Charlie Lees

Charlie Lees (1887-1976) was a pioneer rugby league player in the Australian competition - the NSWRFL.

Charlie Lees

Personal information
Full name	Charlie Lees
Born	1887
Died	1976
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop, Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1911–21 Eastern Suburbs 152 14 2 0 101 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1913 New South Wales 4 0 0 0 0 1914 Metropolis 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Lees played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years (1911 to 1921). A forward, Lees was a member of Eastern Suburbs' first premiership winning sides in 1911 (in which he scored his side's only try), 1912 and 1913, and won City Cups with the club in 1914, 1915 and 1916.

A solid defensive player, Lees was one of the earliest members to play 100 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club, playing 152 in total. Lees was Eastern Suburbs' sole try scorer in the match that brought the club its first premiership.[2]

Lees was chosen to play for NSW in 1913. He was awarded Life Membership of the New South Wales Rugby League in 1931.

References

1. "Charlie Lees - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
2. Whiticker, Alan. Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1996 Edn

• The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
• E. E. Christensen's yearbook