Gerald Scully

Gerald Scully (1920-1999) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. Scully played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney and Newtown as a lock.

Gerald Scully

Personal information
Full name	Gerald Patrick Scully
Born	21 November 1920 Cammeray, New South Wales
Died	3 August 1999(1999-08-03) (aged 78) Griffith, New South Wales
Playing information
Position	Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1939–46 North Sydney 81 31 0 0 93 1947 Newtown 10 6 0 0 18 Total 91 37 0 0 111 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1942–43 Sydney Firsts 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Scully began his first grade career in 1939 aged 18 with Norths and played in the 1943 NSWRL grand final defeat against Newtown in front of a crowd of 60,922 which was a record attendance for a grand final at the time.

In 1947, Scully played one season with Newtown and his final game in first grade was the semi-final defeat against Canterbury.^[2]

Gerald Scully was an Australian serviceman during World War Two, serving as a Gunner in the 54 Australian Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment. ^[3]