Chris Walsh (born 5 June 1962) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New South Wales State of Origin forward, he played club football for the

St. George Dragons The St. George Dragons is an Australian rugby league football club from St George District in Sydney, New South Wales that played in the top level New South Wales competition and Australian Rugby League competitions from the 1921 until th ...

and

Illawarra Steelers The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from 1982 until 1998. On the 13th of December 1980, the ...

Playing career

As a 19-year-old in 1981, Walsh moved from

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to Kogarah and played five seasons at the

between 1982 and 1986. He was selected to represent

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as a second-rower for game III of the 1984 State of Origin series. Walsh returned to Illawarra in 1987 and became captain of the Steelers. Despite injuring two vertebrae in his neck during a game in 1987, Walsh played on and was named ''Clubman of the Year'' in 1988 and 1989. He captained the Steelers to their first trophy in 1992 – the pre-season

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. A knee ligament injury eventually led to his retirement after just 2 rounds in the 1992 season.

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External links

Chris Walsh at yesterdayshero.com.au
1962 births Living people Australian rugby league players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players St. George Dragons players Illawarra Steelers players Rugby league players from Port Kembla, New South Wales Rugby league second-rows {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1960s-stub