Marcellin College

Former school of Immortal Ron Coote. Known as 'The Prince of Locks', behind 'The King of Locks', Johnny Raper. By 1971, Coote was a legend of the Rabbitohs club and was a try scorer in the the grand final victory over Graeme Langlands' St George. In 1971 pre-season, Coote [Australia's winning World Cup skipper] requested an upgrade to his contract, from $4000 sign-on to $8000. The Rabbitohs, said no. Coote sat out the start of the season. The Rabbits finished the season second behind Manly but outlasted the Dragons in the big one, 16-10. After 148 games, it was Coote's last for Souths. In December, the High Court confirmed NSWRL's transfer system was a "unreasonable restraint of trade". Coote immediately left for Easts, where his father Jack won two premierships, for a larger contract befitting the Australian captain. 

Tom Bellew OAM was Dux of the college in 1938. A seasoned referee, Bellew would go on to become NSWRL President and one of the first nine directors of NSWRL in 1983 after a Four Corners investigation by Chris Masters exposed corruption of NSWRL executive director, Kevin Humphreys and the NSW Government. Bellew, a North Sydney Bears tragic and former boss of the club] was a director of the ARL for over a decade and was chairman of the Gold Coast Chargers for three seasons. His youngest son, Geoff Bellew [chair of the NRL judiciary and a former Manly chairman], is a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW.