Ken Bray

Ken Bray

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth John Bray
Born	1937 (age 86–87) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1957 Balmain 2 0 2 0 4 1960–66 Western Suburbs 38 6 112 0 242 Total 40 6 114 0 246
Source: [1] As of 8 May 2019

Ken Bray (born 1937) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played for Western Suburbs and Balmain in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

Background

Bray was a Balmain junior and played for Drummoyne before being graded by Balmain. Bray then went on to win the third grade premiership and reserve grade premierships with Balmain.

Playing career

Bray made his first grade debut for Balmain against Western Suburbs at Pratten Park in 1957 as a replacement for the injured Keith Barnes. Bray made one further first grade appearance for Balmain but spent the majority of his time in reserve grade. In his final season at Balmain, Bray won the reserve grade premiership at the club.

In 1960, Bray joined Western Suburbs and mainly played reserve grade in his first season as Darcy Russell was the first choice fullback at the club. In 1961, Bray only made 1 appearance for Wests as he suffered a serious knee injury against Newtown in the opening round.

In 1962, Western Suburbs reached their second straight grand final and Bray was called into the grand final team after fullback Don Parish was ruled out injured. Wests went on to lose the grand final 9–6 with Bray kicking 3 goals in a defeated side. In 1964, Wests missed the finals series but Bray did finish the club's top point scorer with 131 points. In his final 2 seasons at Wests, Bray missed the majority of games due to recurring injuries and he retired at the end of 1966.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

References

1. "Ken Bray - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
3. "Ken Bray's story". Noel Kelly's Kids.
4. "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
5. "PREMIERSHIP RECORDS". www.nrl.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
6. "Dragons Win 1962 Premiership!". www.dragons.com.au. 16 March 2016.