.jpg) Tallis in 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gorden James Tallis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1973 Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gorden James Tallis (born 27 July 1973), also known by the nickname of "Raging Bull" for his on-field aggression,[3] is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is currently a commentator and pundit for the Fox Sports network.
A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative second-row forward, he captained both these teams as well as the Brisbane Broncos with whom he won the 1997, 1998 and 2000 Grand Finals, after starting his career with the St. George Dragons in Sydney. At the peak of his career Tallis was considered as the best second-row forward in the world[4] and in 2008 was named in an Indigenous Australian rugby league team of the century.[5]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Yesterday's Hero Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chris Rattue (5 May 2015). "Why the Kiwis will (and won't) keep winning". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Prichard, Greg (18 August 2002). "Irresistible force v irresistible force". The Sun-Herald. Australia: Fairfax. p. 96. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Modern stars join greats in Indigenous Team of Century". ABC. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2023.