Dick See Explained

Dick See
Fullname:Richard See
Birth Date:7 January 1935
Birth Place:Bronte, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Club1:Eastern Suburbs
Year1start:1956
Year1end:63
Appearances1:91
Tries1:2
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:6
Club2:Newtown
Year2start:1964
Appearances2:7
Tries2:2
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:6
Updated:12 February 2019
Source:[1]

Richard See (1935–2018) was a rugby league footballer who competed in the Australian New South Wales Rugby League premiership (NSWRL).

Rugby League career

A long serving Lock forward, See played for Eastern Suburbs in one of the bleakest periods of the club's existence.

See played for Easts between 1956 and 1963, in those years the club only made the semis on one occasion. Eastern Suburbs went all the way to the grand final in 1960, only to be defeated by St George 31–6.

See also spent one season playing for the Newtown club in 1964.[2] [3]

Water Polo career

Dick See played for the Bronte Water Polo club in the Sydney first grade competition. He played alongside the Thornett brothers and won the Sydney first grade competition in the 1958/59, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1961/62, and 1970/71 seasons.

See’s greatest individual accolade was representing NSW at the 1956 Australian championships.

See played water polo against Easts teammate Bill Roney. Roney represented the Bondi Water Polo club throughout his career.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dick See - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Web site: Vale – Richard See. Men of League.
  3. Web site: In Memoriam Richard 'Dick' See. Sydney Roosters.
  4. The Spirit of Bronte, page 112, 221, 325