Alan Wilson (born 25 September 1967) is an Australian former

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footballer. The son of

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player, Graham Wilson.

Playing career

Wilson was named

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rookie of the year in 1987. He played seven seasons for the

Cronulla Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...

and is the 5th highest pointscorer for the club. After not being re-signed by the Sharks at the end of 1991, he moved to his brother Craig's club the

North Sydney Bears The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. The club competes in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 90 years in the ...

. Alan won a Reserve Grade premiership with the Bears in 1992 before returned to Cronulla. Wilson could and did play every position. He also went on to represent NSW in

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Post playing

Wilson recently returned to Australia after two years as Technical Advisor with

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club St. Helens. Before that he spent a year in the NRL marketing department and was the brains behind the highly successful "That's my Team" campaign. Wilson spent seven years as assistant coach at the

Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...

under Brian Smith from 1998 to 2004 after retiring in 1996 after an 11-year career. Wilson Coached the first Rabbitohs NYC under 20's side in 2008.

References

External links

Alan Wilson at yesterdayshero.com.au
1967 births Australian rugby league players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Bradford Bulls players Huddersfield Giants players St. George Dragons players North Sydney Bears players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Living people Rugby league second-rows Rugby league locks {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1960s-stub