Tony Mestrov is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and forward in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Australia, and for the

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and the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League. Mestrov was the Chief Executive Officer of Greyhound Racing New South Wales from October 2017 till July 2022. Tony Mestrov return as the Chief Executive Officer of Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in August 2022.

Playing career

Mestrov made his first-grade debut for Manly-Warringah in Round 12, 1990 against the Gold Coast Seagulls, coming off the bench in a 34–0 victory at Brookvale Oval. In 1994, Mestrov signed for South Sydney. Mestrov was a part of the Souths team which won that year's pre-season

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. Mestrov played in the final in which they defeated the Brisbane Broncos 27–26 at Albury. Mestrov played one further season for Souths before departing at the end of 1995 to move to England and take up a contract with the

. He later signed with Wigan after leaving London at the end of 1997. Mestrov played for Wigan as a

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in their

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victory over the Leeds Rhinos, and as an interchange forward in their 2000 Super League Grand Final loss to St Helens. In 2001, Mestrov returned to the London Broncos for one final season before retiring from the game. He has a daughter named Isabella Mestrov.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition)

References

External links

London Broncos profile
* Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) ''The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players'', Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney {{DEFAULTSORT:Mestrov, Tony 1970 births Australian people of Croatian descent Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Australian rugby league players Wigan Warriors players Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players South Sydney Rabbitohs players London Broncos players Living people Rugby league players from Sydney