Wally Woodward

Wally Woodward

Personal information
Full name	Wally Woodward
Born	(1922-03-13)13 March 1922 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	17 March 2003(2003-03-17) (aged 81) Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1947 Parramatta 18 5 0 0 15
Source: [1]

Wally Woodward (1922−2003) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played for Parramatta as a halfback. He was a foundation player of the club.

Playing career

Woodward began his rugby league career in 1947 with newly admitted side Parramatta. Woodward was one of the local players selected to make up the new team and had no previous first grade experience. Woodward played in Parramatta's first ever match against Newtown on April 12 1947 which ended in a 34–12 defeat at Cumberland Oval. Parramatta went on to struggle for the remaining of their inaugural year winning just three games and claimed its first wooden spoon as a club.[2][3][4]

References

1. "Wally Woodward - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. "THROWBACK - 1947 - The Originals". Parramatta Eels. 27 March 2017.
3. "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
4. "Fitzgibbon lines up goal". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 April 2003. Retrieved 1 January 2019.