Bob Lulham

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Bobby Lulham
fullname = Robert Lulham
nickname =


imagesize =
caption =
dateofbirth =
placeofbirth =
countryofbirth =
dateofdeath =
placeofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
weight =
position =
club1 = Balmain
year1start = 1947
year1end = 1953
appearances1 = 85
tries1 = 85
goals1 = 45
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 345
teamA = New South Wales
yearAstart = 1947
yearAend =
appearancesA =
triesA =
goalsA =
fieldgoalsA =
pointsA =
teamB = Australia
yearBstart = 1948
yearBend = 1949
appearancesB = 3
triesB = 1
goalsB = 0
fieldgoalsB = 0
pointsB = 3
updated =
source =

Bob Lulham (died 1986cite web
url = http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Bob-Lulham_5052.aspx
title = Player Profile - Bob Lulham
accessdate = 2008-09-30
author =
authorlink =
publisher = yesterdayshero.com.au
quote = ] ) was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 50s. A quick-paced winger, he came to Sydney from Newcastle and in his first season in the NSWRFL premiership represented New South Wales in all matches. That year he was also the League's top try-scorer and played in Balmain's grand final win. At the end of the following season he was selected to tour Europe with the 1948-49 Kangaroos, making his debut in the Third Test against Great Britain before going on to play two Tests against France.

In 1953 Lulham was in the headlines at the centre of a court case for attempted murder. It was alleged his mother-in-law tried to poison him with thaliumcite news
first =
last =
authorlink =
author = Ray Chesterton
coauthors =
title = Real headline acts
url = http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23594410-5001023,00.html
format =
work =
publisher =
location =
id =
pages =
page =
date = April 25, 2008
accessdate = 2008-09-30
language =
quote =
archiveurl =
archivedate = ] . At the time he was living with his wife's parents. In the end, the verdict was not guilty. Lulham didn't play football again.

References

External links

* [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Bobby_Lulham.html Bobby Lulham at rugbyleagueproject.com]
* [http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=4422 Bob Lulham at nrlstats.com]