Mick Cronin (rugby league)

Mick Cronin
OAM
Personal information
Full nameMichael William Cronin
Born (1951-06-28) 28 June 1951 (age 73)[1]
Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–76 Gerringong
1977–86 Parramatta Eels 216 75 865 2 1971
Total 216 75 865 2 1971
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1973–76 Country NSW 4 2 9 0 24
1977–82 City NSW 6 3 41 0 91
1973–83 New South Wales 25 7 81 0 183
1973–82 Australia 33 9 139 0 305
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1990–93 Parramatta Eels 88 33 2 53 38
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1992 Country NSW 1 1 0 0 100

Michael William Cronin OAM (born 28 June 1951)[2] is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He was a goal-kicking centre for the Australian national team and a stalwart for the Parramatta Eels club. He played in 22 Tests and 11 World Cup matches between 1973 and 1982. Cronin retired as the NSWRL Premiership's and the Australian Kangaroos' all-time highest point-scorer[3] and has since been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.[4]

  1. ^ Ray French's 100 great Rugby League players. London: MacDonald/Queen Anne. 1989. ISBN 978-0-356-17578-2.
  2. ^ "Kiama District Hospital Closure – 07/05/1992 – NSW Parliament". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  3. ^ ARL (2007). "Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007" (PDF). Australian Rugby League Limited. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  4. ^ Century's Top 100 Players Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine