Wally O'Connell (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wally O'Connell (born 6 April 1923, Paddington, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He was a five-eighth for the Australian national team. He played in ten Tests between 1948 and 1951 as captain on one occasion. Wally's younger brother Barry also played first grade football for Easts and Manly.His club career commenced in 1942 with the Eastern Suburbs club with whom he spent seven seasons and played 80 games. He was the Roosters' pivot in their 1945 premiership final victory over Balmain. He spent the 1949 season as captain-coach with Christian Brothers Wollongong.