Hale (middle row left) in St.George's 1946 side - minor premiers
Career
Hale was graded with the South Sydney club in 1940 and switched mid-season to join St. George with whom he played seven seasons between 1941 and 1947.
He is remembered as the second-row forward in the St George side that was defeated in the 1946 Grand Final by Balmain. At the end of the game, Jim Hale and his ex team-mate Herb Gilbert, Jr. were involved in a brawl when a spectator jumped onto the Sydney Cricket Ground playing area and punched Hale. The incident almost caused a riot amongst rival players and fans and resulted in a number of arrests by police.
Hale, like his father Percy (1887-1953), was an amateur heavy-weight boxer, and the brawl between him and Gilbert was a huge talking point in the Sydney press for days afterward. A brother, Bill Hale also played for St. George[1]
After retiring from Sydney first grade football, Hale captain coached the Boorowa Rovers Rugby League Club in 1948–1949.[2]
hale, james, alfred, hale, 1916, 1992, australian, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1940s, 1941personal, informationfull, namejames, alfred, haleborn, 1916, july, 1916kogarah, south, wales, australiadied28, december, 1992, 1992, aged, sylvania, south, wales,. James Alfred Hale 1916 1992 was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s Jim HaleJim Hale 1941Personal informationFull nameJames Alfred HaleBorn 1916 07 10 10 July 1916Kogarah New South Wales AustraliaDied28 December 1992 1992 12 28 aged 76 Sylvania New South Wales AustraliaPlaying informationPositionSecond rowClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1940 South Sydney 3 1 0 0 31941 47 St George 60 20 0 0 601948 49 Boorowa RoversTotal 63 21 0 0 63Hale middle row left in St George s 1946 side minor premiersCareer EditHale was graded with the South Sydney club in 1940 and switched mid season to join St George with whom he played seven seasons between 1941 and 1947 He is remembered as the second row forward in the St George side that was defeated in the 1946 Grand Final by Balmain At the end of the game Jim Hale and his ex team mate Herb Gilbert Jr were involved in a brawl when a spectator jumped onto the Sydney Cricket Ground playing area and punched Hale The incident almost caused a riot amongst rival players and fans and resulted in a number of arrests by police Hale like his father Percy 1887 1953 was an amateur heavy weight boxer and the brawl between him and Gilbert was a huge talking point in the Sydney press for days afterward A brother Bill Hale also played for St George 1 After retiring from Sydney first grade football Hale captain coached the Boorowa Rovers Rugby League Club in 1948 1949 2 Death EditHale died on 28 December 1992 aged 76 3 References Edit Alan Whiticker Glen Hudson The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players 1995 ISBN 1875169571 The Burrowa News Jim Hale Appointed Playing Coach 30 1 1948 Sydney Morning Herald Death Notice 29 12 1992 This rugby league football biography relating to an Australian born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Hale amp oldid 1047415733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
