Steve Blyth

Steve Blyth is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the Newtown Jets and the Western Suburbs Magpies in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

Steve Blyth
Personal information
Full nameSteven Blyth
Born (1954-07-15) 15 July 1954
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1976–78 Western Suburbs 47 5 0 0 15
1979–82 Newtown Jets 42 3 0 0 9
Total 89 8 0 0 24
As of 4 June 2019
Source: [1]

Playing career

Blyth made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in 1976. In 1978, Western Suburbs appointed Roy Masters as their new head coach. Masters turned Western Suburbs from a team that had been in decline since the 1960s in to a competitive team which could compete for the premiership. Blyth made 14 appearances for Wests as they claimed the minor premiership in 1978 but fell short of a grand final appearance.

In 1979, Blyth left Wests to join Newtown. Newtown would go on to finish second last avoiding their fourth consecutive wooden spoon. Under the coaching of Warren Ryan, Newtown went from a struggling team to premiership contenders. Newtown would go on to reach the 1981 NSWRL grand final against Parramatta with Blyth being selected to play for in the starting side.

Newtown trailed Parramatta 7-6 at halftime but Parramatta stormed home in the second half to win 20-11 and claim their first premiership at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Blyth played on with Newtown in 1982 but they were unable to replicate their form from the previous season and missed out on the finals. Blyth retired at the end of the 1982 season.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "Steve Blyth- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
  3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  4. "THROWBACK Eels win first top grade premiership". Parramatta Eels.


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