Tom Mooney

Who is Tom Mooney?

Tom Mooney is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s. He played in Sydney's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership as a winger for the Manly-Warringah and South Sydney clubs. Mooney won the 1976 and 1978 premierships with Manly.

Originating from Wauchope, New South Wales, Mooney joined the South Sydney club in 1972. He played three seasons with Souths and joined the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in 1975. At the end of the 1976 NSWRFL season Mooney played in Manly's Grand Final-winning side. He was also the 1976 NSWRFL season's top try-scorer

Mooney scored a try in the 1978 NSWRFL season's Grand Final, which was drawn and had to be re-played. He was the 1979 NSWRFL season's top try scorer as well.

In 1990 Mooney was named on the wing in a Manly team made up of the best players in the club's history. He was one of the few exceptional players that failed to represent either his state or country.