Name Frank Threlfo | ||
Died 2012, Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Frank Threlfo (1932-2012) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1950s.
Originally from Maitland, New South Wales, Frank Threlfo was signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1952 as a 20-year-old. Threlfo played two seasons with the Rabbitohs between 1952-1953, playing on the wing in 39 first grade games. He won a premiership with Souths, playing on the wing in the victorious 1953 Grand Final team that defeated the St George Dragons. Threlfo returned to Maitland, New South Wales the following year and saw out his rugby league career for the local Maitland team. He was awarded Life Membership of the Newcastle Rugby League, after a lifetime of commitment to Rugby League in the city Newcastle.
Frank Threlfo died on 10 October 2012, aged 80.