Wally O'Connell

Wally O'Connell
Personal information
Full nameWalter Patrick O'Connell
Born(1923-04-16)16 April 1923
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Died27 June 2017(2017-06-27) (aged 94)
Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1942–48 Eastern Suburbs 89 24 7 0 86
1949 Brothers (Wollongong)
1951–52 Manly-Warringah 34 11 0 0 33
Total 123 35 7 0 119
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1943–52 City NSW 3 0 0 0 0
1948–52 New South Wales 5 1 0 0 3
1948–51 Australia 10 2 0 0 6
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1951–52 Manly-Warringah 40 24 0 16 60
1966–67 Manly-Warringah 42 23 2 17 55
Total 82 47 2 33 57
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1973 Queensland 3 0 0 3 0
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RelativesBarry O'Connell (brother)

Walter Patrick O'Connell OAM (16 April 1923 – 27 June 2017) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. 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.

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