Hec Farrell
Hec Farrell was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played for Western Suburbs as a Hooker.
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Full name | Hec Farrell | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Farrell made his debut for Western Suburbs in 1951. In 1952, Farrell was a member of the Western Suburbs side which claimed their fourth premiership defeating South Sydney 22-10 in the grand final. The match was remembered due to its controversy with claims the referee George Bishop had put a big wager on Wests winning the game. Souths claimed that they were denied two fair tries and Wests had scored one try off a blatant knock on. Farrell himself was sent off in the second half of the match. This would prove to be the last premiership Western Suburbs would win as a stand alone entity before exiting the competition in 1999. Farrell played on with Wests until 1957 and then retired.[2][3][4]
References
- "Hec Farrell - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- "From the Vault: Magpies' last Grand Final victory". 28 March 2012.
- "A Man Of His Word". 16 July 2018.
- "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.