Ernie Mort

Ernie Mort

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Sutcliffe Mort
Born	(1924-03-24)24 March 1924 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Died	20 September 1991(1991-09-20) (aged 67) Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1947–50 St. George 25 3 0 0 9
Source: [1]

Ernest Sutcliffe 'Ernie' Mort (1924 – 1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.

A St. George junior, Mort was discharged from war service in the Australian Army in mid 1946.[2] He trialled for the Saints at the beginning of the 1947 NSWRFL season, and was signed by the club.

Mort was a five-eighth, and during the end of his career, he was the understudy for the great Johnny Hawke. Mort was a well-respected man at St. George and retained a link with the club on his retirement by taking on committee positions at the club into the 1950s.[3]

Mort retired to Port Macquarie, New South Wales in his later years, and died there on 20 September 1991, age 67. [4]

References

1. "Ernie Mort - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. WW2 Roll (Ernest Sutcliffe Mort) http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=275375^[permanent dead link‍]
3. Whiticker/Hudson "The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players" 1995 Edition ISBN 1875169571
4. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice (23/9/1991)