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| Full name | Percy Christian Charles Fairall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1909-10-05)5 October 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 August 1980(1980-08-11) (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Tom Hayward (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Percy Christian Charles Fairall (1909-1980) was an Australianrugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was astate andnational forward who captained his Sydney club side,St George.
Percy Fairall played nine seasons for theSt George Dragons between 1928 and 1937, being club captain between 1935 and 1937. A talented lock-forward and hooker, Percy Fairall was a local St. George junior from the Ramsgate Club, who went on to represent his state and country. He is also remembered as the firstSt. George player to play 150 grade games for the club.
Fairall representedNew South Wales on six occasions between 1935 and 1937. He made his international debut forAustralia against New Zealand in 1935, played against the touring English team in 1936 and toured with the Australian team on the 1937–38Kangaroo Tour. He is listed on theAustralian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 192.[2] In 1938 he moved toSurry Hills, New South Wales and represented theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs for three seasons between 1938 and 1940.
Fairall played in threeGrand finals or premiership deciders during his long career, all in losing teams: firstly withSt. George in1930 and1933 and then withSouth Sydney in1939.[3]
Fairall died on 11 August 1980, aged 70.[4]