Frank Burge

Frank Burge

Frank Burge circa 1914
Personal information
Born	(1894-08-14)14 August 1894 Darlington, New South Wales, Australia
Died	5 July 1958(1958-07-05) (aged 63) Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Position	Lock, Second-row, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1911–26 Glebe 149 137 50 0 511 1927 St. George 18 9 0 0 27 Total 167 146 50 0 538 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1912–26 New South Wales 26 32 32 0 160 1914–22 Australia 13 7 7 0 35 1911–22 Metropolis 8 16 3 0 54
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1927–30 St George 66 44 3 19 67 1932 Eastern Suburbs 15 9 0 6 60 1935 North Sydney 17 10 1 6 59 1936 Canterbury-Bankstown 15 9 2 4 60 1937 St George 0 0 0 0 1940 Newtown 15 9 0 6 60 1945 North Sydney 15 8 0 7 53 1947 Western Suburbs 20 12 0 8 60 Total 163 101 6 56 62
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Frank Burge (14 August 1894 – 5 July 1958) was one of the greatest forwards in the history of rugby league in Australia.^[4] Later Burge became one of the game's finest coaches. His club career was with Glebe and the St. George Dragons. He represented New South Wales on twenty-six occasions and played thirteen test matches for the Kangaroos and played for Australia in a further twenty-three tour matches.