Brock Mueller

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Brock Mueller
Personal information
Born (1978-05-23) 23 May 1978 (age 45)
Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998–99 Newcastle Knights 61004
2001–02 Villeneuve Leopards
Total61004
Source: RLP

Brock Mueller (born 23 May 1978 in Belmont, New South Wales, Australia [1] ) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Newcastle Knights from 1998 to 1999. His position of preference was in the Back Row. [2]

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Playing career

Between 1998 and 1999 Mueller was at the Newcastle Knights, coming off the bench in six matches and scoring one try. [3]

Mueller then moved to France and played for the Villeneuve Leopards in 2001 and 2002. [4] [5] [6]

Personal life

His brother Blake played for the Newcastle Knights between 2003 and 2005. [2]

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References

  1. Brock Mueller rugbyleague.co.nz
  2. 1 2 Last hurrah for Seagulls stars Ian Bourke and Blake Mueller Archived 20 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Newcastle Herald, 1 August 2008
  3. Brock Mueller Archived 19 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine stats.rleague.com
  4. Doorey's frequent flyers are expecting a bumpy landing [ dead link ]The Independent, 9 March 2001
  5. Two French sides reach last sixteen [ dead link ]The Independent, 11 February 2002
  6. Villeneuve enjoy the limelight BBC Sport, 8 March 2001