Paul Cross

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 15th August, 1945
Current Age
78 years and 227 days

Known Family Links

Son
Ryan Cross

Biography

Flamboyant winger, an Easts junior, joined the Tigers in 1966. Cross had a season with Queanbeyan in 1968 after shifting to Canberra to work, but returned to Balmain the following year. After scoring a club record-equaling 4 tries in a match against Canterbury in 1969, he was also a try-scorer in the club's preliminary final win against Manly. Cross missed out on a place in the Tigers’ grand final win over Souths when coach Leo Nosworthy opted to use centre Allan Fitzgibbon and move George Ruebner to the wing. (Cross played in the Tigers’ reserve grade grand final loss to Manly). In 1971, he showed his talent as a creative finisher when he was the season's leading try-scorer with 18 tries. A member of the FootyTAB selection Board, he later coached the Junior Kangaroos to crushing victories over Great Britain’s U’19s in 1994. The father of Roosters’ star, Ryan Cross.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 112 59 -   - 177 52 57 3 46.43% List
Craven Mild Cup 23 10 -   - 30 11 11 1 47.83% List
Tour Matches Balmain Tigers 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NRL Finals 3 1 -   - 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
Endeavour Cup 3 2 -   - 6 1 2 0 33.33% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sydney Firsts 1970 1 3 -   - 9 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1971 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1970-1971 2 4 0   0 12 2 0 0 100.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1964 1 1 -   - 3 0 1 0 0.00% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1965 17 8 -   - 24 3 13 1 17.65% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1966 13 4 -   - 12 10 3 0 76.92% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1967 11 2 -   - 6 6 4 1 54.55% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1969 9 10 -   - 30 6 3 0 66.67% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1970 11 9 -   - 27 7 4 0 63.64% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1971 22 18 -   - 54 11 11 0 50.00% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1972 14 6 -   - 18 4 9 1 28.57% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1973 12 1 -   - 3 5 7 0 41.67% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1974 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs 1964-65 18 9 -   - 27 3 14 1 16.67% List
Balmain 1966-67, 1969-74 94 50 -   - 150 49 43 2 52.13% List
Overall1964-1974 112 59 0   0 177 52 57 3 46.43% List

Your Say

  • Tim Rogan
    14/05/2011

    Cross, if memory serves, was a bit of an intercept specialist. I recall seeing him run 80-90 yards to score, I think in 1970, at the SCG. He is also the father of Ryan, a sometime Wallaby.

  • roy horrigan
    31/03/2012

    an intercept specialist is right,very pacy winger,once seen him intercept 10mtrs out from the tryline at the old kogarah oval ,run 90 mtrs to score,out pacing reg gasnier on the way.could easily have played rep football.

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