Joe Walsh (Australian rugby league) explained

Joe Walsh
Position:Second-row
Club1:Balmain Tigers
Year1start:1969
Year1end:73
Appearances1:53
Tries1:2
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:6

Joe Walsh is an Australian former rugby league player for the Balmain Tigers.

Walsh hails from Barmedman, a village outside West Wyalong in country New South Wales.[1]

A second-rower, Walsh was recruited to Balmain from the Queanbeyan Kangaroos. He featured in Balmain's 1969 grand final-winning team. After missing the entire 1971 season with a knee injury, Walsh remained at Balmain for two more seasons, then returned to country rugby league. He coached a young Royce Simmons while captain-coach of the Cowra Magpies, which he led to a premiership in 1978.[2]

Walsh formerly owned the Riverina Hotel in Wagga Wagga.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Walsh cleared to play with the ’Roos . . 8 March 1968 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Rugby League legends set to embark on Cowra Golf Club . Canowindra News . 3 February 2015 . en-AU.
  3. Web site: Mooney . Clyde . Walsh Passes Keys In Riverina . PubTIC . en-AU . 2 November 2020.