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Jim Cunningham

9/2/2017

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70 years since making his debut, Jim Cunningham, Socceroo #91, is the latest name to be added to the GFP list.

Jim joins Bob Bignall in having Corrimal, from the northern suburbs of Wollongong, confirmed as his GrassRoots club.
The striker played the bulk of his junior football with the club from Memorial Park as he lived only about 100m from the ground. However, in 1942, "Hambone" was poached by local rivals Woonona-Bulli, moved to Woonona, married a local girl & made his name with the club.

Jim made the first of his 8 appearances for Australia alongside club-mates Charlie Stewart & Ted Drain in the first test of the 1947 series against Sth. Africa, the same game as the legend that is Joe Marston.

​My thanks for Melva Stewart & Nev Arrowsmith for helping to put the pieces together.
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1943 Woonona U/18.

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    Greg Werner began playing in 1965, with the GrassRoots club of Socceroo skipper Murray Barnes, a change of suburb at age 6 and a new club, one that would become the GrassRoots club of Rob Wheatley & after a 27 year hiatus came back to playing with the GrassRoots club of Socceroos Steve Perry, Richie Bell, Chris Iconomidis & Matilda, Justine Fisher, one could say that the links with the NT are ingrained.
    At age 55, when his body gave up on playing, he took up the whistle to stay actively involved. In November of 2014 he created the GFP on Facebook to fill the void left by those in control of the game & in January 2016 launched this website.
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