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Anthony Quinn (rugby league)
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Anthony Quinn is an Australian professional rugby league
player for the Melbourne Storm
in the National Rugby League
competition. After playing for the Newcastle Knights
' feeder club Valentine-Eleebana, Quinn was called up to the NRL in 2002. Showing steady improvement over the years, Quinn was finally rewarded with a chance to play for Country
in the 2006 City vs Country Origin
. Due to salary cap issues, the Knights were unable to re-sign Quinn past the 2006 season. On the open market, Quinn received a three year deal with the Storm for 2007 through 2009.
Quinn capped his first year with the Melbourne Storm with a grand final win, after the Storm's victory over the Manly Sea Eagles on 30 September 2007. He took great part in the game, scoring two tries.
Quinn continued his growing tendency to step up in big matches when he made his State of Origin
debut for the New South Wales Blues at ANZ Stadium in Game I of the 2008 series
and scored the opening two tries.
In August, 2008, Quinn was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
.
He played in his second grand final, the 2008 NRL defeat to Manly.
He was severely injured in round 7 in 2009 and had surgery on his neck to continue his career.
His first game for Melbourne in 2010 was Melbourne's World Club Challenge
win in which he scored a try.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition. After playing for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
' feeder club Valentine-Eleebana, Quinn was called up to the NRL in 2002. Showing steady improvement over the years, Quinn was finally rewarded with a chance to play for Country
New South Wales Country Rugby League
-2011 Tier 2 Championships:-History:Newcastle was the first city outside Sydney to start a league competition, being involved in the Sydney Premiership in 1908-09 and then starting their own competition in 1910....
in the 2006 City vs Country Origin
City vs Country Origin
City vs Country is an annual Australian rugby league football match that takes place in New South Wales between City and Country representative sides. The City side represents the Sydney metropolitan area...
. Due to salary cap issues, the Knights were unable to re-sign Quinn past the 2006 season. On the open market, Quinn received a three year deal with the Storm for 2007 through 2009.
Quinn continued his growing tendency to step up in big matches when he made his State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
debut for the New South Wales Blues at ANZ Stadium in Game I of the 2008 series
2008 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 2008 State of Origin series was the 27th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches contested between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was played under 'State of Origin' selection rules...
and scored the opening two tries.
In August, 2008, Quinn was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.
He played in his second grand final, the 2008 NRL defeat to Manly.
He was severely injured in round 7 in 2009 and had surgery on his neck to continue his career.
His first game for Melbourne in 2010 was Melbourne's World Club Challenge
2010 World Club Challenge
-Teams:-Match details:-First half:Leeds almost scored early in the first half when Brent Webb ran over but he was held up by Luke MacDougall on the last tackle. Soon after they posted the first points with a penalty goal to captain Kevin Sinfield. Soon after Melbourne drew level with a penalty goal...
win in which he scored a try.