Gerald Scully

Gerald Scully (1920-1999) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. Scully played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney and Newtown as a lock.

Gerald Scully

Gerald Scully. 1943
Personal information
Full name	Gerald Patrick Scully
Born	21 Nov 1920 Cammeray, New South Wales
Died	3 Aug 1999 Griffith, New South Wales
Playing information
Position	Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1939–46 North Sydney 81 31 0 0 93 1947 Newtown 10 6 0 0 18 Total 91 37 0 0 111 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1942–43 Sydney Firsts 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Scully began his first grade career in 1939 aged 18 with Norths and played in the 1943 NSWRL grand final defeat against Newtown in front of a crowd of 60,922 which was a record attendance for a grand final at the time.

In 1947, Scully played one season with Newtown and his final game in first grade was the semi final defeat against Canterbury.[2]

Gerald Scully was an Australian serviceman during World War Two, serving as a Gunner in the 54 Anti Aircraft Regiment. [3]

References

1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Gerald Scully - 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 20 November 2018.
3. DVA Nominal Roll https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=339589&c=WW2