Cessnock rugby league
Achievements since 1930
Most Tries in 1st grade game
Bill Lind 6 Tries scored all of Cessnocks tries v Central 1950
John Hunter 6 Tries v North 1988 Plus kicked 15 goals
Athol Callaghan 5 Tries v South 25/6/1960
Dennis Moore 5 Tries v Waratah 1974
Jack Steggall 5 Tries v Maitland 1938
Steve Nelmes 5 Tries v Central 1982
Rod Sneesby 5 Tries v Maitland 1978
George Maher 4 Tries v Morpeth 13/6/1942
Keith Austin 4 Tries v South scored all of Cessnocks tries
1951
Wayne Kembrey 4 Tries v North 1964
Terry Kirk 4 Tries v North 1975
Riley Brown 4 Tries 2013
J Metcalfe 4 Tries v Maitland 1938
Don Schofield 4 Tries v West 1956
Lester Batey 4 Tries v South 16/6 1958
Alan Taylor 4 Tries v Central 3/7/1958
Paul Upfield 4 Tries v N N Bay 1988
David Greenup 4 Tries v Central 2001 & 2002
Dennis Moore 4 Tries v Waratah 1974
Most Tries in Grade
Michael Kerr 8 Tries v North Reserve Grade 1988
Fred Ogden 6 Tries v Central, 1st year of 3rd Grade 1955
Aaron Clack 6 Tries v Central Reserve Grade 2005
R Thomson 5 Tries v Central 3rd Grade 16/4/60
Glen Pickard 5 Tries v Lakes 3rd Grade 1980
Glen Pickard 5 Tries v North Reserve Grade 1983
Glen Pickard 5 Tries v South Reserve Grade 1983
Gordon Bradley 4 Tries v Lakes Reserve Grade 1973
Ron Turner 4 Tries v South Reserve Grade 1954
Athol Callaghan 4 Tries v Lakes Reserve Grade 1957
Athol Callaghan 4 Tries v Waratah Reserve Grade 1957
Graham Kelly 4 Tries v Waratah 3rd Grade 1975
Mark Fitzgibbon 4 Tries v Maitland 3rd Grade 1978
Mark Fitzgibbon 4 Tries v Macquarie U/23s 1982
Michael Deacon 4 Tries v Macquarie 2001
Most 1st Grade in a Season
Chris Pyne 30 Tries 2008
Ray Markham 27 Tries 1932
Willy Poleo 25 Tries 2009
Doug Tanna 23 Tries 1978
Keith Parkinson 22 Tries 1941
Daniel Spiteri 22 Tries in 2003 also scored 17 Tries in Reserve
Grade (16 1st Grade Games and 7 Reserve grade Games)
Other Noteables
Rod Whitaker 28 Tries U/23s 1982
Scorers in Grade
Aaron Clack 27 Tries Reserve Grade 2001
Most Goals In a Game
J Hunter 15 Goals 1st grade v North 1988
Ross Mckinnon 10 Goals 1st Grade 1940
Dave Parkinson 10 Goals 1st Grade v Central 1954
John Phillips 10 Goals 1st Grade v Macquarie United 1964
Henry Tatana 10 Goals 1st Grade v Maitland 1978
Henry Tatana 10 Goals 1st Grade v Macquarie 1979
Henry Tatana 10 Goals 1st grade v Lakes 1980
Michael Schofield 10 Goals 1st Grade v Maitland 1986
Kane Bradley 10 Goals 1st Grade v Central 2004
Highest Pointscorer
Kane Bradley 1524 Points
John Phillips 1351 Points
Dave Parkinson 870 Points
Tizza McKendry 797 Points
Most Points in a season
Henry Tatana 252 Points 1980
John Phillips 235 Points 1971
Kane Bradley 231 Points 2008
Henry Tatana 202 Points 1979
Barry Andrews 200 points 1982
Glen Pickard 226 Points 3rd Grade 1980
Most club games
Alan Thompson 104 1st grade 318 grade games
Lester Batey 247 1st grade 304 grade games
Don Schofield 266 1st grade 269 grade games
Ray Muir 203 1st grade 256 grade games
Troy Petrysen 219 1st grade games 222 grade games
There are many players who have played in excess
of 200 grade games too numerous to mention.