Bill Pearson (rugby league)

Bill Pearson
Personal information
Full name	William Pearson
Playing information
Position	five-eighth, centre, Forward
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1955–57	West End (Ipswich)
195?–6?	Norths (Brisbane)
1964–??	Brothers (Bundaberg)
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1957–58	Queensland	6	1	0	0	3
195?–5?	Brisbane
19??–??	Bundaberg
19??–??	Wide Bay

Bill Pearson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 60s. A Queensland interstate representative centre, he played club football in Ipswich, Brisbane and Bundaberg, usually at five-eighth.

In 1955 Pearson started playing for Ipswich's West End club.^[1] In 1957 he became a regular centre for the Queensland rugby league team's annual matches against New South Wales.^[2]

Pearson moved to Brisbane, playing with the Northern Suburbs club. He played for the Maroons against Great Britain in 1958. Pearson also played for Brisbane in the Bulimba Cup. In the 1961 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership's grand final Pearson captained Norths at five-eighth and was instrumental in his team's victory over Fortitude Valley.^[3]

In 1964 Pearson moved to Bundaberg where he started playing for the Brothers club in the forwards and became captain coach. In 1965 Brothers reached the grand final in which Pearson was sent off, his team losing to Wanderers.^[4] However, in the grand final the following year Brothers defeated Natives. In 1966 he also captained Wide Bay's state championship winning team. In 1967 the Pearson-led Brothers side won the premiership again. That year he also represented Bundaberg against the Australian national team.^[5]

References

↑ "Queensland Representative Players". History. qrl.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
↑ "William Pearson". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
↑ Higgison, Mike. "Fantastic Footy Flashback: 1961". Rugby League News. qrl.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
↑ "Club History". Past Brothers RLFC Bundaberg. foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
↑ "About Us/History". Bundaberg Rugby League Ltd. foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

Bundaberg Rugby League Team of the Century (1907-2008)

1. Mick Bolewski 2. Bill Heidke 3. Don Nixon 4. Noel Hazzard 5. Les Kiss 6. Rex McGlynn 7. Stan Norris 8. Col Weiss 9. Bill Richards 10. Vic Armbruster 11. Bill Pearson (Ca./Co.) 12. Noel Gallagher 13. Noel Cavanagh 14. William 'Bill' Spencer 15. Dougall McGregor 16. Bernie Drew 17. Les 'Monty' Heidke

Norths Devils - 75th anniversary (1923-2008) greatest team

1. Harry Bates 2. Fonda Metassa 3. Jack Reardon 4. Henry Hegarty 5. Joe Kilroy 6. Bill Pearson 7. Jack Stapleton 8. Vic Rudd 9. Cameron Smith 10. Lloyd Weier 11. Trevor Gillmeister 12. Mark Graham 13. Edward "Babe" Collins 14. Mark Murray 15. Greg Inglis 16. Greg Conescu 17. Ian Massie Coach: Bob Bax

Northern Suburbs squad - 1961 BRL Premiers

1. H. Bates 2. H. Hegarty 3. L. Glover 4. N. Hynes 5. J. Sutton 6. W. Pearson (capt) 7. J. Hannam 8. Ian Massie 9. R. Bell 10. J. Bates 11. Lloyd Weier 12. G. Fowler 13. R. Poulsen 14. P. Pyers Coach: Bob Bax

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