Milton Thaiday

Milton Thaiday
Birth nameMilton Lameski Thaiday
Date of birth (1980-02-15) 15 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birthTownsville, Queensland, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
Notable relative(s)Sam Thaiday (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–04 NSW Waratahs 13 (20)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–07 Newcastle Knights 29 14 0 0 56

Milton Thaiday (born 15 February 1980) is an Australian former Torres Strait Islander rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition.[1]

He is a cousin of Sam Thaiday of the Brisbane Broncos.[2] In the 2005 season he scored 7 tries in 14 appearances.[1]

Milton suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in round 5 and retired at the end of the 2007 season.[citation needed]

Rugby union career

Thaiday played Super 14 Rugby for the New South Wales Waratahs, scoring a try when the Waratahs played the Pacific Islanders in June 2004.[3]

Career highlights

  • Junior Club: Souths Townsville[4]
  • Career Stats: 2005–2007 Milton Thaiday played 29 games, scored 14 tries for a total of 56 points

He began his professional career in rugby union[5] playing for the NSW Waratahs in Super 12 Rugby. He was discovered by rugby great Mark Ella while playing in a local competition at Lismore, northern NSW.

References

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Walter, Brad (8 May 2003). "Teenage Dragon gets his big chance, and some advice from Albert the great". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Burke farewells Waratahs faithful". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Bowman roars with Lions". Townsville Bulletin. 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ Milton Thaiday rugby union profile Scrum.com