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Tony Currie

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

Full Name
Tony Maxwell Currie
Born
Tuesday, 25th December, 1962
Current Age
63 years and 172 days

Known Family Links

Uncle
Alan Currie

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1988
World Cup
1985/88, 1989/92
Test Series
1989 New Zealand vs Australia
State of Origin
1984, 1987, 1988, 1989
NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
1988, 1992
World Club Challenge
1992
Midweek Cup
1984, 1989
Challenge Cup AU
1991

Honours & Awards

Dally M Centre Of The Year
1989

Biography

Promising centre with Wests Brisbane and Redcliffe was used as a reserve back in State of Origin in 1982 and 1984-85. Currie played for Leeds in 1984-85 and 1985-86 and came to Canterbury as a mid-season replacement for regular fullback Mick Potter. He broke into Queensland's State of Origin team as winger/centre in 1987 and was chosen in the centres in the Centenary Test the following year. Currie then played the other two Tests against Great Britain on the wing. 1988 provided Currie with a premiership victory when the Bulldogs defeated Balmain, 24-12, but he had already made the decision to return home to play with the Broncos. In 1989 he represented Australia on the tour of NZ but a torn achilles tendon the following year robbed him of the chance to tour with the 1990 Kangaroos. Injuries limited him to just seven games in 1992 and he failed to take part in Brisbane's grand final victory before his career was brought to a close. Currie was later the coach of the London Broncos.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 7 - 7 -2--2 - - - 8 - - - 6 1 - 85.71% List
The Ashes 1 3 - 3 ----- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
World Cup 2 3 - 3 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Tour Matches Queensland FirstsQFI - 1 - 1 1---1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Leeds RhinosLEE - 1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 9 - 9 -3--3 - - - 12 - - - 7 2 - 77.78% List
Test Series 2 6 - 6 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 5 1 - 83.33% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
State of Origin 4 8 4 12 -3--3 - - - 12 - - - 8 4 - 66.67% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL (NRL Premiership) 2 70 8 78 -27--27 - - - 108 2 1 - 52 25 1 66.67% List
NRL Finals - 4 2 6 ----- - - - - - - - 5 1 - 83.33% List
Midweek Cup 2 7 5 12 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 9 3 - 75.00% List
Challenge Cup AU 1 5 2 7 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 5 2 - 71.43% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
English Championship - 46 1 47 -26--26 - - - 104 - - - 29 15 3 61.70% List
Premiership Trophy - 2 - 2 -2--2 - - - 8 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Challenge Cup - 8 - 8 -3--3 - - - 12 - - - 4 2 2 50.00% List
Regal Trophy - 4 1 5 -4--4 - - - 16 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
Yorkshire Cup - 2 - 2 ----- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
World Club Challenge 1 - 1 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
UK Top Division - 46 1 47 -26--26 - - - 104 - - - 29 15 3 61.70% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  158 20 178 169--70 - - - 279 2 1 - 116 56 6 65.17% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1988-89   7 - 7 -2--2 - - - 8 - - - 6 1 - 85.71% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1988-89   3 - 3 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Brisbane Firsts 1982, 1984   1 5 6 ----- - - - - - - - 5 1 - 83.33% List
QLD Firsts 1982   1 - 1 1---1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
QLD 1984-85, 1987-89   8 4 12 -3--3 - - - 12 - - - 8 4 - 66.67% List
QLD Residents 1984   - 1 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Sydney Maroons 1987   1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CanterburyCanterbury 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   5 1 6----- - - - - - 1 - 3 3 - 50.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   11 2 13-4--4 - - - 16 - - - 7 6 - 53.85% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   21 - 21-10--10 - - - 40 - - - 15 6 - 71.43% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   18 - 18-8--8 - - - 32 1 - - 14 4 - 77.78% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup   6 - 6-3--3 - - - 12 1 - - 2 3 1 33.33% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 19911991 NSWRL Winfield Cup   6 1 7-1--1 - - - 4 - - - 4 3 - 57.14% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 19921992 NSWRL Winfield Cup   3 4 7-1--1 - - - 4 - - - 7 - - 100.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canterbury 1986-88   37 3 40 -14--14 - - - 56 - 1 - 25 15 - 62.50% List
Brisbane 1989-92   33 5 38 -13--13 - - - 52 2 - - 27 10 1 71.05% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
LeedsLeeds 1984/85   32 1 33-19--19 - - - 76 - - - 21 11 1 63.64% List
LeedsLeeds 1985/86   30 1 31-16--16 - - - 64 - - - 17 10 4 54.84% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Leeds 1984-85   62 2 64 -35--35 - - - 140 - - - 38 21 5 59.38% List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    21 Apr 2012 2:02pm

    In 1982 in the Brisbane Competition.Currie Won the Rothmans Medal.When he was playing for the Western Suburbs Panthers.

  • Anonymous
    9 Sep 2015 4:09pm

    His uncle Allan Currie was a great player for Brisbane Easts Tigers during the 1970s winning 3 premierships along the way. Unfortunately there is no separate thread about Allan...he was very close on many occasions to Queensland selection. He was a mentor to Tony Currie during his career.

  • Brian Sanderson
    11 Dec 2018 7:10am

    Leeds player of the season for 1985-86.

  • Klee Gluckman
    6 May 2020 8:51pm

    Tony Currie came of the bench in 1992 I thought.

  • Rod
    15 Mar 2026 1:46pm

    I watched Tony Currie play a lot of matches
    He had the rare ability to take the right option for any given situation on the field
    Plus had all the skills and did not make mistakes
    “Old head on young shoulders”

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

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video, Widnes RLFC History , Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), RFL Player Registers