Frank Sponberg

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Francis Anthony Sponberg
Born
Saturday, 18th May, 1912
Died
Saturday, 17th June, 2000 (Aged 88 years and 30 days)
Place Of Birth
Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

Interstate Series
1933
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1934, 1938, 1942

Known Family Links

Brother
Bill Sponberg

Biography

C’bury junior played for Wests in the early 1930s, making his debut for NSW in 1933, before playing lock in Wests' 1934 final win over Easts. Punishing in defence - fast and a great cover defender - Sponberg returned to the newly promoted C’bury club in 1935 and was chosen as a reserve forward in two matches for NSW. Broken ribs suffered during the 1936 season ruled him out of all representative fixtures that year and while he did not play rep football again, Sponberg was an integral part of the C’bury team that captured the club’s first premiership in 1938.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Interstate Series 1 3 1 -   - 3 3 0 0 100.00% List
City vs Country Firsts - 4 2 -   - 6 4 0 0 100.00% List
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) 3 148 30 -   - 90 84 59 5 56.76% List
NSWRFL Finals - 11 1 -   - 3 7 4 0 63.64% List
City Cup - 9 2 2   - 10 5 4 0 55.56% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Firsts 1933-34   3 1 -   - 3 3 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1933-35   4 2 -   - 6 4 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Possibles 1933   1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1936   1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1938   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Rest of NSW Firsts 1942   1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1933-1942   11 3 0   0 9 8 3 0 72.73% List


Club Career

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1932   11 1 -   - 3 9 2 0 81.82% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1933   12 1 -   - 3 4 7 1 33.33% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1934   15 3 -   - 9 13 2 0 86.67% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1935   15 2 -   - 6 2 13 0 13.33% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1936   14 3 -   - 9 9 3 2 64.29% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1937   8 3 -   - 9 4 4 0 50.00% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1938   15 3 -   - 9 12 1 2 80.00% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1939   13 3 -   - 9 8 5 0 61.54% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1941   14 7 -   - 21 9 5 0 64.29% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1942   16 3 -   - 9 11 5 0 68.75% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1943   13 - -   - - 3 10 0 23.08% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1944   2 1 -   - 3 0 2 0 0.00% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs 1932-34   38 5 -   - 15 26 11 1 68.42% List
Canterbury 1935-39, 1941-44   110 25 -   - 75 58 48 4 52.73% List
Overall1932-1944   148 30 0   0 90 84 59 5 56.76% List

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

Sources: 2006 Official Rugby League Annual