William Percival Sadlier (1896–1968) was an Australian

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

footballer who played in the 1920s. A product from the Brighton JRLFC, Bill 'Chid' Sadlier was a pioneer rugby league player with the

St. George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...

club during its earliest years. Sadlier was awarded Life Membership of the

St. George Dragons The St. George Dragons are an Australian rugby league, rugby league football club from the St George, Sydney, St George District in Sydney, New South Wales that played in the top level New South Wales Rugby League, New South Wales competition ...

in 1951 after 34 years service as a player, coach, selector and committeeman. Sadlier died on 20 August 1968 at

Sylvania, New South Wales Sylvania is a suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire. It is well known for its large waterfront properties and restaurants. Sylvania is mostly residential bu ...

.Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 22/8/1968

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