Roy Fisher
Personal information
Full nameRoy Fisher
Born (1932-03-03) 3 March 1932
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1953–62 Parramatta 161 12 0 0 36
1963–65 North Sydney 12 0 0 0 0
Total 173 12 0 0 36
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

Roy Fisher is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played for Parramatta and North Sydney as a prop.

Playing career

Fisher made his first grade debut for Parramatta in 1953 after having played in Yass as a junior and being recruited by the blue and golds during the preceding off-season.[3] Despite having a long career with Parramatta, Fisher's time at the Eels was not a successful one as the club struggled on the field for many years. This was mainly due to the club fielding a squad mostly made up of park footballers and local amateur players. Other clubs in the 1950s like Balmain, St. George, Wests, Souths, and Newtown were recruiting many top-class players from country New South Wales and increasingly from Queensland.

Fisher collected seven wooden spoons as a player with Parramatta but stayed loyal to the club and made an NSWRFL record 170 consecutive grade appearance. This record was not beaten for almost thirty years until Illawarra hooker Michael Bolt surpassed it in 1990.[4] Fisher’s record of most appearances for the Eels was surpassed by Billy Rayner in the 1964 season. In 1962 Fisher was a made a life member of Parramatta for his contributions to the club. In 1963, Fisher joined North Sydney and played there for three seasons before retiring at the end of 1965.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ ‘Parramatta to Return to S.C.G.’; Sydney Morning Herald, 11 April 1953, p. 12
  2. ↑ "Roy Fisher - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. ↑ “Rugby” (anonymous author); ‘Rugby League – Yass to Play Boorowa’, Yass Tribune-Courier, 12 March 1953, p. 4
  4. ↑ Middleton, David; Rugby League 1990–91, pp. 104, 121 ISBN 0949853453
  5. ↑ "Tigers favourite for wooden spoon". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 24 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Parramatta National Rugby League Life Members". Parramatta Eels.
  7. ↑ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
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