Alec Tennant

Alec Tennant is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Manly and Parramatta in the NSWRL premiership. He played at centre.

Alec Tennant
Personal information
Full nameAlec Tennant
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–70 Manly-Warringah 75 31 0 0 93
1972 Parramatta 4 0 0 0 0
Total 79 31 0 0 93
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
1967 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

A Harbord United and Narraweena junior, Tennant made his debut for Manly in 1964. In 1966, Tennant was selected to play for New South Wales and in 1967 was selected to play for the New South Wales City team. In 1968, Tennant was a member of the Manly side which reached the grand final against South Sydney. Manly narrowly lost the match 13–9. In 1970, Tennant played in his second grand final against South Sydney once again. Souths won the match convincingly 23–12. Tennant left Manly at the end of 1970 and in 1972 joined Parramatta. Tennant featured in 4 games for Parramatta in his only season at the club as they finished last on the table. Tennant retired at the end of 1972.[2][3][4][5]

References
  1. "Alec Tennant - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Alex Tennant".
  3. "April 30: A winning day in our history". Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. 30 April 2016.
  4. Robertson, Grant (6 May 2013). "Die-hard Manly fan picked for the team". The Northern Daily Leader.
  5. "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.


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