| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Justice | |||||
| Nickname | Snow, Snowy | |||||
| Born | 1902 | |||||
| Died | 1977 (aged 74–75) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1922–32 | St George | 111 | 12 | 36 | ||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1925–30 | New South Wales | 25 | 0 | |||
| 1928–30 | Australia | 5 | ||||
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1936 | St George | |||||
| 1947 | St George | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Arthur "Snowy" Justice (1902–1977) was an Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator. He was a rugged hooker for the St George Dragons who made state and national representative appearances in the late 1920s. Later he was a club administrator, national selector and league judiciary Chairman.
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A pioneer player with the St George Dragons, he made his first grade debut in the club's second season in the NSWRFL. He captained the club in their maiden (and unsuccessful) Grand final appearance in season 1930 against the Western Suburbs Magpies. This was the first ever Grand Final played to determine the premiership winner. In season 1932 when his Kangaroo tourist partner Harry Kadwell was captain-coach at St George, Justice took over the captaincy when Kadwell's season was ended with a broken leg.
An uncompromising player and relentless fighter [1] Justice first represented for New South Wales in 1925 and went on to make a total of 25 appearances for his state.
Justice made his Test debut for Australia in the first match of Ashes series against England in 1928 and played in all three Tests of that series. He made further Test appearances on the 1929-30 Kangaroo Tour of England - the scoreless draw in the third test and the subsequent fourth test, as well as appearing in a tour match against Wales.[1]
Justice coached at St George in two seasons 1936 and 1947. He was an Australian representative selector for the 1952-53 Kangaroos and was chairman of the NSWRFL judiciary. He then enjoyed a long career as Secretary-Manager of the St George Leagues Club initially at the club's first premises at the head of Rocky Point Road, Kogarah and then from 1963 when the current Leagues Club was opened on the Princes Highway at Carlton up until his death.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Albert Johnston 1933-1935 |
Coach St George Dragons 1936 |
Succeeded by Frank Burge 1937 |
| Preceded by Herb Narvo |
Coach St George Dragons 1947 |
Succeeded by Jim Duckworth 1948 - 50 |