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Tony Melrose

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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
Monday, 7th September, 1959
Current Age
66 years and 275 days

Competitions Won

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1981
Midweek Cup
1980
NSW Reserve Grade
1986

Biography

Former Australian Schoolboy RU captain toured England in 1977-78 with the Ella brothers, Michael O'Connor and Wally Lewis. After a meteoric 6 Test career and a premiership with P’matta RU club, the 20 year-old five-eighth changed codes to play for the Eels in 1980. Although he did not reach a similar level in rugby league, he was to a have a long and eventful career with four premiership clubs. Melrose proved a match-winner playing five-eighth, centre and occasionally fullback. He kicked the field goal that resulted in the draw against Manly in the last match at C’land Oval in 1981 but left the club after a falling out with coach Jack Gibson. At Souths in 1982, he was selected in one State of Origin match and seemed to on the verge of further rep honours but continually had to re-establish himself with a new club. Stints with Manly and Easts followed before he retired. In 1992 - more than a decade after he quit the amateur code - he won a court case to resume his rugby union career with Gordon.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
State of Origin - 1 - 1 ----- 2 / 3 66.67% - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country - - 1 1 ----- 2     - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) 1 168 15 183 1220--32 298     30 30 742 1 1 1 85 91 7 46.45% List
NRL Finals - 5 - 5 -1--1 3 / 4 75.00% 1 1 11 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Preseason Cup - 3 - 3 1---1 7     - - 17 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Midweek Cup 1 15 3 18 33--6 30     - - 81 - - - 11 6 1 61.11% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  187 19 206 1623--39 339     30 30 848 1 1 1 100 98 8 48.54% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW 1982   1 - 1 ----- 2 / 3 66.67% - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1982   - 1 1 ----- 2     - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ParramattaParramatta 19801980 NSWRFL   9 1 102---2 10 / 12 83.33% 1 1 27 - - - 5 5 - 50.00% List
ParramattaParramatta 19811981 NSWRFL   8 2 102---2 8 / 11 72.73% 3 3 25 - - - 6 3 1 60.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   26 - 268---8 79     4 4 186 - - - 14 11 1 53.85% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   24 - 24-2--2 69     8 8 154 - - 1 11 12 1 45.83% List
ManlyManly 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup   15 - 15-4--4 19     1 1 55 - - - 9 6 - 60.00% List
ManlyManly 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   22 2 24-3--3 42     - - 96 - - - 12 11 1 50.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   19 3 22-3--3 47 / 68 69.12% 2 2 108 - - - 9 13 - 40.91% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   18 5 23-3--3 24 / 37 64.86% 5 5 65 - - - 12 10 1 52.17% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   12 2 14-1--1 -     2 2 6 - 1 - 2 10 2 14.29% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   15 - 15-4--4 -     4 4 20 1 - - 5 10 - 33.33% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Parramatta 1980-81   17 3 20 4---4 18     4 4 52 - - - 11 8 1 55.00% List
South Sydney 1982-83   50 - 50 82--10 148     12 12 340 - - 1 25 23 2 50.00% List
Manly 1984-85   37 2 39 -7--7 61     1 1 151 - - - 21 17 1 53.85% List
Eastern Suburbs 1986-89   64 10 74 -11--11 71     13 13 199 1 1 - 28 43 3 37.84% List

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  • Polysci
    14 May 2012 1:27pm

    Was being groomed to be a future Wallaby captain when he 'defected' to League at age 20.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Michael Borg, Jason Ganter

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video