Draft:Premature deaths in Australian rugby league

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Comment: WP:INDISCRIMINATE list. Paul Vaurie (talk) 05:03, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

The following is a list of notable cases of NSWRL, BRL, ARL and NRL players and coaches who passed away under the age of 50.

Date of death	Player	Age	Cause of death
15/11/1916	Bob Tidyman	25	Killed in World War I
24/04/1918	Percy White	30	Killed in World War I
30/07/1924	Arthur McCabe	37	Heart attack^[1]
12/06/1926	Ted Swinson	39	Brain trauma
09/11/1929	Barney Dalton	37	Shot^[2]
14/11/1930	Sandy Pearce	47	Myocarditis
10/08/1933	Ray Morris	25	Meningitis^[3]
17/10/1933	Harry Caples	35	Meningitis^[4]
09/02/1934	Jim Davis	46	Suicide
27/11/1936	Clarrie Tye	43	Unknown
09/02/1942	Syd Christensen	31	Killed in World War II
11/11/1942	Ken Wood	36	Killed in World War II
08/06/1943	Len Brennan	32	Killed in World War II
07/12/1943	Jack Lennox	36	Killed in World War II
05/07/1945	Jack Redman	30	Killed in World War II^[5]
09/03/1948	Jack Courtney	47	Unknown
21/09/1953	Athol Smith	40	Traffic collision^[6]
26/04/1955	Frank Gilmore	45	Stomach cancer
28/07/1958	Herb Narvo	45	Cancer^[7]
17/04/1959	Eric Lewis	49	Pneumonia
20/06/1963	Fred Felsch	47	Liver disease
06/01/1965	Harry Melville	35	Unknown
24/09/1965	Noel Hill	38	Brain hemorrhage
22/09/1968	George Piper	27	Head injuries sustained in a fight^[8]
23/12/1968	Roy Hasson	47	Carcinomatosis
29/01/1971	Kevin Hansen	43	Leukemia
30/01/1973	Apisai Toga	27	Tetanus poisoning^[9]
27/06/1975	Kevin Yow Yeh	34	Alleged heart attack^[10]
28/11/1978	Elton Rasmussen	42	Heart attack
05/03/1983	Garry Dowling	30	Car crash^[11]
13/01/1986	Kevin Longbottom	45	Liver disease
22/02/1986	John Donnelly	31	Drowned following a seizure^[12]
10/12/1986	George Ambrum	43	Unknown
13/02/1989	Geoff Selby	23	Car crash^[13]
09/05/1992	Paul Hayward	38	Heroin overdose
21/06/1992	Ben Alexander	20	Car crash
01/12/1993	Ian Pearce	46	Car crash
20/08/1994	David Grant	38	Heart attack
01/01/1996	Dave Woods	29	Unknown
05/11/1997	Peter Jackson	33	Heroin overdose
24/05/2003	Allan McMahon	48	Heart attack^[14]
22/03/2004	Scott Gale	39	Motor Neurone Disease^[15]
01/08/2005	Robert Stone	49	Brain tumor^[16]
04/01/2009	Sonny Fai	20	Drowned^[17]
09/12/2010	Jacin Sinclair	38	Unknown^[18]
09/04/2012	Steve Waddell	45	Heart attack^[19]
26/11/2016	Chad Robinson	36	Suicide^[20]
23/08/2018	Lance Thompson	40	Unspecified medical episode^[21]
18/05/2019	Quentin Pongia	48	Bowel cancer^[22]
25/01/2021	Masada Iosefa	32	Quad bike crash^[23]
11/08/2022	Paul Green	49	Suicide^[24]
18/08/2023	Kyle Turner	31	Unknown^[25]
21/12/2023	Carl Webb	42	Motor Neurone Disease^[26]

References

^ "ARTHUR McCABE'S DEATH − Brilliant Wallaby Five-Eighth". The Arrow. 1 August 1924.
^ "GANG WAR VICTIM. SCENES AT MASS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 1929.
^ "Death on a Kangaroos tour: The tragic tale of Ray Morris". NRL.com. 1 January 2019.
^ "Obituary. MR. HARRY CAPLES". Catholic Freeman's Journal. 2 November 1933.
^ "JACK REDMAN KILLED". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 July 1945.
^ "ATHOL SMITH FINE SPORT". The Rugby League News. October 1953.
^ "Death of Herb. Narvo". The Canberra Times. 29 July 1958.
^ ""Big George's" Death Shocks League Community". The Rugby League News. October 1968.
^ "Homeland burial for Fijian League star". The Age. 1 February 1973.
^ "The last days of Kevin Yow Yeh revealed in Inquest". The Courier Mail. 9 March 2014.
^ "Dowling dies in car crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 March 1983.
^ "Death of 'Dallas' Donnelly at beach training". The Canberra Times. 23 February 1986.
^ "Death of a Dragon: 'it's so damn unfair'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1989.
^ "Rugby League mourns former Kangaroo McMahon". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 May 2003.
^ "Ex-league player Scott Gale dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 March 2004.
^ "Dragons mourn the death of club legend". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 August 2005.
^ "Warriors player believed drowned at Bethell's Beach". Otago Daily Times. 5 January 2009.
^ "Former Balmain, South Sydney and Sydney City Roosters star Jacin Sinclair found dead". Fox Sports. 10 December 2010.
^ "Steve Waddell remembered as tough, fearless". Illawarra Mercury. 9 April 2012.
^ "Electricity workers have discovered Chad Robinson's body in a car at Kenthurst". The Daily Telegraph. 22 December 2016.
^ "NRL great Lance Thompson dead". News.com.au. 24 August 2018.
^ "Rugby league: Former Kiwis prop Quentin Pongia passes away after cancer battle". The New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2019.
^ "Former NRL player named as man killed in Darwin quad bike crash". Northern Territory News. 26 January 2021.
^ "Family issues statement, NRL community in shock over sudden death of premiership-winning coach Paul Green". Wide World of Sports. 11 August 2022.
^ "Vale Kyle Turner". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 19 August 2023.
^ "Queensland State of Origin star Carl Webb passes away after battle with motor neurone disease". The Courier Mail. 22 December 2023.

[1] "ARTHUR McCABE'S DEATH − Brilliant Wallaby Five-Eighth". The Arrow. 1 August 1924.

[2] "GANG WAR VICTIM. SCENES AT MASS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 1929.

[3] "Death on a Kangaroos tour: The tragic tale of Ray Morris". NRL.com. 1 January 2019.

[4] "Obituary. MR. HARRY CAPLES". Catholic Freeman's Journal. 2 November 1933.

[5] "JACK REDMAN KILLED". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 July 1945.

[6] "ATHOL SMITH FINE SPORT". The Rugby League News. October 1953.

[7] "Death of Herb. Narvo". The Canberra Times. 29 July 1958.

[8] ""Big George's" Death Shocks League Community". The Rugby League News. October 1968.

[9] "Homeland burial for Fijian League star". The Age. 1 February 1973.

[10] "The last days of Kevin Yow Yeh revealed in Inquest". The Courier Mail. 9 March 2014.

[11] "Dowling dies in car crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 March 1983.

[12] "Death of 'Dallas' Donnelly at beach training". The Canberra Times. 23 February 1986.

[13] "Death of a Dragon: 'it's so damn unfair'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1989.

[14] "Rugby League mourns former Kangaroo McMahon". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 May 2003.

[15] "Ex-league player Scott Gale dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 March 2004.

[16] "Dragons mourn the death of club legend". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 August 2005.

[17] "Warriors player believed drowned at Bethell's Beach". Otago Daily Times. 5 January 2009.

[18] "Former Balmain, South Sydney and Sydney City Roosters star Jacin Sinclair found dead". Fox Sports. 10 December 2010.

[19] "Steve Waddell remembered as tough, fearless". Illawarra Mercury. 9 April 2012.

[20] "Electricity workers have discovered Chad Robinson's body in a car at Kenthurst". The Daily Telegraph. 22 December 2016.

[21] "NRL great Lance Thompson dead". News.com.au. 24 August 2018.

[22] "Rugby league: Former Kiwis prop Quentin Pongia passes away after cancer battle". The New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2019.

[23] "Former NRL player named as man killed in Darwin quad bike crash". Northern Territory News. 26 January 2021.

[24] "Family issues statement, NRL community in shock over sudden death of premiership-winning coach Paul Green". Wide World of Sports. 11 August 2022.

[25] "Vale Kyle Turner". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 19 August 2023.

[26] "Queensland State of Origin star Carl Webb passes away after battle with motor neurone disease". The Courier Mail. 22 December 2023.

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