Armidale's Sporting People - Who Do You Remember From Armidale Sport?

Armidale has a rich sporting history, with generations of people representing their clubs, schools, region, state and country. Alongside those achievements are the coaches, officials, administrators and volunteers who have contributed so much to local sport.

Keepers Sport is creating Armidale's Sporting People, a permanent and growing record of the people, achievements and memories that make up our sporting history.

Who do you remember from Armidale sport? We'd love you to nominate someone by completing the short form below. Whether it's a well-known sporting identity, a former teammate, coach or volunteer, help us recognise their contribution and preserve their place in Armidale's sporting history.

Cricket

Daniel Horsley
The Armidale School
One First Class Game for NSW. 
391 first grade wickets for Western Suburbs in NSW Premier Cricket

Sunny Jim Mackay 1880- 1953
20 First Class games for New South Wales

Phillip Melville
O'Connor High School, Duval High School. St Peters Cricket Club and Waratahs Cricket Club
NSW Premier Cricket for Mosman, North District and Bankstown
Australian Over 50s and 55s cricket team

Mike Porter
President of Armidale District Cricket Association since 1988.

Paul Ryan
O'Connor High School and St Peters Cricket Club.
NSW 2ndXI wicket keeper. 8,200 first grade runs for NSW Premier Cricket for Western Suburbs, Mosman and St George.
Australian Over 50s and 55s cricket team.

Hockey

Nathan Czinner
School?
Currently plays for Australia

Kath Partridge
O'Connor High School
Australian Womens Hockey team. 
Two Olympic Gold Medals - 1996, 2000

Rugby League

Theo Anast
Duval High School
2 NSWRL games for canterbury
6 games for France

Eric Archer
110 NSWRL games for Cronulla from 1972-1979

Phil Kleindienst
School
61 NSWRL games for Penrith from 1969-1972

Rodney Shoesmith
Played 4 NRL games for the Newcastle Knights in 1991

Craig Smith
Played 22 NRL games for North Sydney and Melbourne Storm from 1995-99

Stuart Webb 
Born in Uralla
Played 88 NRL games for Sydney Roosters, St george and South Sydney

Dean Widders
School?
159 NRL games for Sydney Roosters, Parramatta, South Sydney and 60 for Castleford in the U.K

Alan Wilson
O'Connor High School
111 NRL games for Cronulla, North Sydney and St george
2 State of Origins for NSW

Craig Wilson
O'Connor High School
150 NRL games for North Sydney, South Queensland Crushers and Illawarra Steelers
 

Rugby Union

Greg Cornelson
Armidale City
Wallaby - 25 games for Australia

Thomas Dooner
O'Connor High School
Manly Rugby Union - First Grade

John Hipwell
Armidale City
Wallaby - 36 games for Australia

Joe Roff
The Armidale School
Wallaby - 86 tests for Australia

David Tonkin
O'Connor High School
Manly Rugby Union - First Grade

Ian Tonkin
O'Connor High Scool
Parramatta rugby Union - First Grade