Milton Thaiday (born 15 February 1980) is an Australian former Torres Strait Islander rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition.[1]
| Birth name | Milton Lameski Thaiday | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 February 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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He is a cousin of Sam Thaiday of the Brisbane Broncos.[2] In the 2005 season he scored 7 tries in 14 appearances.[1]
Milton suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in round 5 and retired at the end of the 2007 season.[citation needed]
Rugby union career
editThaiday played Super 14 Rugby for the New South Wales Waratahs, scoring a try when the Waratahs played the Pacific Islanders in June 2004.[3]
Career highlights
edit- Junior Club: Souths Townsville[4]
- Career Stats: 2005–2007 Milton Thaiday played 29 games, scored 14 tries for a total of 56 points
He began his professional career in rugby union[5] playing for the NSW Waratahs in Super 12 Rugby. He was discovered by rugby great Mark Ella while playing in a local competition at Lismore, northern NSW.
References
edit- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Walter, Brad (8 May 2003). "Teenage Dragon gets his big chance, and some advice from Albert the great". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Burke farewells Waratahs faithful". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Bowman roars with Lions". Townsville Bulletin. 18 April 2017.
- ^ Milton Thaiday rugby union profile Scrum.com