Tony Melrose
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Melrose | |
| Place of birth | , Australia | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Five-eighth, Centre | |
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1980–1981 1982–1983 1984–1985 1986–1989 |
Parramatta Eels South Sydney Rabbitohs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Eastern Suburbs |
17 (52) 50 (337) 37 (151) 73 (199) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1982 | New South Wales | 1 (4) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Tony Melrose is an Australian former professional rugby league player for Parramatta, South Sydney, Manly-Warringah and Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. He primarily played in the centres or at five-eighth.
Melrose began his footballing career playing rugby union. He was captain of the Australian Schoolboys, played for Parramatta Two Blues and represented in six tests for the Wallabies before switching to rugby league in 1980 at the age of twenty.
Melrose was selected to represent New South Wales as a winger for game II of the 1982 State of Origin series, scoring two goals from three attempts.[1]
After retiring from league, Melrose eventually returned to union in 1992, playing with Gordon RFC.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ State Of Origin - Game 2, 1982. Rugby League Tables. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
[edit] References
- Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd, 609. ISBN 9781877082931.
[edit] External links
- Tony Melrose at the State of Origin official website.
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