Eric Ferguson (rugby league)

Eric Ferguson (born 11 May 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Eastern Suburbs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Eric Ferguson
Personal information
Born (1955-05-11) 11 May 1955
Casino, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1974–77 Eastern Suburbs 10 3 2 0 13
1978–81 South Sydney 33 4 116 0 244
Total 43 7 118 0 257
Source: [1]

Biography

An Indigenous Australian, Ferguson grew up as the middle sibling of nine children and lived in the New South Wales towns of Rappville, Byron Bay and Griffith. He played his early rugby league for Yenda, captaining the under 18s in 1968. While playing in Newcastle he was recruited by Eastern Suburbs.[2]

Ferguson, a fullback and occasional winger, played first-grade for Eastern Suburbs from 1974 to 1977, but didn't feature regularly.

At South Sydney he received more time in first-grade and became a reliable goal-kicker for the club. In a 1978 game against Cronulla he kicked nine goals from nine attempts.[3] He helped South Sydney make the finals in 1980, kicking the winning sideline conversion against North Sydney in Round 19, with less than two-minutes to play.[4] South Sydney ultimately edged into the finals by a point and Ferguson made his only finals appearances against St. George at the SCG.

References
  1. Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. "Heroes of Yesterday, Interview 24 - 15 Feb 2017 - Eric Ferguson". www.dansnrlcollectables.com. 15 February 2017.
  3. "Barry Andrews off in first half". The Canberra Times. 11 June 1978. p. 41. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Five teams level in second place". The Canberra Times. 11 August 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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