He was a half-back for the Australian national team. He played in ten Tests between 1908 and 1919, as captain on three occasions in 1919. Halloway was nicknamed 'Pony', but despite his small stature he was recognised as one of the fiercest competitors to play the game and one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century [2] Halloway holds the record for the most premierships won as a coach in Australian rugby league history with eight premierships.[3] Halloway also holds the record for the longest undefeated streak as a coach in Australian rugby league history with 35 games undefeated.[4][5]
Arthur was playing rugby union with Easts in Sydney when the defections to rugby league commenced in 1908. He was recruited by the Glebe club after taking part in the rebel series against Baskerville's New Zealand 'All Golds'.[3] Late in the 1908 season Halloway was selected to go away on the inaugural Kangaroo Tour . He played in 29 matches on tour including the 1st Anglo-Australian Test in London.[3]
Earlier that year Halloway made his Test debut in Australia's 14–9 win in the 3rd Test in Sydney in 1908, the third international league fixture in which Australia took part.[3]
The arrival of the second wave of Wallaby defectors in 1909 pushed Halloway down the representative pecking order and for the next five years he maintained a regular rivalry for the Australian half-back position with former Wallaby captain Chris McKivat.[3]
In 1910 Halloway moved to the Balmain club for three seasons, from where he also continued his representative career, making his second Kangaroo tour in 1911. He played in twelve tour matches but no Tests with McKivat the preferred Test half-back.[3]
He joined the Eastern Suburbs club 1912 where he won back to back premierships in 1912 and 1913 as well as being a member of the City Cup Winning Side in 1914.
Halloway returned to Balmain in 1915 where he won further premierships in 1915, 1916 (scoring his team's only try in the final), 1917, 1919 and 1920 as captain and captain-coach from 1916.[3]
Australian captain
His first appearance as captain of the Kangaroos was on the 1919 tour of New Zealand when he captained the side to a 2–1 tour victory. Throughout his playing career Halloway played in over 100 representative matches, including ten tests for Australia. He made over thirty appearances for New South Wales as well as one for Queensland[3] after he moved there in 1921.
He was the only man to be part of all of Australia's first three tours – the first two Kangaroo tours and the 1919 trip to New Zealand. Along with Billy Cann, Dan Frawley and Tedda Courtney he was one of four men to make all three of the tours made between 1908 and 1912 by Australian or New South Welsh teams.
Pony (front, right of ball) with Pioneer Kangaroos 1908–09
. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 21.[6]
Character and playing style
The story is recounted of him chopping off a finger in a work related accident one Saturday morning, then leading his club side, Balmain, to victory that afternoon with his hand swathed in a blood-stained bandage.[3]
Halloway was a consummate team man, a sound defender and an opportunistic half-back capable of opening up an opposition worn down by heavy forward clashes with impeccable service to his outside backs.[3]
Coaching career
After retirement as a player he coached in the country league at Parkes, then Lismore and also the Newtown club for a season in 1923.[3] He returned to Sydney in the 1930s and won three premierships as coach of the Roosters from 1935 to 1937. He coached Norths from 1940 to 1941; Canterbury in 1948 and won another premiership coaching Easts in 1945.[3]
An article on Arthur Halloway appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on 14 August 1945 – shortly before he brought up his 11th premiership as a player and/or coach.
Halloway front mid-left (long coat) with the 1908 Kangaroos
Arthur ("Pony") Halloway, Eastern Suburbs coach, has a double chance this season of chalking up his eleventh Rugby League premiership.
As a player and coach Halloway has been trying on and off for 38 years to win premierships. It will not be his fault if East has to use its second chance in a grand final this season. Halloway is a League pioneer, not of 1908, but of 1907 when he played against Baskerville’s New Zealand team in the first match under League rules in Australia. The 1908-9 Kangaroos are usually regarded as the League’s pioneers and as Halloway was one of them he has a second claim to the distinction. He made his second tour of England in 1911–12, and in the following three seasons helped Eastern Suburbs win two premierships. From 1915 to 1920 Halloway played for Balmain and shared in five more premierships. In 1919, 11 years after his first tour with the Kangaroos, Halloway was captain of an Australian side to New Zealand. He has also represented New South Wales against Queensland. In 1921–22 when he played in Queensland Halloway represented against his home state. His most spectacular successes as a coach were in 1935-36-37 with East' remarkable club sides. Easts' won the premierships in those seasons, bringing Halloway's total to 10. Halloway's long association with League’s successes and failures has case-hardened his emotions. His perfect equanimity, whatever the result is a valuable antidote to the chagrin by self-complacency of players or officials. Halloway never harps on fault or overpraises cleverness. He has a nice encouraging way with both. The player who dropped passes gets more handling practice without recrimination: the clever one is brought into moves to emphasis team work. Halloway's greatest admirers are his players. They praise his astuteness, are encouraged by his diligence and like his good humour. The hardest man to draw into conversation about Halloway is Halloway. He loosens up once a year at the Kangaroos reunion but only to tell of the exploits or amusing experiences of others.
Halloway is typical of the great old timers. There is no first person pronoun in their vocabularies.
All up Pony Halloway went on four overseas playing tours. He won seven premierships as a player and four as a coach. He stands as Balmain's most successful all time coach winning 79% of the matches in which he guided the club. He was involved in the game at the top level either as player or coach in a career spanning 37 years. He was awarded Life Membership of the New South Wales Rugby League in 1914.[7]
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Arthur Pony Halloway 1885 1961 was a pioneering Australian rugby league footballer and coach Born in Sydney New South Wales he played for the Glebe Dirty Reds 1908 Balmain Tigers 1909 1911 and 1915 1920 and Eastern Suburbs 1912 1914 in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership He played for New South Wales in the first rugby match run by the newly created New South Wales Rugby Football League which had just split away from the established New South Wales Rugby Football Union Arthur HallowayHalloway playing for the Balmain TigersPersonal informationFull nameArthur James HallowayBorn17 July 1885Sydney AustraliaDied29 January 1961 1961 01 29 aged 75 Burwood New South WalesPlaying informationHeight165 cm 5 ft 5 in 1 Weight63 5 kg 140 lb 10 st 0 lb PositionHalfbackClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1908 Glebe 8 2 0 0 61909 11 Balmain 30 18 0 0 541912 14 Eastern Suburbs 36 9 0 0 271915 20 Balmain 78 28 1 0 861921 2 Queensland Total 152 57 1 0 173RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1907 19 New South Wales 27 7 0 0 211921 Queensland 1 0 0 0 01908 19 Australia 10 0 0 0 0Coaching informationClubYears Team Gms W D L W 1916 20 Balmain 75 57 3 15 761923 Newtown 16 4 2 10 251930 31 Eastern Suburbs 31 23 0 8 741933 38 Eastern Suburbs 89 64 8 17 721940 41 North Sydney 28 7 1 20 251945 Eastern Suburbs 16 13 0 3 811947 Eastern Suburbs 18 5 1 12 281948 Canterbury Bankstown 18 7 2 9 39Total 291 180 17 94 62Source RLP Coaching CareerHe was a half back for the Australian national team He played in ten Tests between 1908 and 1919 as captain on three occasions in 1919 Halloway was nicknamed Pony but despite his small stature he was recognised as one of the fiercest competitors to play the game and one of the nation s finest footballers of the 20th century 2 Halloway holds the record for the most premierships won as a coach in Australian rugby league history with eight premierships 3 Halloway also holds the record for the longest undefeated streak as a coach in Australian rugby league history with 35 games undefeated 4 5 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Australian captain 3 Character and playing style 4 Coaching career 5 Accolades 6 Footnotes 7 ReferencesPlaying career EditArthur was playing rugby union with Easts in Sydney when the defections to rugby league commenced in 1908 He was recruited by the Glebe club after taking part in the rebel series against Baskerville s New Zealand All Golds 3 Late in the 1908 season Halloway was selected to go away on the inaugural Kangaroo Tour He played in 29 matches on tour including the 1st Anglo Australian Test in London 3 Earlier that year Halloway made his Test debut in Australia s 14 9 win in the 3rd Test in Sydney in 1908 the third international league fixture in which Australia took part 3 The arrival of the second wave of Wallaby defectors in 1909 pushed Halloway down the representative pecking order and for the next five years he maintained a regular rivalry for the Australian half back position with former Wallaby captain Chris McKivat 3 In 1910 Halloway moved to the Balmain club for three seasons from where he also continued his representative career making his second Kangaroo tour in 1911 He played in twelve tour matches but no Tests with McKivat the preferred Test half back 3 He joined the Eastern Suburbs club 1912 where he won back to back premierships in 1912 and 1913 as well as being a member of the City Cup Winning Side in 1914 Following Chris McKivat s retirement he became the preferred half back in the 1914 Ashes series Halloway returned to Balmain in 1915 where he won further premierships in 1915 1916 scoring his team s only try in the final 1917 1919 and 1920 as captain and captain coach from 1916 3 Australian captain EditHis first appearance as captain of the Kangaroos was on the 1919 tour of New Zealand when he captained the side to a 2 1 tour victory Throughout his playing career Halloway played in over 100 representative matches including ten tests for Australia He made over thirty appearances for New South Wales as well as one for Queensland 3 after he moved there in 1921 He was the only man to be part of all of Australia s first three tours the first two Kangaroo tours and the 1919 trip to New Zealand Along with Billy Cann Dan Frawley and Tedda Courtney he was one of four men to make all three of the tours made between 1908 and 1912 by Australian or New South Welsh teams Pony front right of ball with Pioneer Kangaroos 1908 09 He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No 21 6 Character and playing style EditThe story is recounted of him chopping off a finger in a work related accident one Saturday morning then leading his club side Balmain to victory that afternoon with his hand swathed in a blood stained bandage 3 Halloway was a consummate team man a sound defender and an opportunistic half back capable of opening up an opposition worn down by heavy forward clashes with impeccable service to his outside backs 3 Coaching career EditAfter retirement as a player he coached in the country league at Parkes then Lismore and also the Newtown club for a season in 1923 3 He returned to Sydney in the 1930s and won three premierships as coach of the Roosters from 1935 to 1937 He coached Norths from 1940 to 1941 Canterbury in 1948 and won another premiership coaching Easts in 1945 3 An article on Arthur Halloway appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on 14 August 1945 shortly before he brought up his 11th premiership as a player and or coach Halloway front mid left long coat with the 1908 Kangaroos Arthur Pony Halloway Eastern Suburbs coach has a double chance this season of chalking up his eleventh Rugby League premiership As a player and coach Halloway has been trying on and off for 38 years to win premierships It will not be his fault if East has to use its second chance in a grand final this season Halloway is a League pioneer not of 1908 but of 1907 when he played against Baskerville s New Zealand team in the first match under League rules in Australia The 1908 9 Kangaroos are usually regarded as the League s pioneers and as Halloway was one of them he has a second claim to the distinction He made his second tour of England in 1911 12 and in the following three seasons helped Eastern Suburbs win two premierships From 1915 to 1920 Halloway played for Balmain and shared in five more premierships In 1919 11 years after his first tour with the Kangaroos Halloway was captain of an Australian side to New Zealand He has also represented New South Wales against Queensland In 1921 22 when he played in Queensland Halloway represented against his home state His most spectacular successes as a coach were in 1935 36 37 with East remarkable club sides Easts won the premierships in those seasons bringing Halloway s total to 10 Halloway s long association with League s successes and failures has case hardened his emotions His perfect equanimity whatever the result is a valuable antidote to the chagrin by self complacency of players or officials Halloway never harps on fault or overpraises cleverness He has a nice encouraging way with both The player who dropped passes gets more handling practice without recrimination the clever one is brought into moves to emphasis team work Halloway s greatest admirers are his players They praise his astuteness are encouraged by his diligence and like his good humour The hardest man to draw into conversation about Halloway is Halloway He loosens up once a year at the Kangaroos reunion but only to tell of the exploits or amusing experiences of others Halloway is typical of the great old timers There is no first person pronoun in their vocabularies Sydney Morning Herald Sporting positionsPreceded byRoss McKinnon1946 1947 Coach Canterbury Bankstown1948 Succeeded byHenry Porter1949Preceded byRay Stehr1946 Coach Eastern Suburbs1947 Succeeded byPercy Williams1948Preceded byJoe Pearce1944 Coach Eastern Suburbs1945 Succeeded byRay Stehr1946Preceded byBob WIlliams1938 1939 Coach North Sydney1940 1941 Succeeded byRoy Thompson1941Preceded byFrank Burge1932 Coach Eastern Suburbs1933 1938 Succeeded byRay Stehr1939Preceded byGeorge Boddington1929 Coach Eastern Suburbs1930 1931 Succeeded byFrank Burge1932Preceded by Coach Newtown1923 Succeeded byAlbert Johnston1923Preceded bySid Deane 1914 Captain Australia1919 Succeeded byAlbert Johnston1919 1920Preceded byBill Kelly1914 1915 Coach Balmain1916 1920 Succeeded byCharles Fraser1921 1924Accolades EditAll up Pony Halloway went on four overseas playing tours He won seven premierships as a player and four as a coach He stands as Balmain s most successful all time coach winning 79 of the matches in which he guided the club He was involved in the game at the top level either as player or coach in a career spanning 37 years He was awarded Life Membership of the New South Wales Rugby League in 1914 7 In 2007 he was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame 8 In February 2008 Halloway was named in the list of Australia s 100 Greatest Players 1908 2007 which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code s centenary year in Australia 9 Footnotes Edit ARL 2007 Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007 PDF Australian Rugby League Limited p 48 Archived from the original PDF on 13 September 2009 Retrieved 2009 07 15 Century s Top 100 Players Archived from the original on 25 February 2008 Retrieved 23 June 2008 a b c d e f g h i j k l Whiticker pp53 56 Reference at www dailytelegraph com au Hall of Fame 32 Arthur Halloway 25 October 2016 ARL Annual Report 2005 p 52 Referee Sydney Life Members of the NSWRFL 13 May 1914 page 12 Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 18 May 2008 Retrieved 30 June 2008 Centenary of Rugby League The Players NRL amp ARL 23 February 2008 Archived from the original on 26 February 2008 Retrieved 23 February 2008 References EditAlan Whiticker Alan amp Hudson Glen The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players Whiticker Alan 2004 Captaining the Kangaroos New Holland Sydney Andrews Malcolm 2006 The ABC of Rugby League Australian Broadcasting Corporation Sydney Queensland representatives at qrl com auPreceded bySid Deane Australian national rugby league captain1919 Succeeded byAlbert Johnston Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Halloway amp oldid 1097718749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
