Tim Maddison is an Australian former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

from 1993 to 1995 and 2003, then Eastern Suburbs in 1996, the

Hunter Mariners The Hunter Mariners were an Australian professional rugby league club based in the Hunter Region's largest city, Newcastle. Hunter was formed in mid-1995 and was later disbanded at the end of 1997. The club was formed because of the Super Leagu ...

in 1997, the

Cronulla-Sutherland 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 leagu ...

from 1998 to 2000 and finally the

North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). Sinc ...

from 2001 to 2002, as a or .

Playing career

Maddison made his first grade debut for Newcastle in round 9 1993 against Cronulla. In 1996, Maddison joined Eastern Suburbs and made 18 appearances for the club, one of which was the qualifying final against Manly, this was the club's first finals appearance in a number of years. In 1997, Maddison joined super league side the

and played in the club's only season. After the liquidation of Hunter Mariners, Maddison joined Cronulla-Sutherland. In 1999, Maddison made 15 appearances for Cronulla as they won the minor premiership but the player did not feature in the club's unsuccessful finals campaign. In 2001, Maddison joined North Queensland playing two seasons with the club before returning to Newcastle in 2003. During the 2002 NRL season, Maddison was suspended for ten matches after striking

Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won ...

player Justin Holbrook. Maddison's final game in first grade was a 48–18 loss against Canterbury.

External links

*http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Tim_Maddison/summary.html

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maddison, Tim 1973 births Living people Australian rugby league players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Hunter Mariners players Newcastle Knights players North Queensland Cowboys players Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales Sydney Roosters players