Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Robert Richardson Tidyman
- Born
- Tuesday, 6th October, 1891
- Died
- Wednesday, 15th November, 1916 (Aged 25 years and 40 days)
Biography
Easts’ winger who represented Australia in two Tests against the visiting Lions in 1914 (including the famous 'Rorke's Drift' Test in which England won 14-6), lost his life while fighting in the ‘Great War’. Tidyman went to England to train for the conflict in Europe and was sent as part of replacements for the 19th Battalion in France. He was killed in Pozieres on November 15, 1916 and although he has no known grave, his name is on the plaque at Villiers’ Brettenoux Memorial.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Served in WWI. He was reported missing-in-action on 14 November 1916 and was later declared killed in action on 8 September 1917; his body was never recovered.
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 36 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
City Cup | 7 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
Test Series | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1914 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW Firsts | 1914 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Metropolis | 1915 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1914-1915 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1913 | 14 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.71% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1914 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.54% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1915 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | |||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | 1913-15 | 36 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 66.67% | List |
Contributions:
Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables
Sources:
Newspapers
Your Say
14/10/2015
Bob Tidyman was my Great Uncle,his brother William Colledge Tidyman was my Grandfather and my Mother Pauline Elizabeth Quinlan is Williams last remaining child living.
The Tidyman family were also represented by Keith Steel,former ball boy, later Life Member and former Leagues and Football Club Chairman,Keiths Mother Lizzie being bob Tidymans sister.
It is wonderful to see articles each year around Anzac Day about Uncle Bob and know that he is remembered with admiration after all these years.
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