| 词条 | Syd Christensen |
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|name = Syd Christensen |fullname = Sydney Henry Albert Christensen |birth_date = 31 May 1910 |birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales |death_date = {{death date and age|1942|2|9|1910|5|31|df=yes}} |death_place = Malaya |retired = yes |position = {{rlp|FE}} |club1 = Glebe |year1start = 1928 |year1end = 29 |appearances1 = 5 |tries1 = 4 |goals1 = 8 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 28 |club2 = Balmain |year2start = 1930 |year2end = 37 |appearances2 = 63 |tries2 = 42 |goals2 = 185 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 496 |updated = 11 February 2019 |source = [1] }} Sydney Henry Albert Christensen (1910-1942) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1920s and 1930s and a casualty of World War II. BackgroundChristensen was born at Sydney, New South Wales on 31 May 1910 and was of Danish descent. Playing careerSyd 'Sardie' Christensen was a first grade player for Glebe for two seasons between 1928-1929. He transferred to the Balmain Tigers when the Glebe club disbanded in 1929 and went on to become a prolific point scorer for the Tigers. He played six seasons with Balmain between 1930, 1933-37. In 1936 he became club captain, and became the first Balmain player to reach 100 points in a season, a record that he achieved three years in a row. He was the NSWRFL top point scorer in 1933 and 1936. He was captain of the Balmain team that were defeated by Eastern Suburbs in the 1936 Grand Final. He was known as an excellent tactician and goal kicker during his rugby league career.[2] War serviceSyd Christensen enlisted in the Australian Army in 1940. He was killed in action on 9 February 1942 in British Malaya, although his death was not confirmed until October 1944.[3][4] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/syd-christensen/summary.html|title=Syd Christensen - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=Rugbyleagueproject.org}} {{National Rugby League top points scorers}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Christensen, Syd}}2. ^Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (1995) {{ISBN|1875169571}} 3. ^World War Two Nominal Roll (http://www.ww2roll.gov.au 4. ^Sydney Morning Herald: Roll of Honour - Death notice- 25/10/1944 9 : Balmain Tigers players|Glebe rugby league players|Australian military personnel killed in World War II|Australian rugby league players|Australian people of Danish descent|1910 births|1942 deaths|Rugby league five-eighths|Rugby league players from Sydney |
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