George Kilham

George Kilham

Personal information
Full name	George Gerard Kilham
Born	(1916-11-04)4 November 1916 Waterloo, New South Wales
Died	20 June 1978(1978-06-20) (aged 61) Kogarah, New South Wales
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1935–43 South Sydney 95 16 0 0 48 1944–47 Canterbury-Bankstown 44 16 0 0 48 Total 139 32 0 0 96 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1938 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0 1938 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
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George Kilham (1916 - 1978) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s.

Playing career

Kilham made his debut for South Sydney in 1935 and during the same year played for Souths in the 1935 grand final defeat by arch rivals Eastern Suburbs.

In 1938, Kilham was selected to play for New South Wales and also played for New South Wales City. In 1939, Kilham was on the losing side again as Souths were defeated 33-4 by Balmain in the grand final played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

In 1944, Kilham joined Canterbury and played in 4 seasons at the club. He captained the team in 1945 and in his final season missed out playing in the grand final against Balmain which Canterbury lost 13-9.