Bill Joass was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played one season for Canterbury-Bankstown of the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership.

Bill Joass
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Alfred Joass
Born5 July 1909
Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia
Died22 December 1983(1983-12-22) (aged 74)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935 Canterbury-Bankstown 4 0 0 0 0
FatherRangi Joass

Playing career

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Joass had a brief career in the NSWRL with little team success. He made his debut for Canterbury in Round 2 of 1935 - only the club's second game in history. He started at wing, with his side losing badly to the South Sydney Rabbitohs 37-9.[1] He played 3 more consecutive games, before finishing his career 5 rounds into the season's start. In Round 5, Joass played the final game of his career in a record-breaking 6-91 loss to the St. George Dragons.[2] This still stands as the largest winning margin (85) in a game in the history of the NSWRL/NRL.[3]

Joass concluded his career with four appearances and no points. All four games he played were losses.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "NSWRFL 1935 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ "NSWRFL 1935 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Game Records". afltables.com. Retrieved 29 September 2021.