Alan Hornery

Alan Hornery

Personal information
Full name	Alan Hornery
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1948–51	Western Suburbs	58	3	0	0	9
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1953–57	Queensland	15	0	0	0	0
As of 3 May 2019
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Alan Hornery was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition and for Souths in the Brisbane competition.

Playing career

Hornery made his first grade debut in 1948. Hornery did not play in the clubs premiership victory over Balmain at seasons end. In 1950, Wests reached the 1950 NSWRL grand final against South Sydney. Hornery played at hooker as Souths defeated Western Suburbs 21-15 at the Sydney Sports Ground. The following season, Wests finished fourth on the table and reached the finals again. Hornery's last game for the club was the 37-9 semi final defeat against Manly-Warringah.

Hornery then departed Western Suburbs and signed with Brisbane side Souths. Hornery was part of the Souths team which won the 1953 premiership. In the same year, Hornery was selected to play for Queensland and played a total of 15 representative games between 1953-1957. Hornery was later voted in the Souths team of the century.