Steve Edge (rugby league)

Steve Edge

Personal information
Full name	Steven Edge
Born	(1951-10-02) 2 October 1951 (age 72) Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	79.4 kg (12 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1973–79 St. George Dragons 103 15 0 0 45 1980–84 Parramatta Eels 118 19 0 0 61 Total 221 34 0 0 106 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1976 Combined Sydney 1980 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Steve Edge is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A New South Wales Blues representative hooker he played in the St. George Dragons' 14th and 15th grand final wins and captained the Parramatta Eels to their 1st, 2nd and 3rd premierships.

Regarded as one of the most successful captains under the limited tackle rule, Steve Edge played in a remarkable eleven grand finals in all grades during his career. He holds a unique record in Australian rugby league history as the only man to captain two clubs to

premiership success.

Club career

St George Dragons

Steve Edge was graded with the

in 1972 and that year played in the club's premiership winning third grade side.

He became a regular first grader from 1974 and played in the

.

Parramatta Eels

In 1980 Edge signed with the

In 2002, Edge was inducted into Parramatta's hall of fame.[2]

Representative career

Edge toured New Zealand with a Combined Sydney side in 1976. He was selected as

of 1980.

References

External links

• http://www.showroom.com.au/dragons/dragonshistory Dragons History site
• http://www.stateoforigin.com.au/soogame/PlayerDetails.aspx?Pid=121 State of Origin Player Detail