Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Edmund Lumsden
- Nickname(s)
- Gumleaves
- Born
- Saturday, 28th September, 1935
- Died
- Sunday, 6th October, 2019 (Aged 84 years and 8 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- Australia vs New Zealand 1959, 1959/60 France vs. Australia, Australia vs France 1960, Australia vs New Zealand 1963, Australia vs South Africa 1963
- Interstate Series
- 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
- City Cup
- 1959
- Preseason Cup
- 1963, 1964, 1965
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Jack Lumsden
- Ritchie Lumsden
- Ray Lumsden
Biography
Bulldozing St George winger played in nine grand final victories (1957-59 & 1961-66) during the club's champion era. Originally from Kurri Kurri, Eddie Lumsden followed his brother Jack to Manly in 1955 and played in four games before being ruled ineligible because he did not reside in the area. Coming to St George in 1957 he made the first of 16 appearances for NSW that year but did not play in a Test until 1959. Lumsden went on to play eight Tests that year; two against NZ and six on the Kangaroo tour, as well as scoring three tries in the 22-0 win over Manly in the grand final. A familiar figure on St George's right flank, his career prospered during the 1960s. The leading try-scorer in 1958 (18t) and 1962 (21t), Lumsden played against France (1961), Great Britain (1962) and NZ (1963) before making his last Test appearance against South Africa in 1963. He retired after the Dragon's eleventh grand final success in 1966 and served as both a NSW and Australian Selector, rising to the position of Chairman until his retirement in 2000.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Twin brother of Richie.
Playing Career Statistics
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| The Ashes | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | NSW Colts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 23 | 15 | - | - | 45 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 69.57% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Sydney Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | St George Dragons | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 5 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Series | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | - | 56 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Country Carnival | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 10 | 161 | 137 | 17 | - | 445 | 142 | 17 | 2 | 88.20% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 20 | 17 | - | - | 51 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 3 | 20 | 15 | 1 | - | 47 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 65.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1959-63 | 17 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 64.71% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1959-1961 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle (AU) | 1956 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Seconds | 1956 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Metropolis | 1957 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1957, 1959-63 | 18 | 16 | 7 | - | 62 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 61.11% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1957, 1960-63 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Colts | 1958 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1958-59 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Sydney Firsts | 1959, 1962 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Probables (AU) | 1959 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1956-1963 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 89 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 59.38% | List | ||||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1955 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1957 | 16 | 18 | - | - | 54 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 93.75% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1958 | 19 | 18 | - | - | 54 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 84.21% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1959 | 17 | 15 | 4 | - | 53 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 94.12% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1960 | 15 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 93.33% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1961 | 13 | 12 | 2 | - | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.31% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1962 | 17 | 21 | 11 | - | 85 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 82.35% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1963 | 13 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.62% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1964 | 13 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1965 | 15 | 13 | - | - | 39 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 93.33% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1966 | 19 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 78.95% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | 1955 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| St George | 1957-66 | 157 | 136 | 17 | - | 442 | 140 | 15 | 2 | 89.17% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1955-1966 | 161 | 137 | 17 | 0 | 445 | 142 | 17 | 2 | 88.20% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Michael Borg, Bill Bates
Your Say
13/04/2017
An absolute champion!! It was an honour to get to know him and listen to his many great stories
One of the best!!!
Cheers
02/10/2021
Born 1936. Not 1935.
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