Wally Hancock

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Wally Hancock
Personal information
Full nameWalter Joseph Hancock
Born5 May 1897
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died23 June 1965(1965-06-23) (aged 68)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1922–26 North Sydney 302006
Source: [1]

Wally Hancock was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney as a lock and also as a second rower.

Playing career

Hancock began his first grade career with Norths in 1922 and was a part of North Sydney's second premiership win playing at lock in their 35-3 1922 grand final victory over Glebe at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Hancock played a further 4 seasons before retiring at the end of the 1926 season. [2]

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References

  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Wally Hancock - 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.