Merv Cross
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mervyn John Cross | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1960–61 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | Easts | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1963 | Norths Bears | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Source: Whiticker/Hudson | ||||||
Mervyn John Cross OAM is an Australian former rugby league footballer and orthopedic surgeon.
He played in Australia's major competition the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) but Cross, a doctor, is better known for his achievements in the field of sports medicine as an Orthopaedic surgeon
Cross was known as a strong defensive forward who played for the South Sydney (1960–61), the Eastern Suburbs (1962) and North Sydney in 1963. At the end of the 1990s, Doctor Cross took up a position as an NRL board member.
Dr. Mervin Cross has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his revolutionary work in knee surgery.
Cross also worked as a director on the board of the National Rugby League until retiring in 2005.[1]
References
- ↑ Masters, Roy (20 January 2005). "Woman on board as NRL turns a new page". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players, Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson
Merv Cross's Knee Clinic's website http://www.kneeclinic.com.au