Tony Paskins

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Anthony Heather Paskins
Born
Monday, 5th December, 1927
Died
Thursday, 15th August, 2019 (Aged 91 years and 253 days)

Biography

Tony Paskins went straight from Randwick's RU ranks to English club football and despite never playing for Australia he is regarded as one of the best centres to emerge in the era immediately after the war. Paskins played for Workington Town (Cumbria) in England after being discovered by 1946 Lions tour captain Gus Risman. He went on to play in the club's Challenge Cup win in 1952 and also represented Other Nationalities. Paskins returned to Australia to captain Easts in 1955 and represented NSW the following year against NZ. As captain-coach of Oberon in Western NSW he led Country to shock wins over City in 1961-62 and captained NSW against Great Britain in the latter year. Unfortunately he was not chosen in the Test sides that year and later came to Manly (captain-coach in 1963) before returning to the country to play for Narrabri. Paskins coached Easts in 1973 following the departure of Don Furner for Queanbeyan.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
European Championship 11 2 -   - 6 8 3 0 72.73% List
NRL 69 13 104   - 247 26 42 1 37.68% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
City vs Country Firsts 2 1 -   - 3 2 0 0 100.00% List
Interstate Matches 3 - 13   - 26 3 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Western Division 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Craven Mild Cup 8 1 8   - 19 4 3 1 50.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Other 1949-53 11 2 -   - 6 8 3 0 72.73% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Firsts 1956, 1961-62 5 - 13   - 26 3 2 0 60.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1961-62 2 1 -   - 3 2 0 0 100.00% List
Western Division 1962 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1956-1962 8 1 13   0 29 5 3 0 62.50% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1955 5 4 1   - 14 2 3 0 40.00% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1956 15 5 30   - 75 4 10 1 26.67% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1957 15 2 49   - 104 8 7 0 53.33% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1958 17 2 20   - 46 8 9 0 47.06% List
Manly NSWRFL 1963 12 - 3   - 6 4 8 0 33.33% List
Manly NSWRFL 1964 5 - 1   - 2 0 5 0 0.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs 1955-58 52 13 100   - 239 22 29 1 42.31% List
Manly 1963-64 17 - 4   - 8 4 13 0 23.53% List
Overall1955-1964 69 13 104   0 247 26 42 1 37.68% List

Your Say

  • barry grady
    29/12/2013

    one of the very best rugby league player coaches to play in the country and he definitely put OBERON on the map

  • ron moroney
    08/05/2015

    I rememember him for Oberon and NSW Country, big, strong with a sidestep in the Langlands class.

  • Mick Press
    13/09/2022

    Definitely the best player coaches in country NSW taking Oberon to group 10 premierships, Western Division to victory over all the other devisions including Newcastle then country wins over City 1961/62 and that was before Origin, it was a pleasure to watch him play the game

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