Joe Apoloney
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| Full name | Joseph Nicholas Apolony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 1880 Gosford, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 September 1952 (aged 71) Rozelle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Prop, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 19 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe Apolony (1880-1952) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played for Balmain and was a foundation player of the club.
Playing career
[edit]Apoloney made his first grade debut for Balmain against Western Suburbs on 20 April 1908 at Birchgrove Oval, which was the club's first ever game and also the opening week of the inaugural NSWRL competition. Balmain went on to win the match 24–0 in front of 3000 spectators.
Apoloney played with Balmain up until the end of the 1912 before retiring. Apoloney played representative football for New South Wales in 1909 and played 2 games for Metropolis which was the early version of the modern day NSW City team.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joe Apolony - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "BIRCHGROVE PARK: 110 YEARS ON FROM ROUND ONE". Inside Sport.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
- ^ "AFL raid on the cradle of league". www.smh.com.au. 20 June 2012.
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