Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Arthur Fitzgerald Folwell
- Nickname(s)
- Snowy
- Born
- Friday, 23rd September, 1904
- Died
- Friday, 14th October, 1966 (Aged 62 years and 21 days)
- Place Of Birth
- England
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1933, 1934
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1933, 1932
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1933
- City Cup
- 1937
Known Family Links
- Grandson
- Greg Pierce
Biography
Newtown junior, although born in Sheffield England, developed into Australia's leading hooker during the 1930s. A NSW rep against England in 1932, Folwell toured with the 1933-34 Kangaroos and played in the final two Tests as well as in 19 other matches. Newtown won the 1933 premiership while he was on tour but he continued to give great service to his club (he even made a short-lived comeback as a player in 1940, aged 36). Folwell later coached the club in 1942-44, taking Newtown to its last premiership success in the 1943 grand final, and was also an Australian Selector (1957-58) and Vice-President of the NSWRL. 'Snowy' Folwell, who married the sister of Balmain premiership-winning captain Sid Goodwin and whose grandson was future Cronulla Test captain Greg Pierce, died in 1966.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Born in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire, England.
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Metropolis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 21 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 82 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 34 | 48 | 0 | 41.46% | List | ||||
| City Cup | 1 | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 126 | 4 | 1 | - | 14 | 67 | 65 | 5 | 53.17% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1933-34 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Metropolis | 1932, 1936 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1932-34 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1932-33 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Probables | 1932, 1935 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Possibles | 1933 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Probables (AU) | 1936 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1932-1936 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 6 | 3 | 52.63% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1928 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1929 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1931 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1932 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1933 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1934 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1935 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.67% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1936 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.67% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1937 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1940 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | 1928-29, 1931-37, 1940 | 82 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 34 | 48 | 0 | 41.46% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Jason Ganter, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann
Sources:
Newspapers, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
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