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.

George Moroko
Personal information
Born (1957-01-05) 5 January 1957 (age 67)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981–82 Western Suburbs 25 2 0 0 6
1983–84 Cronulla-Sutherland 21 5 0 0 20
1985 St. George 2 0 0 0 0
Total 48 7 0 0 26
Source: [1]

Biography

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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

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  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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