Tony Currie

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Tony Maxwell Currie
Born
Tuesday, 25th December, 1962
Current Age
61 years and 85 days

Awards & Accolades

Dally M Centre Of The Year
1989

Biography

Promising centre with Wests Brisbane and Redcliffe was used as a reserve back in State of Origin in 1982 and 1984-85. Currie played for Leeds in 1984-85 and 1985-86 and came to Canterbury as a mid-season replacement for regular fullback Mick Potter. He broke into Queensland's State of Origin team as winger/centre in 1987 and was chosen in the centres in the Centenary Test the following year. Currie then played the other two Tests against Great Britain on the wing. 1988 provided Currie with a premiership victory when the Bulldogs defeated Balmain, 24-12, but he had already made the decision to return home to play with the Broncos. In 1989 he represented Australia on the tour of NZ but a torn achilles tendon the following year robbed him of the chance to tour with the 1990 Kangaroos. Injuries limited him to just seven games in 1992 and he failed to take part in Brisbane's grand final victory before his career was brought to a close. Currie was later the coach of the London Broncos.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Queensland Firsts 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
State of Origin 12 3 -   - 12 8 4 0 66.67% List
English Championship 47 26 -   - 104 29 15 3 61.70% List
Regal Trophy 5 4 -   - 16 3 2 0 60.00% List
Challenge Cup 8 3 -   - 12 4 2 2 50.00% List
Premiership Trophy 2 2 -   - 8 1 1 0 50.00% List
Yorkshire Cup 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Tour Matches Leeds Rhinos 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NRL 78 27 -   - 108 52 25 1 66.67% List
NRL Finals 6 - -   - - 5 1 0 83.33% List
National Panasonic Cup 6 1 -   - 4 4 2 0 66.67% List
Tour Matches Australia 9 3 -   - 12 7 2 0 77.78% List
Test Series 6 1 -   - 4 5 1 0 83.33% List
The Ashes 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
World Cup 3 1 -   - 4 2 1 0 66.67% List
Tooheys Challenge Cup 4 1 -   - 4 3 1 0 75.00% List
World Club Challenge 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1988-89 7 2 -   - 8 6 1 0 85.71% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1988-89 3 1 -   - 4 2 1 0 66.67% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
QLD Firsts 1982 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
QLD 1984-85, 1987-89 13 3 -   - 12 9 4 0 69.23% List
Overall1982-1989 14 4 0   0 15 10 4 0 71.43% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury NSWRL 1986 6 - -   - - 3 3 0 50.00% List
Canterbury NSWRL 1987 13 4 -   - 16 7 6 0 53.85% List
Canterbury NSWRL 1988 21 10 -   - 40 15 6 0 71.43% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1989 18 8 -   - 32 14 4 0 77.78% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1990 6 3 -   - 12 2 3 1 33.33% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1991 7 1 -   - 4 4 3 0 57.14% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1992 7 1 -   - 4 7 0 0 100.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury 1986-88 40 14 -   - 56 25 15 0 62.50% List
Brisbane 1989-92 38 13 -   - 52 27 10 1 71.05% List
Overall1986-1992 78 27 0   0 108 52 25 1 66.67% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Leeds 1984/85 33 19 -   - 76 21 11 1 63.64% List
Leeds 1985/86 31 16 -   - 64 17 10 4 54.84% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Leeds 1984-85 64 35 -   - 140 38 21 5 59.38% List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    21/04/2012

    In 1982 in the Brisbane Competition.Currie Won the Rothmans Medal.When he was playing for the Western Suburbs Panthers.

  • Anonymous
    09/09/2015

    His uncle Allan Currie was a great player for Brisbane Easts Tigers during the 1970s winning 3 premierships along the way. Unfortunately there is no separate thread about Allan...he was very close on many occasions to Queensland selection. He was a mentor to Tony Currie during his career.

  • Brian Sanderson
    11/12/2018

    Leeds player of the season for 1985-86.

  • Klee Gluckman
    06/05/2020

    Tony Currie came of the bench in 1992 I thought.

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Contributions: AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, Bill Bates

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Match Video, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1985-86, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1986-87