Ernie joined the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1931. Ernie was a member of Eastern Suburbs’ 1934 Grand Final and 1935-37 premierships. Ernie played 101 games for Eastern Suburbs over 9 seasons (26 tries).
Ernie played 1 game for Ciy in 1933. Ernie played 15 games (3 tires) for New South Wales from 1931-37. Ernie played 12 test matches (1 try) for Australia from 1932-38.
Ernie coached Eastern Suburbs from 1950-52
Ernie passed away on August 3 1993.
In 2008, Ernie was selected as one of Australia’s 100 Greatest Players. In 2018, Ernie was inducted into the NRL Hall of Fame.