 1983; 50-2 v Manly at Brookvale Oval, 14 Aug 1977; 54-10 v St George at Kogarah Oval, 24 Jul 1960; 44-0 v Cronulla at Endeavour Field, 23 Jul 1978; 62-18 v Parramatta at Henson Park, 20 Aug 1978. First Grade Coaches: ?* (1908-1922), Arthur 'Pony' Halloway (1923), Albert 'Ricketty' Johnston (1923), Bill Farnsworth (1924), Albert 'Ricketty' Johnston (1925-25), ? (1926-32), Charles 'Boxer' Russell* (1933), ? (1934-39), Frank Burge (1940), Percy Williams (1941), Arthur Folwell* (1942-44), ? (1945), Frank Farrell (1946-51), Frank Johnston (1952-53), Col Geelan (1954), Dick Poole (1955-58), Charles 'Chicka' Cahill (1959-61), Allan Ellis (1962-65), Dick Poole (1966-68), Harry Bath (1969-71), ? (1972), Jack Gibson (1973), Clarrie Jeffreys (1974-76), Paul Broughton (1977-78), Johnny Raper (1978), Warren Ryan (1979-82), Brian Moore (1983). Information courtesy of James Smith

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