Tony Armstrong (rugby league)

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Tony Armstrong
Personal information
Born (1958-07-08) 8 July 1958 (age 64)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1979–81 Western Suburbs 20000
1982–83 Canterbury Bulldogs 3316450146
1984–85 Cronulla Sharks 239750186
1986 Illawarra Steelers 6216040
Total64271360372
Source: [1]

Tony Armstrong (born 8 July 1958) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Canterbury Bulldogs, Cronulla Sharks and the Illawarra Steelers.

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Rugby league career

Armstrong played as a fullback for his first club Western Suburbs, where he made two first-grade appearances. He was one of the club's best players in their 1981 reserves premiership team, scoring a try and kicking five goals from five attempts in the grand final win over Parramatta, which saw him signed up by Canterbury soon after. [2] [3]

Over two seasons at Canterbury, Armstrong made a total of 33 first-grade appearances as a goal-kicking winger, three of which came in the 1983 finals series.

Armstrong joined Cronulla in 1984 and finished the home and away season as the competition's leading point-scorer. He amassed 186 points in 23 games, to edge out former Canterbury teammate Steve Gearin for the accolade. [4]

In 1986 he was signed by Illawarra and played six first-grade games before suffering a knee injury in round seven. [5]

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References

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  2. "Wests on top". The Canberra Times . 28 September 1981. p. 16. Retrieved 7 June 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Recruiting raid nets talent for Canberra". The Canberra Times . 30 September 1981. p. 42. Retrieved 7 June 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Other final-five contenders fall by the wayside Souths squeeze into play-off against Canberra Raiders". The Canberra Times . 27 August 1984. p. 24. Retrieved 7 June 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Referee's 'gross over-reaction' stuns Stanton Tigers forward forces judiciary to meet". The Canberra Times . 20 April 1986. p. 32. Retrieved 7 June 2019 via National Library of Australia.