Les Griffin (rugby league)
 Les Griffin 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leslie Clive Griffin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1907 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 June 1985 (aged 78) Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leslie Clive Griffin (1907 – 1985) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
Playing career
Originally from Tumut, New South Wales, Griffin played for New South Wales in 1930 and 1931 before moving to St. George.
He played first grade for only the 1935 NSWRFL season, but in doing so created a club and NSWRFL point scoring record. In a match against Canterbury-Bankstown on 11 May 1935 at Earl Park, Arncliffe, Griffin scored 36 points (2 tries and 15 goals) in the St. George club's biggest ever win (91-6) [2] which is still a club record for an individual player, while his 15 goals is still an NSWRFL record (held jointly with Easts legend Dave Brown.
As of the 2019 NRL season, this remains the biggest recorded victory by a team and the biggest winning margin.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Les Griffin - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Daily Telegraph (Sydney) "Rugby League records toppled" "St. George's Tally" 13/5/1935 (Les Griffin article) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246473226?searchTerm=%22les%20griffin%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1935
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ "May 11: Lote breaks scoring record; JT rejects rugby offer". NRL.