Wally Messenger

Athlete

1891 – 1961

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Who was Wally Messenger?

Wally Messenger was an Australian international rugby league footballer of the 1910s. He was a state and national representative whose club career was played with Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. He was the younger brother of league great Dally Messenger.

Messenger won premierships with Easts in NSWRFL season 1912 and NSWRFL season 1913 playing with his brother as captain.

For the 1915 season, he was the NSW Rugby Football League's top point-scorer.

He made two Test appearances for Australia national rugby league team in the 1914 domestic Ashes series kicking three goals on debut and scoring a try in the deciding test of the series. He represented for New South Wales in one match against Queensland in 1914.

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Born
1891
Died
1961

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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