▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁Western ▁Sub ur bs ▁in ▁the ▁NS W RL ▁competition , ▁as ▁a ▁. ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁Corn well ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁grade ▁debut ▁for ▁Western ▁Sub ur bs ▁in ▁Round ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁season ▁against ▁St ▁George . ▁ ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Corn well ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Sub ur bs ▁side ▁which ▁claimed ▁their ▁first ▁ever ▁premi ership ▁defe ating ▁St ▁George ▁ 2 7 - 2 ▁in ▁the ▁grand ▁final ▁challenge . ▁ ▁West s ▁had ▁lost ▁the ▁original ▁grand ▁final ▁but ▁as ▁minor ▁premiers ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁winner ▁for ▁a ▁rem atch . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Corn well ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁grand ▁final ▁which ▁West s ▁lost ▁ 1 7 - 3 ▁to ▁South ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁West s ▁suffered ▁a ▁similar ▁fate ▁losing ▁to ▁South s ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁grand ▁final ▁challenge ▁ 9 - 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁Corn well ▁and ▁West s ▁end ured ▁a ▁hor rid ▁season ▁finishing ▁last ▁on ▁the ▁table ▁but ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁they ▁went ▁from ▁wooden ▁sp oon ers ▁to ▁premiers ▁defe ating ▁Eastern ▁Sub ur bs ▁ 1 5 - 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁grand ▁final , ▁a ▁fe