Adrian Hilton “Bunny” Gleeson

HERITAGE No: 341

BIRTH: 26 July 1917

Port Macquarie, NSW

DEATH: 22 November 1973 Fairy Meadow, NSW

DEATH: 22 November 1973

Fairy Meadow, NSW

OCCUPATION: Clerk, 1936; Supervisor, 1943, Assistant Secretary

RESIDENCE: Edwin St Croydon, NSW, 1936; Bright St Petersham, 1943; Newport Rd Mona vale, 1949

GAME HISTORY

Gosford High School RL 1931
Woy Woy RL 1931
Wests RL 3rd Grade 1935, 1936
Wests RL 2nd Grade 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939
Wests RL First Grade 1936, 1937, 1938
Wests RL City Cup 1937
Newtown RL 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
Newtown RL City Cup 1942
Woy Woy RL 1946, 1949
Mittagong RL Player/Coach 1947
North Sydney RL 1948

Bunny

Adrian ‘Bunny’ Gleeson has been incorrectly named Andy Gleeson in the Rugby League Project with reference to his playing years at Wests and Newtown. He was correctly named as Adrian Gleeson in reference to his North Sydney playing record.

Adrian was born at Port Macquarie, NSW in 1917 where he learned his early football. He was endowed with great speed and it was said that he ran like a rabbit. It is most likely that he received the nickname ‘Bunny’ as a result.