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Paul Cross

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 15th August, 1945
Current Age
80 years and 300 days

Known Family Links

Son
Ryan Cross

Competitions Won

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1969
Preseason Cup
1967

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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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Balmain TigersBAL - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 104 8 112 59-59 - - - - 177 - - - 52 57 3 46.43% List
NRL Finals - 3 - 3 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Preseason Cup 1 19 3 22 10-10 - - - - 30 - - - 11 10 1 50.00% List
Endeavour Cup - 3 - 3 2-2 - - - - 6 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  125 11 136 70-70 - - - - 210 - - - 65 67 4 47.79% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Sydney Firsts 1970   1 - 1 3-3 - - - - 9 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1971   1 - 1 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19641964 NSWRFL   1 - 11-1 - - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19651965 NSWRFL   17 - 178-8 - - - - 24 - - - 3 13 1 17.65% List
BalmainBalmain 19661966 NSWRFL   13 - 134-4 - - - - 12 - - - 10 3 - 76.92% List
BalmainBalmain 19671967 NSWRFL   9 2 112-2 - - - - 6 - - - 6 4 1 54.55% List
BalmainBalmain 19691969 NSWRFL   9 - 910-10 - - - - 30 - - - 6 3 - 66.67% List
BalmainBalmain 19701970 NSWRFL   7 4 119-9 - - - - 27 - - - 7 4 - 63.64% List
BalmainBalmain 19711971 NSWRFL   22 - 2218-18 - - - - 54 - - - 11 11 - 50.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19721972 NSWRFL   13 1 146-6 - - - - 18 - - - 4 9 1 28.57% List
BalmainBalmain 19731973 NSWRFL   12 - 121-1 - - - - 3 - - - 5 7 - 41.67% List
BalmainBalmain 19741974 NSWRFL   1 1 2--- - - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern Suburbs 1964-65   18 - 18 9-9 - - - - 27 - - - 3 14 1 16.67% List
Balmain 1966-67, 1969-74   86 8 94 50-50 - - - - 150 - - - 49 43 2 52.13% List

Your Say

  • Tim Rogan
    14 May 2011 2:10am

    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 Mar 2012 5:17pm

    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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