Not to be confused with the Australian author and celebrant, Dally Messenger III, or the American daily newspaper, Daily Messenger.
Dally Messenger
Messenger in 1907
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Henry Messenger[1]
Born
(1883-04-12)12 April 1883[1] Balmain, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Died
24 November 1959(1959-11-24) (aged 76)[1] Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height
5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm)
Weight
12 st (76 kg)
Rugby union
Position
Wing,[1] First five-eighth, Centre
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1905–07
Eastern Suburbs
24
4
37
1
105
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1906–07
Sydney
3
0
4
0
11
1906–07
New South Wales
13
5
14
0
46
1907
Australia
2
1
2
0
7
Rugby league
Position
Centre
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1908–13
Eastern Suburbs
48
21
159
0
381
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1907–12
New South Wales
26
21
120
0
308
1908
New Zealand
2[2]
1
0
0
3
1908–10
Australia
9
5
23
0
59
1908
Queensland
1
1
3
0
9
1908–12
City NSW
6
5
29
0
73
Source: [3][4]
Herbert Henry Messenger, nicknamed "Dally" and sometimes "The Master"[5] (12 April 1883 – 24 November 1959) was one of Australasia's first professional rugby footballers, recognised as one of the greatest-ever players in either code.[6] He played for New South Wales in the first match run by the newly created New South Wales Rugby Football League, which had just split away from the established New South Wales Rugby Football Union.
Messenger had a stocky build, and while standing only about 172 centimetres (5 ft 8 in) in height, he was a powerful runner of the ball and a solid defender. According to his peers, the centre's greatest attributes were his unpredictability and astonishing physical co-ordination, coupled with a freakish ability to kick goals from almost any part of the ground. He was a teetotaller and non-smoker during his career and other than breakfast, Messenger would rarely eat before a match.
^ abcde"Scrum.com player profile of Dally Messenger". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
^Past Kiwi caps at nzrl.co.nz
^"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^Sean Fagan & Dally Messenger III (2007). The Master: The Life and Times of Dally Messenger, Australia's first sporting superstar. Australia: Hachette. ISBN 9780733628993.
^The Herald (5 February 2008). "Famous deeds, names mark NRL golden age". TheHerald.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
^Quinlan, J (31 May 1922). ""Dally" Messenger "The Master"". The Sydney Mail. Australia. p. 42. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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