Bob Lulham

Robert John Lulham (2 November, 1926 – 24 December, 1986)[3] was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australia international and New South Wales state representative three-quarter back, he played in Sydney for the Balmain club, with whom he won the 1947 NSWRFL Premiership.

Bob Lulham
Lulham in 1947
Personal information
Full nameRobert John Lulham[1]
Born(1926-11-02)2 November 1926
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died24 December 1986(1986-12-24) (aged 60)
Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–53 Balmain 85 85 45 0 345
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–49 New South Wales 9 8 0 0 24
1948–49 Australia 3 1 0 0 3
Source: [2]

Born on Tuesday 2 November 1926, into a family of three boys, he had two brothers. A quick-paced wing, Lulham came to Sydney from Newcastle and in his first season in the NSWRFL premiership represented New South Wales in all matches. In the 1947 NSWRFL season he was also the League's top try-scorer, breaking the record for most tries in a debut season with 28 and most tries in a season for Balmain Tigers in the club's history. At the end of the season he played in Balmain's grand final win. At the end of the following season he was selected to tour Europe with the 1948–49 Kangaroos, making his debut in the Third Test against Great Britain before going on to play two Tests against France.

In 1953, Lulham was in the headlines after his mother-in-law, Veronica Mabel Monty, with whom he was having a sexual relationship, was charged with attempting to poison him with thallium.[4][5][6] At the time Monty was living with her daughter and son-in-law following separation from her husband. In the end, the verdict was 'not guilty'. However, Judith Lulham divorced him over his admission during the trial of "intimacies" with Monty.[4] Lulham never played football again.

Lulham died at his home in Tenterfield, New South Wales on Christmas Eve, 1986, at the age of 60. He was buried at the Tenterfield Cemetery.[7]

See also

References
  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23308827
  2. Bobby Lulham at rugbyleagueproject.com
  3. "Player Profile – Bob Lulham". yesterdayshero.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  4. "Two Divorce Suits Filed". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 October 1954.
  5. Ray Chesterton (25 April 2008). "Real headline acts". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Tenetrfield Cemetery database, Robert John Lulham: Grave location TC Lawn, lot 196
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