Hec Farrell


Hec Farrell was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played for Western Suburbs as a Hooker.

Playing career

Farrell made his debut for Western Suburbs in 1951. In 1952, Farrell was a member of the Western Suburbs side which claimed their fourth premiership defeating South Sydney 22-10 in the grand final. The match was remembered due to its controversy with claims the referee George Bishop had put a big wager on Wests winning the game. Souths claimed that they were denied two fair tries and Wests had scored one try off a blatant knock on. Farrell himself was sent off in the second half of the match. This would prove to be the last premiership Western Suburbs would win as a stand alone entity before exiting the competition in 1999. Farrell played on with Wests until 1957 and then retired.