Anthony 'Choc' Mundine

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Choc
Born
Wednesday, 21st May, 1975
Current Age
48 years and 312 days
Place Of Birth
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother-in-law
Tyran Smith
Second cousin
Blake Ferguson
Cousin
Wes Patten
Beau Mundine
James Roberts

Biography

St George centre/five-eighth, the son of former Australian boxing champion Tony Mundine, represented the Junior Kangaroos that thrashed Great Britain U’19s in the curtain-raiser to the Australia v. France Test at P’matta Stadium in 1994. Such was his natural talent as a sportsman Mundine could have played basketball with the NBL had he not been offered a scholarship with St George. After securing the five-eighth spot with the Dragons, and with the Super League competition looming, he opted to train with C’bury in the early part of 1996. Forced to honour his contract with the Dragons while Super League lodged an appeal, Mundine showed his rashness by signing a contract with Brisbane in the week he celebrated his 21st birthday. This distraction did not stop him from producing a series of magnificent displays in St George’s run to the grand final in 1996, but he left the club following the 20-8 loss to Manly. Mundine was injured in the early part of 1997 and found it difficult to displace Darren Lockyer and Kevin Walters and claim the Broncos’ No.1 pivot spot. After failing to secure any of Super League’s rep honours, he returned to St George in 1998. Mundine’s statements provided consistent fodder for the media, claiming that Brisbane did not give him the respect he deserved as ‘The Man’, and publicly berating NSW and ARL selectors for not choosing him in the rep teams. In 1998 he declared that he wanted to represent Australia in boxing at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, instituted a self-imposed a ‘sex ban’ in his training regime, converted to the religion of Islam, and fulfilled a one-man mission to bring home errant C’bury forward and boyhood friend Solomon Haumono from England. However, Mundine’s form at the beginning of 1999 confirmed his reputation as one of the most naturally gifted and creative players in the game. In the grand final that year, he masterminded St George’s 14-0 half-time lead but many blamed the try he bombed in the 50th minute, with two players unmarked outside him, as the turning point of the match. After the Dragons lost the grand final Mundine openly voiced his frustration with the game and walked out of the club early in the 2000 season. Turning to boxing, he made his debut as a professional middleweight boxer surrounded by incredible fanfare and hype. Within twelve months though, he captured the Australian and Pan-Pacific titles and, after a record of 11 straight wins, challenged World Champion Sven Ottke in Sweden in December 2001. Unfortunately, his preparation for the match was completely overshadowed by his anti-American comments in light of the September 11 terrorist attacks. A contrite Mundine apologised, but the bout was a buster when he was knocked out (his first professional loss). Rebuilding his career in 2002 he captured the vacant WBA Super Middleweight title the following year before losing it just as quickly. Biography, The Man (2000)
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 128 59 3   2 244 69 55 4 53.91% List
NRL Finals 12 7 -   - 28 8 4 0 66.67% List
City vs Country 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
State of Origin 3 1 -   - 4 1 1 1 33.33% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW City 1996 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW 1999 3 1 -   - 4 1 1 1 33.33% List
Overall1996-1999 4 1 0   0 4 1 2 1 25.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George NSWRL 1993 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
St George NSWRL 1994 15 5 3 / 3 100.00% - 26 6 9 0 40.00% List
St George ARL 1995 23 15 -   1 61 13 10 0 56.52% List
St George ARL 1996 22 10 -   - 40 12 8 2 54.55% List
Brisbane Super League 1997 11 3 -   - 12 8 2 1 72.73% List
St George NRL 1998 23 7 -   1 29 11 11 1 47.83% List
St Geo Illa NRL 1999 23 17 -   - 68 14 9 0 60.87% List
St Geo Illa NRL 2000 10 2 -   - 8 5 5 0 50.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George 1993-96, 1998 84 37 3 / 3 100.00% 2 156 42 39 3 50.00% List
Brisbane 1997 11 3 -   - 12 8 2 1 72.73% List
St Geo Illa 1999-00 33 19 -   - 76 19 14 0 57.58% List
Overall1993-2000 128 59 3 / 3 100.00% 2 244 69 55 4 53.91% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    28/10/2019

    I am doing a bit of research on him and he is a goat. PSHe is the best

  • Chris
    21/05/2021

    No where near the same class as the John’s brothers Laurie Dailey and Brad Fittler never smoked or drank

  • g
    25/11/2021

    great aboriginal player shame he did not play for that long

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Nick Jones, Bill Bates, Terry Liberopoulos

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1994, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1995