Peter Wallace
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Peter Wallace | |
| Date of birth | 16 October 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 9 lb) | |
| Nickname(s) | Wal, Braveheart, Ginger, William, Robot | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back / Five-Eighth | |
| Current club | Brisbane Broncos | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| St Marys-Penrith Cougars Lower Mountains |
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| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2007 2008– Totals |
Penrith Panthers Brisbane Broncos |
20 (18) 7 (18) 27 (36) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2008 2008 Totals |
City Origin New South Wales |
1 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Peter Wallace (born 16 October 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian professional rugby league player. He plays for the Brisbane Broncos and previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL). He plays in the halves.
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[edit] Early life
Wallace was born in Victoria and later moved to Blaxland, New South Wales at a young age where he attended Blaxland East Public School and began playing rugby league.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Junior Years
Despite claims Wallace is a St Marys junior, he started playing for Lower Mountains JRLC before moving to St Marys JRLC.
[edit] Penrith Panthers
Wallace was the subject of controversy when he was dropped to NSWRL Premier League in Round 15 of the NRL competition. Penrith coach Matthew Elliott moved Wallace to the premier league on what he claimed to be poor form. However Wallace had earned a man of the match award only two weeks before, but had a poor game the week later. The controversy came when claims were made that Wallace was dropped due to the fact that he had signed with the Broncos, but team-mate Joel Clinton, who was also Broncos bound, wasn't dropped. There were rumours from the media, that Wallace wanted out of the Penrith Panthers to go to Brisbane mid-season. Wallace denied these claims, and wanted to fulfill his contract with the Panthers, even if it was in premier league.[citation needed]
It remains unclear how the move to the Broncos came about.[1]
[edit] Brisbane Broncos
Wallace's career at the Broncos started in 2008. He guided his new club to a first round defeat of the Panthers, before picking up consecutive "Man of The Match" awards in his next two matches, also wins for Brisbane.
[edit] Representaive career
Wallace was selected for the City vs Country Origin match in 2008. In May, 2008, Wallace was selected as halfback for New South Wales for game I of State of Origin on 21 May at ANZ Stadium. With his first touch of the ball, he made a line break. He also had a hand in two tries and placed a pin point accurate kick for Anthony Quinn to score the second try of the night. He made only one error and took many hits from Queensland players, racking up 29 tackles. In a preformance that many believed should have got him a "Man-of-the-Match" award, he earned wide regard as a long term halfback for NSW since the retirement of Andrew Johns.
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] External links
- Peter Wallace at the Brisbane Broncos official website.
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