Noel Solomon

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Noel Solomon
Personal information
Born (1971-12-21) 21 December 1971 (age 51)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Halfback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1992–94 North Sydney Bears 2950020
1995 North Queensland 60000
Total3550020
Source: [1]
As of 24 January 2019

Noel Solomon (born 21 December 1971) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. Primarily a half, he played for the North Sydney Bears and North Queensland Cowboys.

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Playing career

A Townsville junior of Torres Strait Islander descent, Solomon made his first grade debut for the North Sydney Bears in Round 15 of the 1992 NSWRL season. In 1993, he became a regular for the Bears, playing 21 of the club's 22 games, starting 17 of them at halfback. In 1994, Solomon played just five games for North Sydney, which included coming off the bench in a preliminary final loss to the Canberra Raiders.

In 1995, Solomon returned to Townsville, joining the newly established North Queensland Cowboys. He came off the bench in the club's inaugural game against the Sydney Bulldogs. Solomon played just six games for the Cowboys before being sacked in May for disciplinary breaches. [2] In 1996, he played for the Mackay Sea Eagles in the Queensland Cup.

Statistics

NSWRL/ARL

SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPts
1992 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 31004
1993 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 2140016
1994 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 50000
1995 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 60000
Career totals3550020

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References

  1. "Noel Solomon – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. Cadigan, Neil (2015). 25 Years in the Saddle. Playright Publishing. p. 11. ISBN   9780994237316.