Milton Thaiday

Milton Lameski Thaiday
Milton James Thaiday
Date of birth	15 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Sam Thaiday (cousin)
Rugby league career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fullback
Senior career
Years	Team
2005–07	Newcastle Knights
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fullback
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2002–04	NSW Waratahs

Milton Thaiday (born 15 February 1980) is an Austrailian former Torres Strait Islander rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition.^[1]

He is a cousin of Sam Thaiday of the Brisbane Broncos.^[2] In the 2005 season he scored 7 tries in 14 appearances.^[1]

Milton suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in round 5 and missed the remainder of the 2007 campaign.

In the 2007 season Milton did not feature much for The Knights as he was battling injury, with coach Brian Smith preferring utility Kurt Gidley at fullback over the explosive Thaiday. Thaiday retired at the end of the 2007 season.^{[citation needed]}

Rugby union career[edit]

Thaiday played Super 14 Rugby for the New South Wales Waratahs, scoring a try when the Waratahs played the Pacific Islanders in June 2004.^[3]

Career highlights[edit]

Junior Club: Souths Townsville^[4]
Career Stats: 2005–2007 Milton Thaiday played 29 games, scored 14 tries for a total of 56 points

He began his professional career in rugby union^[5] playing for the NSW Waratahs in Super 12 Rugby. He was discovered by rugby great Mark Ella while playing in a local competition at Lismore, northern NSW.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Walter, Brad (8 May 2003). "Teenage Dragon gets his big chance, and some advice from Albert the great". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
^ "Burke farewells Waratahs faithful". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
^ "Bowman roars with Lions". Townsville Bulletin. 18 April 2017.
^ Milton Thaiday rugby union profile Scrum.com

[prof-1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] Walter, Brad (8 May 2003). "Teenage Dragon gets his big chance, and some advice from Albert the great". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

[ABC_News_-_25Jun2004_-_Burke_farewells_Waratahs_faithful-3] "Burke farewells Waratahs faithful". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

[4] "Bowman roars with Lions". Townsville Bulletin. 18 April 2017.

[5] Milton Thaiday rugby union profile Scrum.com

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