Craig Polla-Mounter
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| Full name | Craig Polla-Mounter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1972 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 9 lb (177 lb; 80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Craig Polla-Mounter (born 7 March 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He primarily played at halfback.
Background
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Polla-Mounter was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, but he moved to Ipswich, Queensland at a young age. While attending Ipswich Grammar School, he went on two tours with the Australian Schoolboys rugby union team.
Playing career
Polla-Mounter switched to rugby league in 1991, joining the
He played at halfback in three grand finals for Canterbury-Bankstown, for two losses in 1994 and 1998 against the
In the 1998 NRL season, Polla-Mounter played 25 games as Canterbury finished 9th on the table and qualified for the finals. Canterbury proceeded to make the 1998 NRL Grand Final after winning 4 sudden death elimination matches in a row including the club's famous preliminary final victory over rivals Parramatta which is considered to be the greatest rugby league comeback of all time.
After being 18-2 down with less than 10 minutes remaining, Canterbury scored 3 tries to take the game into extra-time before winning the match 32–20. Also during the match was an infamous moment when Parramatta player Paul Carige elected to kick the ball back into the field of play with the siren sounding and the scores locked at 18-18. Polla-Mounter gathered the ball and attempted a field goal from the halfway line which just skimmed the under side of the crossbar.[3][4]
In 2001, his final year in the
After his retirement from the
References
- ^ "Craig Polla-Mounter – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Top 5 grand final moments for Canterbury Bulldogs". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Top 10 preliminary final heartbreaks". nrl.com. 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Memorable Match: 1998 Preliminary Final". bulldogs.com.au. 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Polly for Queensland push is on". Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ Rabbitohs Luke Keary Urged To Stay True To Maroons As City Berth Beckons The Courier Mail [dead link]
- ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.