Bob Lindfield

Bob Lindfield

Personal information
Full name	Robert Jesse Lindfield
Born	(1901-06-09)9 June 1901 Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Died	9 September 1959(1959-09-09) (aged 58) Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1923–34 Western Suburbs 137 13 0 0 0 1935–36 Canterbury-Bankstown 16 0 0 0 0 Total 153 13 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1928 New South Wales 5 2 0 0 6 1927 Metropolis 1 0 0 0 0 1928 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0 1922–25 NSW Country 2 0 0 0 0
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Robert Jesse Lindfield (1901-1959) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.

Background

Lindfield was born in Orange, New South Wales on 9 June 1901.

Playing career

Lindfield came to Western Suburbs in 1923. He played eleven seasons for Wests between 1923–1934. He played hooker in two premiership winning teams: 1930 and 1934.

He shifted to Canterbury-Bankstown for two seasons between 1935 and 1936 before retiring. Budgen played in Canterbury's first ever game as a club in Round 1 1935 against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval which ended in a 20–5 loss.

Lindfield represented New South Wales on five occasions in 1928.

Death

Lindfield died on 9 September 1959, aged 58.