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| Nickname | Chicka | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1936–40 | Newcastle Norths | 207 | ||||
| 1941–1947 | Newtown | 75 | 29 | 87 | ||
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| Source: Whiticker | ||||||
Charles "Chicka" Cahill (1916-2007) was an Australian premiership-winning rugby league footballer. He played in the forwards for the Newtown club in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership from 1941 to 1947.
Born in Wickham, New South Wales, Cahill's first senior football was played with the Norths Newcastle club. [1] He came to Sydney during WWII joining Newtown from the 1941 season. Cahill first enjoyed premiership success in the 1943 season with Newtown. His good form continued in NSWRFL season 1944, as he helped his club become minor premiers and runners-up, and the following season Cahill was the competition's top try-scorer. He also represented New South Wales in the 1940s and was probably denied international representative honours due to the war.
He took up coaching with the Thirlmere club in the Woolongong competition from 1948 to 1950. He would coach Newtown from 1959 to 1961, then became an administrator at the Newtown club holding the positions of selector, vice-president, secretary and president in the 1960s and 70s.
He was awarded life membership of the NSWRFL in 1966 for his contributions to rugby league. Cahill died on the 14th of July, 2007.
| Preceded by Dick Poole 1955-1958 |
Coach Newtown Jets 1959-1961 |
Succeeded by Allan Ellis 1962-1965 |
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