- Noel Goldthorpe
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Noel Goldthorpe Personal information Born 25 December 1969
Botany, New South Wales, AustraliaPlaying information Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) Position Halfback Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1990–1991 Wests (Sydney) 5 0 0 0 0 1992–1996 St. George Dragons 106 25 44 16 204 1997 Hunter Mariners 14 3 8 0 28 1998 Adelaide Rams 22 1 1 0 6 1999–2000 Nth Qld Cowboys 35 1 28 0 60 Total 182 30 81 16 298 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1992–1993 NSW City 2 0 0 0 0 1997 New South Wales (SL) 3 0 0 1 1 Source: NRL Stats Noel Goldthorpe (born 25 December 1969 in Botany, New South Wales, Australia) is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s. He played most of his career in the halves for the St George Dragons. Goldthorpe also played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Hunter Mariners, Adelaide Rams and the North Queensland Cowboys, whom he captained.
Goldthorpe is notable for breaking the deadlock with a field goal for New South Wales in what was the longest recorded game of rugby league: the final of the 1997 Super League Tri-series against Queensland. In an ironic twist, however, he lost his starting spot at his club due to the impressive debut of Brett Kimmorley who had played in his stead while he was on representative duty with New South Wales.
Goldthorpe is currently the captain-coach of the Noosa Pirates in the Sunshine Coast Rugby League competition.[citation needed]
References
- Dale Mitchell. "Legend Q&A". Rugby League Week (Sydney, NSW: PBLMedia) (2 April 2008): pgs 30–31.
- Noel Goldthorpe stats at rugbyleagueproject.com
Inaugural Hunter Mariners side v Canterbury Bulldogs, Topper Stadium, 2 March 19971. Robbie Ross | 2. Keith Beauchamp | 3. Nick Zisti | 6. Brad Godden | 22. Gavin Thompson | 21. Scott Hill | 7. Noel Goldthorpe (c) |
8. Justin Dooley | 9. Robbie McCormack | 10. Tim Maddison | 11. Paul Marquet | 12. Tony Iro | 13. Neil Piccinelli |
14. Troy Stone | 15. Willie Poching | 18. Richard Swain | Coach: Graham MurrayCategories:- 1969 births
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Australian rugby league players
- Western Suburbs Magpies players
- St. George Dragons players
- Hunter Mariners players
- Adelaide Rams players
- North Queensland Cowboys players
- Living people
- New South Wales rugby league team players
- Australian rugby league biography stubs
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