Roley Young
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| Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Roley Young is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Newtown Jets in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition.[2] He played at fullback.[3]
Background[]
Young was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Playing career[]
He made his first grade debut during the 1959 NSWRFL season.[4] On 30 May 1959, in a match against the North Sydney Bears, Young kicked five goals.[5] However, later in the season he was dropped in favour of .[6] Newtown finished fourth that season.
During the 1960 NSWRFL season, Young played mostly in reserve grade, and he was passed over by selectors in favour of Wright and .[7] He did, however, make appearances as a substitute.[8]
References[]
- ^ Roley Young rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Newtown's Form Shock The Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday, 31 May 1959, page 60.
- ^ [1] The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 May 1959, page 14.
- ^ North Sydney 14 lost to Newtown Jets 16 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ [2] The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 June 1959, page 20.
- ^ [3] The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June 1960, page 26.
- ^ [4] The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 May 1960, page 67.
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