He was a junior Australian Rules footballer in Sydney's eastern suburbs district but switched to rugby league and first appeared as a full-back for the Tricolours in 1929 before moving into the forwards.[3]
Pearce was an outstanding ball-playing second-rower in the champion Easts' side that saw premiership success in seasons 1935, 1936 and 1937. He had captained the club in 1933 and saw further premiership success with them in 1940.
Pearce fourth from left, Kangaroos 1st Test 6 June 1932
Run-on Test side plus mgrs 6 June 1932, Pearce standing 3rd from right
Representative career
He first represented for New South Wales in 1930 and for the next twelve seasons without fail he played in the interstate series.[4] He debuted for Australia against the touring Great Britain side in 1932. He played in all three Tests of that tour and whilst not a kicker at Easts, booted a conversion in the second Test filling in for Eric Weissel.
He was selected on the 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain led by Frank McMillan and played in 2 Tests and 22 minor matches. He was picked for a second Kangaroo Tour in 1937, played in two matches on the first stanza of the tour to New Zealand where he suffered a broken leg. He did not appear in any further matches of the tour nor again represent for Australia. Pearce appeared for Australia in thirteen Test matches.
Pearce is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 170.[5]
Father and son
Like his father Sandy, Joe played in over 150 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club. They were the first father and son to represent Australia in rugby league. Both players' representative careers were ended by a broken-leg suffered on a Kangaroo tour.
Pearce came from a family of sporting champions. His grandfather Harry, brother Cecil, cousin Bobby and aunt Lilly were renowned scullers (Harry a world champion, Cecil an Olympian and Bobby a dual Olympic gold medalist). His uncle Walter was an outstanding long distance cyclist.
Pearce was in 2007 named a member of Easts' greatest ever side – their 'Team of the Century'. In February 2008, Pearce 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.[6][7] In 2007 he was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame.[8]
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For the Australian rules footballer see Joe Pearce footballer For the British rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s see Joe Pearce British rugby league Sid Joe Pearce 7 September 1910 16 October 1995 was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s An Australian international and New South Wales representative second row forward he played his club football for Eastern Suburbs with whom he won the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1935 1936 1937 and 1940 Son of fellow Australian Rugby League Hall of Famer Sandy Pearce he is considered one of the nation s finest footballers of the 20th century 2 Joe PearcePearce in 1932Personal informationFull nameSidney Henry William PearceBorn 1910 09 07 7 September 1910 1 Woollahra New South WalesDied16 October 1995 1995 10 16 aged 85 Double Bay New South WalesPlaying informationWeight15 st 0 lb 95 kg PositionSecond rowClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1929 42 Eastern Suburbs 147 34 14 0 130RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1930 41 New South Wales 32 6 10 0 381932 37 Australia 13 1 1 0 51930 41 NSW City 12 5 5 0 25Coaching informationClubYears Team Gms W D L W 1942 Eastern Suburbs 7 2 0 5 291944 Eastern Suburbs 7 2 0 5 29Total 14 4 0 10 29 Contents 1 Club career 2 Representative career 3 Father and son 4 Post playing 5 Accolades 6 FootnotesClub career EditHe was a junior Australian Rules footballer in Sydney s eastern suburbs district but switched to rugby league and first appeared as a full back for the Tricolours in 1929 before moving into the forwards 3 Pearce was an outstanding ball playing second rower in the champion Easts side that saw premiership success in seasons 1935 1936 and 1937 He had captained the club in 1933 and saw further premiership success with them in 1940 Pearce fourth from left Kangaroos 1st Test 6 June 1932 Run on Test side plus mgrs 6 June 1932 Pearce standing 3rd from rightRepresentative career EditHe first represented for New South Wales in 1930 and for the next twelve seasons without fail he played in the interstate series 4 He debuted for Australia against the touring Great Britain side in 1932 He played in all three Tests of that tour and whilst not a kicker at Easts booted a conversion in the second Test filling in for Eric Weissel He was selected on the 1933 34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain led by Frank McMillan and played in 2 Tests and 22 minor matches He was picked for a second Kangaroo Tour in 1937 played in two matches on the first stanza of the tour to New Zealand where he suffered a broken leg He did not appear in any further matches of the tour nor again represent for Australia Pearce appeared for Australia in thirteen Test matches Pearce is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No 170 5 Father and son EditLike his father Sandy Joe played in over 150 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club They were the first father and son to represent Australia in rugby league Both players representative careers were ended by a broken leg suffered on a Kangaroo tour Pearce came from a family of sporting champions His grandfather Harry brother Cecil cousin Bobby and aunt Lilly were renowned scullers Harry a world champion Cecil an Olympian and Bobby a dual Olympic gold medalist His uncle Walter was an outstanding long distance cyclist Post playing EditPearce coached Eastern Suburbs in first grade in the 1944 NSWRFL season During and after his football days he was competitive sailor on Sydney Harbour in the fast 18 foot class He is recognised as Eastern Suburbs player No 193 Accolades EditPearce was in 2007 named a member of Easts greatest ever side their Team of the Century In February 2008 Pearce 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 6 7 In 2007 he was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame 8 Footnotes Edit NRL Hall of Fame Sid Joe Pearce Century s Top 100 Players Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine ARL 2007 Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007 PDF Australian Rugby League p 48 Archived from the original PDF on 13 September 2009 Pollard Jack 1965 Gregory s Guide to Rugby League Australia Grenville Publishing p160 ARL Annual Report 2005 Peter Cassidy 23 February 2008 Controversy reigns as NRL releases top 100 players Macquarie National News Archived from the original on 25 February 2008 Retrieved 23 February 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 Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame Archived 18 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Sporting positionsPreceded byDave Brown1943 Coach Eastern Suburbs1944 Succeeded byArthur Halloway1945Preceded byRay Stehr1941 Coach Eastern Suburbs1942 Succeeded byDave Brown1943 This Australian rugby league football biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from 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