Tony Branson

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• Polysci
  8 May 2012 6:29pm

  The apprentice panel-beater from Nowra had a great season in 1967 edging Bobbie Fulton (a surprize omission) out of a place on that year's Kanagaroo tour, and earned himself a contract with St George.
  
  After 1968 he found it hard to sustain that early
  vigorous form.

• Anonymous
  22 Sep 2012 9:03pm

  The Rugby League tradition carries on in his family with his niece married to Manoa Thompson, father of Jarryd Hayne.

• Danny Regan
  22 Oct 2012 4:34am

  Incredibly gifted player ruined by Saint George's brat pack backline. Had the privilege of playing with him in a couple of union matches when he was on the wrong side of 40 almost when he looked like he was about twice his playing weight when he made some pretty good footballers look pretty bad; including a younger brother of the Ellas

• Yvette Lee Bastin
  21 Mar 2014 6:20pm

  Like Barry Beath, Tony Branson was a great man on & off the field, they were great mates, so great that when they retired Tony move back to Nowra & bought a sports store, I know this as we too moved to Culburra Beach near Nowra, although not knowing they were there I walked into the sports store & the man behind the counter said hello snottynose grub. This was the nickname that Tony & Barry gave me when I was about 2. He had not seen me in about 10 years.

• Pete Smith
  10 Jun 2014 11:18am

  I worked with Tony,as a panel beater,back then,great guy,a country boy,fame was confusing to him,and his play suffered.Was good friends with Barry Beath.

• Anonymous
  16 Sep 2014 3:24pm

  Worked with tony for short time when he moved to sydney a top bloke and great wet wheather player

• Anonymous
  5 Apr 2020 5:47pm

  Tony wasn’t just a good footballer but he was an absolute gentleman. May he R.I.P

• Peter Murphy
  7 Apr 2020 8:21pm

  Tony was captain coach of Wollongong city team in 1977. We played at the old Steelers stadium and were known as the wolves and wore St George colours He gave me a start in grade football at age 18 after a trial match against Thirroul in the Illawarra Carlton league. I remember one game when he was laying on the turf injured and getting treatment from a trainer when an opposition player made a break . He got to his haunches and tackled the player, before being helped from the field. A courageous player

• Art vandalay
  24 Sep 2025 5:59pm

  I worked with Tony in about 2003 04 05 around then for a small time at Ford arncliffe he was always smiling i had great footy talks with him absolute lovely gentlemen

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