Ray Mercy (born 25 March 1974) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s. Primarily a or er, he played for

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and the

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Playing career

A Norths

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Tigers junior, Mercy made his first grade debut for Parramatta in Round 7 of the

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, coming off the bench in a 4–40 loss to the

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. He played 9 games for Parramatta in his debut season, which were all losses as the club finished second last. At the end of 1995, Mercy was released by the Eels as the club was looking to rebuild. In 1996, Mercy played for the

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in the

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. In 1997, Mercy joined the

. That season, Mercy scored six tries in six games spending the majority of the season in reserve grade. In 1998, Mercy played his first full season of first grade, playing 24 games and scoring 12 tries for the Cowboys. In Round 2 of the 1998 season, Mercy scored four tries in a 26–2 win over the

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, setting the club record for most tries in a game, which still stands as of 2020. At the end of the season, he was released by the Cowboys. In 2001, Mercy played for the

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in the

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. In 2006, he switched codes to play

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with Grafton in northern

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, after playing for a number of different local rugby league teams over the years, including the Booval Swifts, Lower Clarence and South Grafton. In 2019, he coached the Lower Clarence Magpies.

Statistics

ARL/Super League/NRL

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mercy, Ray 1974 births Living people Australian rugby league players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Parramatta Eels players North Queensland Cowboys players Ipswich Jets players Rugby league centres Rugby league wingers Place of birth missing (living people)