Robert Jesse Lindfield (1901–1959) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
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| Full name | Robert Jesse Lindfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1901 Orange, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 1959 (aged 58) Orange, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editLindfield was born in Orange, New South Wales on 9 June 1901.
Playing career
editLindfield came to Western Suburbs in 1923. He played eleven seasons for Wests between 1923 and 1934. He played hooker in two premiership winning teams: 1930 and 1934.
He shifted to Canterbury-Bankstown for two seasons between 1935 and 1936 before retiring. Budgen played in Canterbury's first ever game as a club in Round 1 1935 against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval which ended in a 20–5 loss.
Lindfield represented New South Wales on five occasions in 1928.[2][3][4]
Death
editLindfield died on 9 September 1959, aged 58.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Bob Lindfield - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 2022-04-05. Archived from the original on 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (1995). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Smithfield, New South Wales: Gary Allen. ISBN 9781875169573. LCCN 95104122. OCLC 35304987. OL 830283M.
- ^ "Bob Lindfield - Bulldogs History Database". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ "Wests Archives - First Grade Players". Western Suburbs Magpies. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ "CYMS did it for their late coach". Central Western Daily. 2005-06-08. Archived from the original on 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
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