Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Rex Peers Mossop
- Nickname(s)
- Moose
- Born
- Saturday, 18th February, 1928
- Died
- Friday, 17th June, 2011 (Aged 83 years and 119 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Dual international forward brought a wealth of football experience to his career as an outspoken commentator. Rex 'The Moose' Mossop played the game in bull-like fashion and similarly, pulled no punches in his long and controversial career in the media. A product of the Manly RU club, he played in five RU Tests against NZ and England during 1949-51 before turning professional to play in England with Leigh. Mossop proved himself in the home of forward play, taking part in a Challenge Cup final and winning the 1952 premiership final. Exceedingly loyal, there was only ever one club Mossop was going to play for on his return to Australia. His six seasons with the Sea Eagles produced 9 Test appearances and he was named vice-captain on the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour. He played in two grand final losses against St George (1957 & 1959) and was sent off in the latter match after an ugly incident with St George forward Harry Bath. Mossop's final rep honour came with selection in the 1960 World Cup. After his retirement he fronted his own sports program on Channel 7 for over 20 years with 'Controversy Corner' becoming the staple diet of rugby league fans. Mossop was an original and his gift for tautology has passed into the Australian idiom. The colourful commentator left the station in 1986 for a highly controversial period with Channel 10 before his contract was cancelled in 1990. In 1993 he was enjoying an ‘Indian summer’ to his career with Channel 9 when he was again sacked. Not one to suffer fools gladly, cantankerous and forthright to the end, Mossop was given Life Membership to the NSWRL in December 1999. Autobiography, The Moose that Roared (1991).
Additional Notes
Originally played rugby union and played eight Tests for the Wallabies, before joining Leigh in the UK in 1951. After his retirement he became a television commentator.
He was awarded life membership of the NSWRL in 1999, and received the Australian Sports Medal the following year.
Mossop suffered from Alzheimer's disease in the years before his death.
Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
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European Championship | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NRL | 36 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 44.44% | List | ||||
City vs Country Firsts | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Interstate Matches | 6 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 14 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
Test Series | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 6 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
World Cup | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Other | 1953 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
Australia | 1958-60 | 13 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85% | List | |||
Overall | 1953-1960 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 53.33% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1958-1960 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1960 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1958-1960 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Overall | 1960 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW Firsts | 1957-60 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
NSW City Firsts | 1957, 1960 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1957-1960 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.50% | List | |||
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Manly | NSWRFL 1956 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 25.00% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRFL 1957 | 19 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 57.89% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRFL 1958 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1959 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1960 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1961 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1962 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1963 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Overall | 1956-1963 | ? | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Manly | 1956-57 | 31 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 45.16% | List | |||
Overall | 1956-1963 | ? | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Australian Finals Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Manly | 1956-1957 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
Overall | 1957 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
All Australian Club Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Manly | 1956-59, 1961 | 35 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 42.86% | List | |||
Overall | 1956-1963 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 42.86% | List |
Your Say
Anonymous says: Rex Mossop played 136 games for Manly. (28/10/2009)
Rusty says: Love him or hate him, the Moose cannot be ignored. Sportcasting needs such giant characters as Rex and Frank Hyde. (27/10/2015)
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