Harry Finch

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Harry Finch
Personal information
Full nameHarry Alfred Finch
Born(1907-03-20)20 March 1907
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Died23 May 1949(1949-05-23) (aged 42)
Pagewood, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1925–26 Eastern Suburbs 1631011
1926–34 South Sydney 674010122
Total834320133
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1926–29 New South Wales 1373027
1929–30 Australia 00000
1927 Metropolis 150015
1929 NSW City 10000
Source: [1]

Harry Alfred Finch (19071949) was a professional rugby league footballer in Australia's leading competition - the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in the 1920s and 1930s. Finch was also an Australian international who played for both the Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney clubs.

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Playing career

Born Sydney, Australia and educated at Marist Brothers High School at Darlinghurst, Harry Finch, a wing, made his first grade debut with Eastern Suburbs in the year 1925 as an 18-year-old. He played 16 matches with Easts’ in the years (1925-6). In his second year at the club Finch, was selected to make his state debut for the New South Wales rugby league team in the interstate series against Queensland.

The following season, 1927, Finch transferred to the South Sydney club where he played 62 matches in the years (1927–30) and (1933–34). Said to be an outstanding winger, Finch was a member of Souths' premiership winning teams in 1927 & 1928. Finch made his Australian debut after being selected for the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 157. [2] On the tour, Finch didn't play in a Test but did represent Australia in 10 of the minor matches. Finch is recognized as Eastern Suburbs' 151st player and South Sydney's 143rd player. [3]

Coaching career

After retiring from Sydney football, Finch successfully captain-coached Cessnock to a premiership.

Death

He died suddenly at his home in Pagewood, New South Wales on 23 May 1949, aged only 42. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Harry Finch - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ARL Annual Report 2005.
  3. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. Sydney Morning Herald- death notice - 24/05/1949
  5. The Sun (Sydney) 24 Mar 1949 "League Star Dies" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229778087?searchTerm=harry%20finch&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1949

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