Anthony Watmough

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Anthony Watmough
Personal information
Full name Anthony Watmough
Date of birth 10 July 1983 (1983-07-10) (age 24)
Place of birth Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 12 lbs)
Nickname(s) Choc, Choco
Club information
Position(s) Second Row
Current club Manly Sea Eagles
Number 11
Youth clubs
Years Club
Narrabeen Sharks
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2002
2003–present
Northern Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
8 (4)
113 (152)
Representative teams**
2005–
2005
City Origin
New South Wales
2 (4)
1 (0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 13:42, 2 January 2008 (UTC).
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 13:42, 2 January 2008 (UTC).

Anthony Watmough (born 10 July 1983) is an Australian rugby league player, currently playing for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles club in the National Rugby League competition. In 2005, he was selected for the New South Wales State of Origin team.

In 2007, Anthony Watmough was awarded the Dally M second rower of the year award.

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[edit] Controversy

In 2007, Anthony Watmough was accused of violence towards his then de facto partner. She sought an apprehended violence order against him and on June 26, 2007 it was granted by Magistrate Jane Culver in Manly Court.[1] However, on 25th October 2007 the AVO was removed at the de facto's request and an indefinite agreement was written up instead where the pair mutually agreed "not to go near or harass each other."[2]

[edit] History

Although Watmough was not picked for State of Origin, his form has been on par with his 2005 season when Watmough got selected for NSW for Origin 1.

Watmough regularly receives praise for his efforts,

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.manlydaily.com.au/article/2007/06/26/5171_news.html Manly Daily, 26 June, 2007. Story: "Stay away order"
  2. ^ http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22646531-5001021,00.html The Daily Telegraph, 25 October, 2007. Story: "Manly star Anthony Watmough's AVO quashed by judge"