Alf Blair

Alf "Smacker" Blair was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 20s. An Australian internationaal and New South Wales representative half, he played his club football career with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with whom he won the 1925, '26, '27 and '29 premierships.

Club career

Blair played 167 first grade games for the Rabbitohs between 1917 and 1930 scoring 37 tries and 120 goals for a total of 351 points. Blair captained Souths to four premierships between 1925 and 1929.

Representative career

He played one test for Australia against the touring Great Britain team in 1924 and also played seven games for New South Wales.

Sources

Andrews, Malcolm. The ABC of Rugby League. Australia: ABC Books, 2006.

South Sydney squad - 1929 NSWRFL Premiers (9th title)

1. Albert Spillane • 2. Benny Wearing • 3. Oscar Quinlivan • 4. Harry Eyres • 5. Reg Williams • 6. Jack Jones • 7. Alf Blair (c) 8. Frank O'Connor • 9. Alf O'Connor • 10. Carl Eggen • 11. Alf Binder • 12. David Watson • 13. Jack Why Coach: Charlie Lynch

South Sydney squad - 1927 NSWRFL Premiers (7th title)

1. Harry Kadwell • 2. Benny Wearing • 3. Vic Lawrence • 4. Sid Harris • 5. Harry Finch • 6. Alf Blair (Capt./Coach) • 7. Michael O'Connor 8. David Watson • 9. Alby Carr • 10. Chas Fennell • 11. George Treweek • 12. Edward Root • 13. Harry Cavanagh

South Sydney squad - 1926 NSWRFL Premiers (6th title)

1. Alan Righton • 2. Alby Carr • 3. Vic Lawrence • 4. Harry Finch • 5. Reg Williams • 6. Alf Blair (c) • 7. Frank Brogan 8. Arch Thompson • 9. Harry Cavanagh • 10. George Treweek • 11. Edward Root • 12. Alf O'Connor • 13. David Watson Coach: Howard Hallett

National Rugby League season top points scorers

1908 Horrie Miller • 1909 Arthur Conlin • 1910–12 Dally Messenger • 1913–14 Harold Horder • 1915 Wally Messenger • 1916–17 Charles Fraser • 1918 Harold Horder • 1919 A McPherson • 1920 Frank Burge • 1921 Rex Norman • 1922 Harold Horder • 1923 Arthur Oxford • 1924 Jack Courtney • 1925 Benny Wearing • 1926 Jack Courtney • 1927 Alf Blair • 1928 Benny Wearing • 1929–30 Jim Craig • 1931 Jack Lynch • 1932 Les Mead • 1933 Syd Christensen • 1934–1935 Dave Brown • 1936 Syd Christensen • 1937 Jack Beaton • 1938 Tom Kirk • 1939 Neville Smith • 1940 Tom Kirk • 1941 Neville Smith • 1942 Ray Lindwall • 1943–1944 Tom Kirk • 1945 Dick Dunn • 1946 Tom Kirk • 1947 Pat Devery • 1948 Jack Lindwall • 1949–50 Bill Keato • 1951–54 Ron Rowles • 1955–56 Doug Fleming • 1957 Darcy Russell • 1958 Harry Bath • 1959 Darcy Russell • 1960 Brian Graham • 1961 Bob Landers • 1962 Don Parish • 1963–65 Fred Griffiths • 1966 Bob Lanigan • 1967–70 Eric Simms • 1971 Graeme Langlands • 1972 Allan McKean • 1973 Graeme Langlands • 1974–76 Graham Eadie • 1977–79 Michael Cronin • 1980 Steve Gearin • 1981 Steve Rogers • 1982 Michael Cronin • 1983 Michael Eden • 1984 Steve Gearin • 1985 Michael Cronin • 1986 Terry Lamb • 1987 Ross Conlon • 1988 Gary Belcher • 1989 Andy Currier & Ricky Walford • 1990 Mal Meninga • 1991–94 Daryl Halligan • 1995 Matthew Ridge • 1996 Jason Taylor • 1997 Jason Taylor (ARL) Ryan Girdler (SL) • 1998 Ivan Cleary • 1999 Matt Geyer • 2000 Joel Caine • 2001 Andrew Johns & Ben Walker • 2002–04 Hazem El Masri • 2005 Brett Hodgson • 2006–07 Hazem El Masri • 2008 Luke Covell • 2009 Hazem El Masri • 2010 Michael Gordon • 2011 Benji Marshall

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