Paul Marquet

Paul Marquet
Personal information
Born	(1969-09-26) 26 September 1969 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Position	second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1990–96	Newcastle Knights	110	8	0	0	32
1997	Hunter Mariners	15	3	0	0	12
1998–00	Melbourne Storm	79	9	0	0	36
2001	Newcastle Knights	27	1	0	0	4
2002	Warrington Wolves	26	1	0	0	4
	Total	257	22	0	0	88
Source: Rugby League Project

Paul Marquet (born 26 September 1969 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played primarily as a second-row forward for Australian clubs the Newcastle Knights, Hunter Mariners and Melbourne Storm, and for English club, the Warrington Wolves.

Plaring career

A resilient second-rower, Marquet participated in seven finals series and two Grand Finals, the most memorable being his appearance at second-row forward for the Melbourne Storm in the 1999 NRL Grand Final, played on his 30th birthday.^[1] Having won the 1999 Premiership, the Melbourne Storm traveled to England to contest the 2000 World Club Challenge against Super League Champions St Helens RLFC, with Marquet playing at second-row forward in the victory. He played for the Newcastle Knights from the interchange bench in their 2001 NRL Grand Final victory over the Parramatta Eels.

Highlights

First Grade Debut: 1990 - Round 1, Newcastle Knights vs North Sydney Bears at EnergyAustralia Stadium, 18 March^[2]
Premierships: Member of the 1999 Melbourne Storm team which defeated St. George Illawarra Dragons, 20–18. Member of the 2001 Newcastle Knights team which defeated the Parramatta Eels 30–24.

References

↑ "Marquet will cut up rough Rugby League Carpenter sights Saints" (fee required). Daily Post. 2002-02-23. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
↑ "NRL Stats Paul Marquet". Sports Data. Retrieved 2007-11-16.

Newcastle Knights squad – 2001 NRL Premiers (2nd Title)

1 Robbie O'Davis 2 Timana Tahu 3 Matthew Gidley 4 Mark Hughes 5 Adam MacDougall 6 Sean Rudder 7 Andrew Johns (c) 8 Josh Perry 9 Danny Buderus 10 Matt Parsons 11 Steve Simpson 12 Ben Kennedy 13 Bill Peden 14 Paul Marquet 15 Clinton O'Brien 16 Glenn Grief 17 Daniel Abraham Coach: Michael Hagan

Melbourne Storm squad - 1999 NRL premiers (1st title)

1. Robbie Ross 2. Craig Smith 3. Aaron Moule 4. Tony Martin 5. Marcus Bai 6. Matt Geyer 7. Brett Kimmorley 8. Glenn Lazarus (c) 9. Richard Swain 10. Rodney Howe 11. Paul Marquet 12. Stephen Kearney 13. Tawera Nikau 14. Matt Rua 15. Danny Williams 16. Russell Bawden 17. Ben Roarty Coach: Chris Anderson

Inaugural Melbourne Storm side

v Illawarra Steelers, WIN Stadium, 14 March 1998

1. Robbie Ross 2. Craig Smith 3. Aaron Moule 4. Paul Bell 5. Marcus Bai 6. Scott Hill 7. Brett Kimmorley 8. Rodney Howe 9. Danny Williams 10. Robbie Kearns 11. Paul Marquet 12. Ben Roarty 13. Tawera Nikau 14. Glenn Lazarus (c) 15. Richard Swain 16. Russell Bawden 17. John Carlaw Coach: Chris Anderson

Inaugural Hunter Mariners side

v Canterbury Bulldogs, Topper Stadium, 2 March 1997

1. Robbie Ross 2. Keith Beauchamp 3. Nick Zisti 6. Brad Godden 22. Gavin Thompson 21. Scott Hill 7. Noel Goldthorpe (c) 8. Justin Dooley 9. Robbie McCormack 10. Tim Maddison 11. Paul Marquet 12. Tony Iro 13. Neil Piccinelli 14. Troy Stone 15. Willie Poching 18. Richard Swain Coach: Graham Murray

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, December 23, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.