Regarded as one of the most successful captains under the limited tackle rule, Steve Edge played in a remarkable eleven grand finals in all grades during his career. He holds a unique record in Australian rugby league history as the only man to captain two clubs to Grand Final premiership success.
Steve Edge was graded with the St George Dragons in 1972 and that year played in the club's premiership winning third grade side.
He became a regular first grader from 1974 and played in the 1975 Grand Final side that lost to the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. Edge captained the 1977 Dragons' side, playing in the historic 1977 drawn Grand Final and subsequent replay victory the following week. Edge battled for his first grade spot in 1978 and 1979 but found his best form to play in Saints' 1979 Grand Final winning side captained by Craig Young.
Parramatta Eels
In 1980 Edge signed with the Parramatta Eels under coach Jack Gibson and captained the Eels to three consecutive Grand Final wins from 1981 to 1983. Edge was regarded as a fine on-field leader, never an overly flashy player with the ball. He had to overcome a serious eye injury (detached retina and punctured iris) to take his place in the 1984 Grand Final and retired after his club’s narrow 6-4 loss to the Canterbury Bulldogs. In 1993, Edge was made a life member of the Parramatta club.[1] In 2002, Edge was inducted into Parramatta's hall of fame.[2]
steve, edge, rugby, league, steve, edge, australian, former, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1970s, 1980s, south, wales, blues, representative, hooker, played, george, dragons, 14th, 15th, grand, final, wins, captained, parramatta, eels, their, premierships. Steve Edge is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s A New South Wales Blues representative hooker he played in the St George Dragons 14th and 15th grand final wins and captained the Parramatta Eels to their 1st 2nd and 3rd premierships Steve EdgePersonal informationFull nameSteven EdgeBorn 1951 10 02 2 October 1951 age 71 Kogarah New South Wales AustraliaHeight175 cm 5 ft 9 in Weight79 4 kg 12 st 7 lb Playing informationPositionHookerClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1973 79 St George Dragons 103 15 0 0 451980 84 Parramatta Eels 118 19 0 0 61Total 221 34 0 0 106RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1976 Combined Sydney1980 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0Source Rugby League Project and Yesterday s HeroRegarded as one of the most successful captains under the limited tackle rule Steve Edge played in a remarkable eleven grand finals in all grades during his career He holds a unique record in Australian rugby league history as the only man to captain two clubs to Grand Final premiership success Contents 1 Club career 2 Representative career 3 References 4 External linksClub career EditSt George DragonsSteve Edge was graded with the St George Dragons in 1972 and that year played in the club s premiership winning third grade side He became a regular first grader from 1974 and played in the 1975 Grand Final side that lost to the Eastern Suburbs Roosters Edge captained the 1977 Dragons side playing in the historic 1977 drawn Grand Final and subsequent replay victory the following week Edge battled for his first grade spot in 1978 and 1979 but found his best form to play in Saints 1979 Grand Final winning side captained by Craig Young Parramatta EelsIn 1980 Edge signed with the Parramatta Eels under coach Jack Gibson and captained the Eels to three consecutive Grand Final wins from 1981 to 1983 Edge was regarded as a fine on field leader never an overly flashy player with the ball He had to overcome a serious eye injury detached retina and punctured iris to take his place in the 1984 Grand Final and retired after his club s narrow 6 4 loss to the Canterbury Bulldogs In 1993 Edge was made a life member of the Parramatta club 1 In 2002 Edge was inducted into Parramatta s hall of fame 2 Representative career EditEdge toured New Zealand with a Combined Sydney side in 1976 He was selected as New South Wales Hooker in the inaugural Rugby League State of Origin of 1980 References Edit Parramatta National Rugby League Life Members Parramatta Eels Parramatta National Rugby League Hall of Fame Parramatta Eels External links Edithttp www showroom com au dragons dragonshistory Dragons History site http www stateoforigin com au soogame PlayerDetails aspx Pid 121 State of Origin Player Detail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Edge rugby league amp oldid 1108356914, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
