including two Tests. Stehr played in Test series against New Zealand and Great Britain. In the series against Britain he set an inglorious record when he was sent off in two of the three matches. The uncompromising, no-nonsense front rower was selected for his second Kangaroo tour in 1937-38. All told he represented Australia on 55 occasions and in 11 Tests. He played 33 matches for New South Wales, a tally which stands today at third place in the most games by a player for the state (behind Clive Churchill and Graeme Langlands). War service WWII brought a premature end to his test career and Stehr spent war in the services. Stationed in Darwin, Stehr was named captain of a North Australian representative side in a match against Central Australia. Post-playing During his career, the uncompromising front row forward had a short stint as a professional Boxer After playing retirement in 1946, he remained involved with the game. He was coach at Manly in 1947-48 and Easts in 1949. A sports journalist – Stehr wrote a column, for many years, in a Sydney newspaper and worked in television media. He was also club president at Easts. In 1961 he was the commentator for the first Australian rugby league match ever broadcast live. His typical sign-off call in the media was always "Easts To Win!". Ray Stehr died on 2 June 1983 aged 70. Accolades Stehr was named in Eastern Suburbs greatest ever team - an honorary team. . In February 2008, Stehr was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. References Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney External links Ray Stehr at Sydney Roosters 100 Years Footnotes 1913 births 1983 deaths Australia national rugby league team players Australian military personnel of World War II Australian people of German descent Australian rugby league coaches Australian rugby league commentators Australian rugby league journalists Australian rugby league players City New South Wales rugby league team players Country New South Wales rugby league team players Manly Warringah Sea Eagles coaches New South Wales rugby league team players Rugby league players from New South Wales Rugby league props Sydney Roosters coaches Sydney Roosters players Sydney Roosters captains