Anthony Bonus is a former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. Bonus played for the Illawarra Steelers from 1994–95, then the Parramatta Eels in 1996 and finally the Melbourne Storm in 1998.
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| Full name | Anthony Bonus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editOriginally from Bundaberg,[2][3] Bonus made his first grade debut for Illawarra in 1994 against Canterbury-Bankstown. In 1996, Bonus joined Parramatta and made seven appearances for the club before being released at the end of the season.[4] He would rejoin Illawarra without adding to his first grade appearances in 1997,[3] playing in the club's second grade team.[5]
In June 1998, Bonus played for Melbourne in the club's inaugural season making one appearance against Balmain. Bonus, who was living in Brisbane, was called into the Storm squad to replace Glenn Lazarus.[3] While with Melbourne, Bonus played for the Norths Devils in the 1998 Queensland Cup.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Anthony Bonus - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Sheens troubled by 'his' rule change". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. 18 February 1994. p. 35.
Anthony is a 22-year-old prop from Bundeberg who's impressed us in lower grade trials against Saints and Penrith
- ^ a b c "Melbourne bonus for Anthony". Illawarra Mercury. Wollongong, New South Wales: Fairfax Digital. 8 June 1998. p. 22.
- ^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
- ^ "Rugby League Teams - ARL Finals: Week One". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. 3 September 1997. p. 44.
- ^ Round 22: 15, 16 August Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine queensland.rleague.com