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Australian rugby league footballer
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Male
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Birth:
1901(Orange, City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia)
Death:
9 September 1959(Orange, City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Robert Jesse Lindfield (1901-1959) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
Background
Lindfield was born in Orange, New South Wales on 9 June 1901.
Playing career
Lindfield came to Western Suburbs in 1923. He played eleven seasons for Wests between 1923–1934. He played hooker in two premiership winning teams: 1930 and 1934.
He shifted to Canterbury-Bankstown for two seasons between 1935 and 1936 before retiring.Budgen played in Canterbury's first ever game as a club in Round 1 1935 against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval which ended in a 20–5 loss.
Lindfield represented New South Wales on five occasions in 1928.
Death
Lindfield died on 9 September 1959, aged 58.