Tony Cosatto
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Full name | Tony Cosatto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 15 February 1968||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tony Cosatto (/ˈkəsætoʊ/) (born 15 February 1968) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for Parramatta, Western Suburbs, and Eastern Suburbs. He mostly played at wing or centre, but later shifted to second-row.[1]
Playing career
While attending Ashcroft High School in Sydney, Cosatto played for the
In 1990, Cosatto joined the Western Suburbs Magpies. Cosatto was more of a regular in the first grade team in his stint with Wests. In 1990, he spent most of the season playing centre with fellow 1990 newcomer Jamie Ainscough. Despite a poor season from the Magpies in which they finished in 13th position, Cosatto along fellow newcomers Jamie Ainscough, Jason Taylor, and Russell Wyer were described as "the best of the babies" in the NSWRL for the season.[4]
Cosatto had his best season in 1991, when he played in 23 of his side's 24 games, and finished the season as the team's top try scorer with 8 tries. The 1991 season also saw the arrival of coach
In 1992, Cosatto joined the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. His final appearance in first grade came from the bench in his side's 24−10 victory over the Gold Coast Seagulls at Seagulls Stadium in round 22 of the 1993 season. He made 18 appearances at the Roosters before announcing his retirement at the conclusion of the 1993 season. In total, Cosatto played 81 games, scored 13 tries, and kicked 4 goals and 1 field goal.
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Yesterday's Hero
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ John McDonald (26 May 1990). "Why the baby-faced Magpies ignore the fancy words". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 69.
- Canberra Times. 28 August 1991. Retrieved 27 March 2014.