Charlie Montgomery
Charles Montgomery (1924–1995) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He was a premiership winning prop-forward with St George and finished his career with Newtown.
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| Full name | Charles Henry Montgomery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1924 Chatswood, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 February 1995 (aged 70) Townsville, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
'Chassa' Montgomery played two seasons with St George Dragons between 1941 and 1942, and played in the front-row in their victorious 1941 Grand Final.[2] He then moved to Newtown, where he played another two seasons between 1944 and 1945. He made another Grand Final appearance at prop-forward in the Newtown side that lost the 1944 Grand Final to Balmain.
Both sides had been accused of "dogging-it" in the Final where they met, and allowing Balmain to win so that they would need to meet in a Grand Final a week later.
Montgomery went on to Captain coach in Townsville, Queensland in the early 1960s playing well into his 40s.
Post playing
In his later years, Montgomery was a selector for the Townsville Foley shield team in 1974–5. Montgomery died in Townsville, Queensland on 4 Feb 1995, age 71[3] [4]
References
- "Charlie Montgomery - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson - The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- SYDNEY MORNING HERALD :Death Notice (7/2/1995)
- Haddan p90
- Haddan, Steve (2007) The Finals - 100 Years of National Rugby League Finals, Steve Haddan Publishing, Brisbane