Mal Meninga
Big Mal’s career is best presented in a statistical bullet point form as below –
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An unprecedented 4 Kangaroo tours - 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994 - including 2 as captain. |
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An Australian record of 45 test match appearances. |
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Most points scored in test matches for Australia (272 - 21 tries, 96 goals). |
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Most goals kicked in test matches for Australia (96). |
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23 tests as Australian captain. |
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A world record 270 points in test Rugby League. |
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A total of 86 appearances in an Australian jumper including tests, World Cup and touring matches. |
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A record 38 appearances for Queensland. |
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A record 32 appearances in State of Origin football. |
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A record 161 points scored in State of Origin football. |
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The only ever 4 consecutive State of Origin Series victories as coach. |
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A total of 306 grade games for his 3 clubs Brisbane Souths, St Helens and the Canberra Raiders. |
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3 Grand Final wins with the Canberra Raiders (1989, 1990 and 1994 - all as captain). |
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2 Grand Final wins with Souths. |
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11 Grand Final appearances (5 with Canberra and 6 with Souths). |
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An incredible total of 465 first class games in all. |
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Testimonials
Shaun Gordon - Lemon Tree Passage Bowling Club - Mal Meninga & Mike Whitney Tour
"Mal was very down to earth. He was very precise in what he had to say about footy today. He spoke about his career and told stories of back in the day. We had our whole footy team here and they were just in awe of him. He kept what he was talking about family and footy orientated which was good."
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