Vale Peter Armstrong

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Vale Peter Armstrong
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Thu 11 Apr 2019, 05:11 PM

The St George Illawarra Dragons are deeply saddened by the passing of former Dragon Peter Armstrong.

Featuring in over 100 grade games across six seasons (1957-1964) at the Dragons, the Marist Brothers Kogarah junior Armstrong overcame a fractured neck vertebra to forge a successful career in the Red V.

Following in the footsteps of club legend Ken Kearney at hooker, Armstrong was a member of the Dragons' 1961 and 1964 premiership-winning teams against Western Suburbs and Balmain respectively.

A further two reserve grade premierships in 1962 and 1963 rounded out Armstrong's contribution to the Dragons' era of 11-straight first grade premierships – a period of the like that will never be repeated.

One final season with the Newtown Bluebags in 1965 rounded out his playing career.

The Dragons will wear black armbands on Sunday afternoon as tribute to Armstrong when the Red V faces the Bulldogs at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah.



https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/04/11/vale-peter-armstrong/

 

[jak]

sad to hear,was a tough bugger

 

[Gareth67]

“ a fractured neck vertebrae “ , they were certainly tough men playing the game in those days ! Another one of our legendary Saints gone , a sad day .

 

[Dragonsamy]

Rip Peter
Hopefully the boys win on Sunday and honour your name.

 

[Drakon]

R.I.P. Peter. Another Saint in heaven!

 

[Old Timer]

Saw Peter play and he certainly was tough and uncompromising
The image above (maybe a painting from the days the local pub had them in frames out the front) is against North Sydney
Eddie Lumsden on the left and maybe Changa or Gaz or George Evans in the background
Interesting no St George / Dragon insignia on the jersey

 

[sco22]

RIP Peter

 

[Dragsters]

RIP you mighty Dragon...

 

[Warabrook saint]

Never got to see him play. R.I.P.fearless Saint.

 

[denis preston]

Saw Peter play and he certainly was tough and uncompromising
The image above (maybe a painting from the days the local pub had them in frames out the front) is against North Sydney
Eddie Lumsden on the left and maybe Changa or Gaz or George Evans in the background
Interesting no St George / Dragon insignia on the jersey

That must have been taken the late 50's.Thats poppa clay on the left with receeding hair . Armstrong would have played 1st grade for any other club but obviously had some sort of financial incentive to stay.

 

[Old Timer]

That must have been taken the late 50's.Thats poppa clay on the left with receeding hair . Armstrong would have played 1st grade for any other club but obviously had some sort of financial incentive to stay.

Definitely not Clay sitting front row left .
Pretty sure it is Lummy 4th from left back row who already had receding hair
The other photo is Lumsden pushing off a Blue Bags player

 

[Old Timer]

That must have been taken the late 50's.Thats poppa clay on the left with receeding hair . Armstrong would have played 1st grade for any other club but obviously had some sort of financial incentive to stay.

Apologies DP I shouldn't have said definitely not Clay, what I meant to say was I don't believe it to be Clay.

 

[Old Kogarah Boy 1]

RIP Peter Armstrong.
Hope the team can win for you and us.

 

[Dragonslayer]

RIP champion.

I hope the boys can produce a big win for you on Sunday (not like the LT effort).

 

[denis preston]

Definitely not Clay sitting front row left .
Pretty sure it is Lummy 4th from left back row who already had receding hair
The other photo is Lumsden pushing off a Blue Bags player
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I was talking about the first photo.

 

[possm]

Rest In Peace Peter you champion!

 

[Old Timer]

Rest In Peace Peter you champion!

So was I , I attached he others as a reference to look at
To me it doesn’t appear to be a photo
Or maybe it’s a touched up black & white as the crowd is a blur of colour and the jersey has no emblem on it.
Anyway if I look at the photos I attached n comparison it looks more like Lummy to me than Poppa but for sure it could be me needing glasses