Anthony Gelling

Anthony Gelling
Personal information
Full name Anthony Gelling
Born 18 October 1990 (1990-10-18) (age 21)
New Zealand
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Second-row
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Cook Islands

Anthony Gelling (born 18 October 1990) is a Cook Islands rugby league player who currently plays for the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League. He plays in the second-row or at centre.

Early career

He is a Howick Hornets junior.[1]

In 2009 and 2010 Gelling played for the Sydney Roosters in the Toyota Cup. In September 2010 he was sacked by the Roosters along with team mate Samuel Brunton after they were accused of defecating in their hotel room.[2][3] He is a Cook Islands international.[4]

In 2011 Gelling returned to New Zealand, joining the Auckland Vulcans and his old club, the Howick Hornets, winning the 2011 Fox Memorial.[1] He was named in the Counties Manukau Stingrays side in the 2011 National Competition.[5] At the end of the 2011 season, Gelling signed a contract to play for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.[6] The Daily Mail reported that he had been recommended to the Wigan head coach, Shaun Wane, by Kevin Iro and Dean Bell, both former Wigan players who were subsequently living overseas.[6]

Club career

Gelling was allocated the number 24 shirt on arrival to Wigan's pre-2012 season training in Florida.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Auckland Vulcans 2011 squad aucklandvulcans.co.nz, 18 February 2011
  2. ^ New disgrace as Rooster rookies defecate in hotel The Daily Telegraph, 10 September 2010
  3. ^ "Roosters sacked for defecating over hotel". Stuff.co.nz. 10 September 2010. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/4115943/Roosters-sacked-for-defecating-over-hotel. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  4. ^ "NSW Cook Islands profile". NSW Cook Islands rugby league. 2009. http://nswcirla.com/meet-the-team.html. Retrieved 2010-03-16. 
  5. ^ Counties Manukau nzrl.co.nz
  6. ^ a b "Wigan snap up Cook Island international Gelling in time for pre-season in Florida". Daily Mail. 12 December 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/article-2073140/Wigan-sign-Anthony-Gelling.html. Retrieved 13 December 2011. 
  7. ^ "Anthony Gelling Joins Wigan". Wigan Warriors. 12 December 2011. http://www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.aspx?id=6657&type=1. Retrieved 13 December 2011.