George Moroko

George Moroko
Personal information
Born	5 January 1957 (age 67)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
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George Moroko (born 5 January 1957) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Western Suburbs, Cronulla and St. George in the early 1980s.

Biography

A Western Suburbs junior, Moroko had a stint in Brisbane playing for Souths, before being lured back to the Sydney club for the 1981 NSWRFL season.^[2] He was used as a second rower at Western Suburbs, then switched to the front row when he played at Cronulla in 1983 and 1984.^{[citation needed]}

Moroko, who captained Cronulla, finished his career with two first-grade games at St. George in 1985 and was captain of the club's reserves premiership that year.^[3]

His son, Nick, played in the Toyota Cup for Cronulla.^[4]

References

^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
^ "Sydney Clubs Seek Talent". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. 24 September 1980. p. 41. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "Sharks put Ettingshausen on centre-spot short list". The Canberra Times. 15 January 1985. p. 18. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ Proszenko, Adrian (23 June 2012). "Banned Shark's father bites back at judiciary". The Sydney Morning Herald.

External links

George Moroko at Rugby League project

[Collis-1] Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.

[2] "Sydney Clubs Seek Talent". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. 24 September 1980. p. 41. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[3] "Sharks put Ettingshausen on centre-spot short list". The Canberra Times. 15 January 1985. p. 18. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[4] Proszenko, Adrian (23 June 2012). "Banned Shark's father bites back at judiciary". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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