Australian rugby league footballer and coach (1950–2021)
Tommy Raudonikis OAM
Raudonikis in c. 1978
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Walter Raudonikis[1]
Born
(1950-04-13)13 April 1950 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Died
7 April 2021(2021-04-07) (aged 70)[2] Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Weight
11 st 7 lb (73 kg)[3]
Position
Halfback
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1969–79
Western Suburbs
201
30
0
0
90
1980–82
Newtown
37
4
0
0
16
1983
Past Brothers
6
0
0
0
0
Total
244
34
0
0
106
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1971–80
New South Wales
24
11
0
0
33
1971–80
Australia
29
5
0
0
15
1972–80
Sydney City
8
4
0
0
12
Coaching information
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
1983–84
Past Brothers
36
14
2
20
39
1986–88
Ipswich Jets
53
25
1
27
47
1990–91
Northern Suburbs
41
25
1
15
61
1995–99
Western Suburbs
114
39
1
74
34
Total
244
103
5
136
42
Representative
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
1997–98
New South Wales
6
3
0
3
50
Source: [4][5][6]
Thomas Walter RaudonikisOAM (13 April 1950[5] – 7 April 2021) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played 40 International games and World Cup games as Australia representative halfback and captained his country in two matches of the 1973 Kangaroo tour.
^Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 453. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
^"League legend Tommy Raudonikis dead at 70". wwos.nine.com.au.
^ ab"World Series". Rugby League Week. 1975–1976. p. 85.
^RL stats
^ ab"Tom Raudonikis - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^"Tom Raudonikis - National Rugby League Hall of Fame". National Rugby League Hall of Fame. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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