Les Griffin

Leslie Clive Griffin (1907 – 1985) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.

Les Griffin

Les Griffen 1935
Personal information
Full name	Leslie Clive Griffin
Born	10 May 1907 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia
Died	27 June 1985 (aged 78) Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1935 St. George 14 7 25 0 125 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1930–31 New South Wales 10 6 0 0 18 1929–33 NSW Country 5 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]

Playing career

Originally from Tumut, New South Wales, Griffin played for New South Wales in 1930 and 1931 before moving to St. George.

He played first grade for only the 1935 NSWRFL season, but in doing so created a club and NSWRFL point scoring record. In a match against Canterbury-Bankstown on 11 May 1935 at Earl Park, Arncliffe, Griffin scored 36 points (2 tries and 15 goals) in the St. George club's biggest ever win (91-6) [2] which is still a club record for an individual player, while his 15 goals is still an NSWRFL record (held jointly with Easts legend Dave Brown.

Les Griffin

As of the 2019 NRL season, this remains the biggest recorded victory by a team and the biggest winning margin.[3][4]

References

1. "Les Griffin - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. Daily Telegraph (Sydney) "Rugby League records toppled" "St. George's Tally" 13/5/1935 (Les Griffin article) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246473226?searchTerm=%22les%20griffin%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1935
3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
4. "May 11: Lote breaks scoring record; JT rejects rugby offer". NRL.