Sid Goodwin

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Sidney Albert Goodwin
Born
Wednesday, 11th November, 1914
Died
Monday, 17th October, 1988 (Aged 73 years and 341 days)
Place Of Birth
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Snowy-haired Balmain winger played in all three Tests on the Australian tour of NZ in 1935 after being a late call-up to the squad. A prolific try-scorer, Goodwin crossed for a club-record five tries in a match against University that year. Four years later Goodwin captained the Tigers to a grand final win over Souths after scoring a record 6 tries in an interstate match for NSW. The advent of World War II unfortunately stopped any chance of furthering his Test career and he later joined Newtown, playing in the club's 1943 grand final thrashing of Norths. Goodwin backed up the following year and scored 22t in a season which finished in controversial circumstances when the Blue Bags lost the grand final to his former club Balmain.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 159 128 2   - 388 90 61 8 56.60% List
Tour Matches Australia 4 3 -   - 9 3 1 0 75.00% List
Test Series 3 2 -   - 6 2 1 0 66.67% List
NRL Finals 11 10 -   - 30 5 6 0 45.45% List
City Cup 7 - -   - - 4 3 0 57.14% List
City vs Country Firsts 4 4 -   - 12 4 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 2 1 -   - 3 1 1 0 50.00% List
Interstate Matches 6 8 -   - 24 3 3 0 50.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1935 3 2 -   - 6 2 1 0 66.67% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW City Seconds 1934-36 3 - -   - - 1 2 0 33.33% List
NSW City Possibles 1935 1 1 -   - 3 0 0 1 0.00% List
Probables (AU) 1937 1 - -   - - 0 0 1 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1938-40 12 14 -   - 42 8 4 0 66.67% List
NSW City Firsts 1938-40, 1944 4 4 -   - 12 4 0 0 100.00% List
Thompson's Team 1940 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1940 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Metropolis 1944 1 3 -   - 9 1 0 0 100.00% List
Rest of NSW Firsts 1944 1 3 5   - 19 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1934-1944 25 26 5   0 88 17 6 2 68.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Balmain NSWRFL 1933 9 5 -   - 15 4 3 2 44.44% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1934 13 4 -   - 12 4 9 0 30.77% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1935 16 16 -   - 48 8 7 1 50.00% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1936 14 12 -   - 36 9 5 0 64.29% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1937 8 5 -   - 15 4 4 0 50.00% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1938 14 6 1   - 20 6 7 1 42.86% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1939 16 18 -   - 54 12 2 2 75.00% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1940 12 7 1   - 23 6 5 1 50.00% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1941 13 12 -   - 36 8 5 0 61.54% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1942 3 1 -   - 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1943 10 9 -   - 27 7 3 0 70.00% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1944 16 22 -   - 66 11 5 0 68.75% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1945 15 11 -   - 33 10 4 1 66.67% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Balmain 1933-42 118 86 2   - 262 62 49 7 52.54% List
Newtown 1943-45 41 42 -   - 126 28 12 1 68.29% List
Overall1933-1945 159 128 2   0 388 90 61 8 56.60% List

Your Say

  • glenn goodwin
    23/05/2011

    I have been reading the book of bumper farrell and came across the name of syd goodwin, and being a league follower having played some years with cessnock i was wondering the background away from league of syd goodwin. (as having the same last name) where he came from his family and if they are still in the area.
    regards
    glenn goodwin

  • Peter
    05/10/2011

    Syd Goodwin was my great great uncle his daughter (Dorathy) lives in the sydney area. His wife Rene past away a few years back now. When they left Newtown they moved down to Windang where I currently live.

  • Colin
    08/10/2018

    Sid Goodwin was my mums cousin so glad he played for the Tigers I have followed them since 1957

  • Ian Gunn
    10/03/2019

    I believe Sid played for many years after leaving Newtown. He finished as non playing coach at Trundle after a period at Parkes .
    I played for Parkes and Western Division in the 60s and Sid’s name was legend in those days even though it was many years since his retirement.I can tell stories about him and his “give me the ball” attitude. Rugby league was his life.

  • Anonymous
    11/09/2019

    Not entirely true.. Sid Goodwin has one son Peter James Burns who married Gail & had two sons who both played Junior league at Wests Les Burns & Todd Burns he also played for the Roosters he married Trace & had a daughter Kalle Layne born 2007 the same year her Great Grandad was named in the Tigers Hall of fame! They all live in Sydney.

  • Anonymous
    26/06/2021

    Sid Goodwin captain coached thirroul butchers to the final of the Illawarra league in 1946.

  • [email protected] dell
    25/01/2022

    I lived 3 doors down from him in Fotheringham st Marrickville growing up I heard people tell me he was a great winger in his day

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Contributions: Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates

Sources: 2006 Official Rugby League Annual