Gordon Wright (rugby league)

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Gordon Wright

Personal information

Full name

Gordon Wright

Playing information

Position

Five-eighth, Wing

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1917–23	Eastern Suburbs	65	64	0	0	192
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1919–22	Metropolis	3	8	1	0	26

Source: ^[1]

As of 21 June 2019

Gordon Wright was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the early 20th century. He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for the Eastern Suburbs club.

Wright was a wing who played for the Eastern Suburbs club for seven seasons in the years (1917–23).^[2]

Try scoring record

He was the NSWRL's leading try scorer for three consecutive seasons, in 1919, 1920 and 1921. This feat has been accomplished only twice since by Benny Wearing and Nathan Blacklock.

In a match against Balmain in 1920, he scored 5 tries.

He played 66 matches during his career for a total of 65 tries and is recognised as the 96th player to represent the Eastern Suburbs club. In all competitions including the City Cup, Wright scored a total of 84 tries in 80 games.

References

^ "Gordon Wright - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 609. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.

National Rugby League season top try scorers

1908 Horrie Miller
1909 Tommy Anderson
1910 Arthur McCabe
1911 Dave Garlick
1912 Roy Algie
1913 Harold Horder
1914 Harold Horder
1915 Frank Burge
1916 Frank Burge
1917 Harold Horder
1918 Frank Burge
1919 Gordon Wright
1920 Gordon Wright
1921 Gordon Wright
1922 Cec Blinkhorn
1923 Herman Peters
1924 Tommy Kennedy
1925 Benny Wearing
1926 Benny Wearing
1927 Benny Wearing
1928 Tony Redmond
1929 Alan Brady
1930 Morrie Boyle
1931 Jack Lynch
1932 Alan Ridley
1933 Jack Gray-Spence
1934 Dave Brown, Fred Gardner & Vic Hey
1935 Dave Brown
1936 Fred Tottey
1937 Fred Tottey
1938 Don Manson
1939 Sid Goodwin
1940 Jack Lindwall
1941 Percy Dermond & Sel Lisle
1942 Jack Lindwall
1943 Cyril McMahon
1944 Sid Goodwin
1945 Chicka Cahill & Jack Snare
1946 Jack Lindwall
1947 Bob Lulham
1948 Norm Jacobson
1949 Ron Roberts
1950 Jack Troy
1951 John Graves
1952 Peter O'Brien
1953 Ian Moir
1954 Ray Preston
1955 Brian Allsop & Ian Moir
1956 Tommy Ryan
1957 Tommy Ryan
1958 Eddie Lumsden
1959 Ken Irvine
1960 Reg Gasnier
1961 Johnny King
1962 Eddie Lumsden
1963 Reg Gasnier
1964 Reg Gasnier
1965 Johnny King
1966 Ken Irvine
1967 Les Hanigan
1968 Stan Gorton
1969 Ken Irvine
1970 Ken Irvine
1971 Paul Cross
1972 Bob Fulton
1973 Bob Fulton
1974 Kevin Junee & Bill Mullins
1975 Johnny Mayes
1976 Bob Fulton
1977 Russel Gartner
1978 Larry Corowa
1979 Mitch Brennan & Tom Mooney
1980 John Ribot & Wayne Wigham
1981 Terry Fahey
1982 Steve Ella
1983 Phil Blake
1984 Terry Lamb & Steve Morris
1985 Steve Linnane
1986 Phil Blake & Garry Schofield
1987 Terry Lamb
1988 John Ferguson
1989 Gary Belcher
1990 Mal Meninga
1991 Alan McIndoe
1992 Mark Bell & Tim Brasher
1993 Noa Nadruku
1994 Steve Renouf
1995 Steven Menzies
1996 Noa Nadruku
1997 Terry Hill (ARL) Matthew Ryan (SL)
1998 Darren Smith
1999 Nathan Blacklock
2000 Nathan Blacklock
2001 Nathan Blacklock
2002 Nigel Vagana
2003 Rhys Wesser
2004 Amos Roberts
2005 Matt Bowen
2006 Nathan Merritt
2007 Matt Bowen
2008 Brett Stewart
2009 Brett Morris
2010 Shaun Kenny-Dowall & Akuila Uate
2011 Ben Barba & Nathan Merritt
2012 Ben Barba
2013 Michael Jennings, Jorge Taufua & David Williams
2014 Alex Johnston
2015 Semi Radradra
2016 Jordan Rapana & Suliasi Vunivalu
2017 Josh Addo-Carr & Suliasi Vunivalu
2018 David Fusitu'a
2019 Maika Sivo
2020 Alex Johnston
2021 Alex Johnston
2022 Alex Johnston
2023 Dominic Young
2024 Alofiana Khan-Pereira

v t e National Rugby League players who have scored five or more tries in one game
§ = Scored eight tries in one game and six in another * = Scored seven tries in one game ** = Scored six tries in a match twice and five tries once
Scored six or more tries in game	Burge§ O'Loan* Brown** Ridley Lindwall Troy Addo-Carr
Scored five tries in game multiple times	Horder Ettingshausen Johnston
Scored five tries in game once	Wright Blinkhorn Sid Goodwin Quinlivan Manson Newham Bliss Patton Lulham Jacobson Graves Lees Allsop Moir Sladden Hanigan Langmack Topliss Meninga McIndoe Vagana Lyon Meli Merritt Ikuvalu Lee

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