Hall of Fame

First Grade Debutants

Over the years St Marys Rugby League Club have had 41 players who have come through the Junior League system to go on to become well established first grade players in various clubs in NSW and Queensland . Players like Peter Wallace, Mark Geyer, John Cartwright and Michael Jennings went on to represent NSW in the State of Origin series, which resulted in Mark Geyer, John Cartwright and Michael Jennings being selected in the Australian Kangaroos team.

Tony and Frank Pulatua played junior football for St Marys but were still eligible to play for New Zealand even though they were Australian residence.

You can go on and on about who were the best players of their era and never come to agreement, in saying that there were many characters who deserve mentioning, Lance Thompson the first half to come out of St Marys to play for Parramatta, Rolf Trudgett who went on to play with Parrramatta 1st Grade from 1947 to 1950 and then went on to Captain Coach Oberon and play against the touring French side. Ray Blacklock played first grade for 3 different clubs Penrith, Newtown and Canberra, John Cartwright played for Penrith, NSW and Australia and eventually took up the First Grade coaching position at the Titans in their inaugural year, and of course there was the larrikin Mark Geyer who played for Penrith, Balmain, NSW and Australia and has now taken up a position in the media to finish up a wonderful and colourful career.

Players to play first grade from St Marys include... Darren South (St George), Anthony Xuereb (Penrith), Troy Cassell (Canterbury), Dave & Mick Cartwright (Penrith), Luke Swain (Penrith), Shane Elford (Penrith, Wests Tigers), Frank Puletua (Penrith, South Sydney) Michael Jennings (Penrith, NSW & Australia) Peter Wallace - pictured below (Penrith & NSW), Tim Grant (Penrith) and Geoff Daniela (Penrith). 

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Peter Wallace

 Peter Wallace

Local Junior Players who have gone on to play Representative or First Grade Football.

Debutant Year Players Names Clubs Total First
Grade Games
1945 Gersbach Keith Canterbury - Parramatta 41
1947 Trudgett Rolph Parramatta 54
1947 Wedesweiler Tom Parramatta 13
1950 Thompson Lance Parramatta 69
1957 Wadling Len Parramatta - Manly 34
1959 Caines Harry Parramatta 13
1960 Armstrong Kevin Parramatta 2
1964 Cox John Parramatta 6
1968 Stcherbina Boris Penrith 3
1971 Stapely John Penrith 2
1976 Waugh Brad  Penrith 76
1976 Blacklock Ray Penrith - Newtown - Canberra 84
1977 Cook Richard Penrith - Canberra 13
1977 Broderick Pat Penrith 14
1977 Kelly Mick Penrith 38
1979 Armistead Tim Penrith 9
1980 Cartwright Dave Penrith 5
1980  Jury Ken  Penrith  1 
1981 Spurr Ray Penrith 3
1982 Waugh Graham Canberra 5
1982 Brennan Mark Canterbury 3
1983 Connor Craig Penrith 81
1985 Cartwright John Penrith (NSW & Australia) 152
1987 Geyer Mark Penrith – Balmain (NSW & Australia) 105
1988 Walker Barry Penrith 80
1989 South Darren St George 30
1990 Felstead Sean Penrith 1
1991 Xuerub Anthony Penrith - Wests 34
1991 Cassell Troy Canterbury - Penrith 38
1992 Farrar Danny Penrith 37
1994 Cartwright Mick Penrith 1
1997 Puletua Tony Penrith Current Player
1997 Miles Robert Easts - Northern Eagles – West Tigers 133
1998 Puletua Frank Penrith Current Player
1998 Elford Shane Penrith - Wests Current Player
2003 Swain Luke Penrith - Titans Current Player
2005 Wallace Peter Penrith – Broncos (State of Origin 2008) Current Player
2007 Niumalli John Penrith Current Player
2007 Jennings Michael Penrith (NSW & Australia) Current Player
2007 Daniella Jeffery Penrith Current Player
2007 Grant Timothy Penrith Current Player
2008 Danial Penese Penrith  Current Player
2008 William Isa  Penrith Current Player