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1993 British Colts halfback ...Craig Murdock .... Did he kick on ?

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Going by this article he was destined for a future promising career but I must admit that I don't recall his name.

https://stevericketts.com.au/2023/08/13/flashback-august-1993/

I attended the game at Tweed Heads. 

 

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The Rugby League Fan's Mantra for helping the game grow internationally is ten two-letter words - IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME.

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Obviously I should have checked Wikipedia and here before my impromptu post. 😁   https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/craig-murdock/summary.html

I'm assuming a representative career eluded him. 

 

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These were the Australians

 

Craig Carrington

 

 

Holy Cross College, Ryde NSWCCC

 

 

1993

Tonie Carroll Beenleigh State High QSSRL 1993
Jason Donegan Cambridge Park High NSWCHS 1993
Wayne Evans St Gregory's College, Campbelltown NSWCCC 1993
Solomon Haumono Christian Brothers, Lewisham NSWCCC 1993
Jason Holland Quirindi High NSWCHS 1993
Phillip Howlett John Paul II College, Marayong NSWCCC 1993
Byron Hutton Leumeah High NSWCHS 1993
Chris Morcombe De La Salle College, Ashfield NSWCCC 1993
Anthony Mundine Kingsgrove High NSWCHS 1993
Colin Murphy Windsor High NSWCHS 1993
Mick O'Neill Lake Ginninderra College ACT 1993
Brendon Reeves Yanco Agricultural High NSWCHS 1993, 1994
Adam Ritson De La Salle College, Cronulla NSWCCC 1993
Dean Saddler Erindale College ACT 1993
Jeremy Smith Palm Beach Currumbin State High QSSRL 1993
Ben Walker St Mary's College, Toowoomba QSSRL 1993
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12 minutes ago, Adelaide Tiger said:

Out of interest does anyone have the names of the under 19’s squad that toured New Zealand in 1983?

No but was that separate from the Schoolboys organisation? I guess it was because I recall all the Sydney teams back then played in 5 grades which I think had U19s as the 5th grade. 

The Schoolboys only had a "merit" team that year which means they didn't play anyone, just selected a best-in-position team. (probably based on performances at National Championships)

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12 hours ago, Mumby Magic said:

Yes to an extent. Wigan for a bit and I believe commentating now.

Craig works for the NHS in his day job as a business manager at Hull UTH. He is also an agent for several players, being the UK rep for Aussie company MAP Sports (e.g. he was Adrian Morley’s agent amongst others).

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8 hours ago, Farmduck said:

These were the Australians

 

Craig Carrington

 

 

Holy Cross College, Ryde NSWCCC

 

 

1993

Tonie Carroll Beenleigh State High QSSRL 1993
Jason Donegan Cambridge Park High NSWCHS 1993
Wayne Evans St Gregory's College, Campbelltown NSWCCC 1993
Solomon Haumono Christian Brothers, Lewisham NSWCCC 1993
Jason Holland Quirindi High NSWCHS 1993
Phillip Howlett John Paul II College, Marayong NSWCCC 1993
Byron Hutton Leumeah High NSWCHS 1993
Chris Morcombe De La Salle College, Ashfield NSWCCC 1993
Anthony Mundine Kingsgrove High NSWCHS 1993
Colin Murphy Windsor High NSWCHS 1993
Mick O'Neill Lake Ginninderra College ACT 1993
Brendon Reeves Yanco Agricultural High NSWCHS 1993, 1994
Adam Ritson De La Salle College, Cronulla NSWCCC 1993
Dean Saddler Erindale College ACT 1993
Jeremy Smith Palm Beach Currumbin State High QSSRL 1993
Ben Walker St Mary's College, Toowoomba QSSRL 1993

Like any youth side there’s a lot of players that don’t make it in the professional game.

Adam Ritson was a name I remember back in the day who was highly thought of before his career ending illness.

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4 minutes ago, Havenlad80 said:

Like any youth side there’s a lot of players that don’t make it in the professional game.

Adam Ritson was a name I remember back in the day who was highly thought of before his career ending illness.

Even the ones that crack first grade don't often make it bigly. About 10 years ago someone calculated the average NRL career at about 47 first grade games - about 3 seasons allowing for a few injuries and suspensions.

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4 minutes ago, Farmduck said:

Even the ones that crack first grade don't often make it bigly. About 10 years ago someone calculated the average NRL career at about 47 first grade games - about 3 seasons allowing for a few injuries and suspensions.

The phrase “it’s a short career” definitely rings true for a large bulk of players.

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On 15/08/2023 at 15:31, Farmduck said:

No but was that separate from the Schoolboys organisation? I guess it was because I recall all the Sydney teams back then played in 5 grades which I think had U19s as the 5th grade. 

The Schoolboys only had a "merit" team that year which means they didn't play anyone, just selected a best-in-position team. (probably based on performances at National Championships)

Farmduck, looking back my post wasn’t very clear.

I was after the names of the squad that represented the under 19’s British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) tour to New Zealand in 1983.

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15 hours ago, Havenlad80 said:

This is a good thread this.

The tour that always sticks in my mind is the 1993 junior kiwis tour to England which introduced us English RL fans to the great Henry Paul.

 

They beat GB U19”s at Wembley in 1st test but then got hammered in 2nd test at Wigan 

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Played for Wigan and Hull for a while, not a bad player but probably never lived up to his potential.

He commentated for Radio Humberside for a while and he was actually really good at it. I feel like he might have given that up because it was conflicting with him being a player agent, but that might not have been the reason.

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