Jim Serdaris

Jim Serdaris

Personal information
Born	(1971-10-01) 1 October 1971 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1989–92 South Sydney Rabbitohs 69 11 0 0 44 1993 Canterbury Bulldogs 22 0 0 0 12 1994–95 Western Suburbs Magpies 37 11 0 1 45 1996–99 Manly Sea Eagles 80 4 0 0 32 Total 208 26 0 1 133 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1995 New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0 1994–95 Australia 1 0 0 0 0 1995 City Origin 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RL project

Jim Serdaris (born 1 October 1971) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Western Suburbs Magpies, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, New South Wales and for the Australian national side. He primarily played at hooker.

Career

Serdaris won the Dally M Rookie of the Year in 1989. At the end of the 1994 NSWRL season, he went on the 1994 Kangaroo tour. He was selected to represent New South Wales as a hooker for all three games of the 1995 State of Origin series and played his only Test for Australia in the subsequent series against New Zealand. Serdaris was a member of the 1996 Grand Final winning Manly-Warringah team which defeated St. George Dragons, 20–8. Although his Australian first-grade career came to an end in 1999, Serdaris returned to rugby league in 2002, joining French club Pia XIII.

References

• Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 609. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.