Terry Fahey (born 20 January 1954) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Eastern Suburbs Roosters and Canberra Raiders clubs. He was a powerful, hard-running .

Background

Fahey was born in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Nicknamed the "Redfern Express", Fahey started his football career in the New South Wales country, playing in Western Division's win in the

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final over Penrith. In 1975, he was selected to represent

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but withdrew for family reasons. He was also selected to play for

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in the 1975 World Championship series. His is listed on the ''Australian Players Register'' as Kangaroo No. 481. He left his club Wellington to move to the Sydney competition in 1975 to play for Souths. He went on to play 90 first grade matches for the Rabbitohs in the years 1976-1980 scoring 46 tries and 28 goals for a total of 194 points. In 1981 he joined Easts where he would stay for two seasons. He was the season's leading try scorer in 1981 with fifteen tries. Fahey signed with Canberra in 1983 but damaged bone in his neck caused him to sit out the entire 1985 season. He was playing again in 1986 and remained with the Raiders until the end of the 1987 season, when he retired. Fahey played three tests for Australia between 1975 and 1981 (scoring three tries) and a total of eight internationals. He also played eight games for

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, two being State of Origin matches in

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Post playing

Fahey was named on the wing in the NRL's ''Team of the 1970s'' when it was announced in 2005. He became involved in breeding and training greyhounds and has since moved on to racehorse training.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fahey, Terry 1954 births Living people Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league players Canberra Raiders players Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Rugby league wingers South Sydney Rabbitohs players Sydney Roosters players South Sydney Rabbitohs captains