Bob Sullivan (rugby league)

Bob Sullivan was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney as a five-eighth.

Bob Sullivan

Personal information
Full name	Robert William Sullivan
Born	1931
Died	2 March 2009
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1949–57 North Sydney 122 42 4 0 134 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1954 New South Wales 2 2 0 0 6 1954 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1961–62 North Sydney 36 13 2 21 36
Source: [1]

Playing career

Sullivan began his first grade career in 1949 with North Sydney. In the early 1950s, Sullivan was a member of the North Sydney sides which reached the preliminary finals but fell short of a grand final appearance. In 1954, Sullivan was selected to play for Australia against Great Britain and in the same year was selected to play for New South Wales in the interstate series against Queensland. Sullivan played with North Sydney up until the end of 1959 where he captained North Sydney to a reserve grade premiership, his last game in first grade was during the 1957 season. Sullivan was the son of former North Sydney player Con Sullivan and the nephew of Sid Deane who is a member of the North Sydney Bears team of the century.[2]

Post playing

Sullivan was later a long serving president of the North Sydney club and was inducted as a life member. Sullivan also coached North Sydney between 1961 and 1962 with limited success.

References

1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Bob Sullivan - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. North Sydney Bears (7 February 2018). "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 17 December 2018.