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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Walter James Lewis | |
| Date of birth | 1 December 1959 | |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| Nickname(s) | The King, The Emperor of Lang Park | |
| Youth representative teams | ||
 Australian Schoolboys |
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| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1978–1983 1983–84 1984–1987 1988–1990 1991–1992 |
 Brisbane Valleys Wakefield Trinity Wynnum-Manly Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Seagulls |
135(?) 10[1] 76(?) ? (?) 46 (102)[2] 34 (30)[2] |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1980–1991 1981–1991 |
 Queensland Maroons Australian Kangaroos |
31 (30) 33 (45) |
| Professional clubs coached | ||
| 1992–1993 | Gold Coast Seagulls |
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| Representative teams coached | ||
| 1993–1994 | Queensland Maroons |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Walter James "Wally" Lewis AM (born 1 December 1959 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games He is widely acknowledged as one of the nation's greatest players of the 20th century. His time as a player and coach was followed by a career as a newsreader for the Nine network. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney
Nicknamed The King and also The Emperor of Lang Park,[3] Lewis represented Queensland in thirty-one State of Origin games from 1980 to 1991, and was captain for thirty of them. State of Origin is an annual best-of-three series of Rugby league matches between the Maroons, representing the state of Queensland, and the Blues He also represented Australia in thirty-three international matches from 1981 to 1991 and was national team captain from 1984 to 1989. Lewis is perhaps best known for his State of Origin performances, spearheading Queensland's dominance in that competition throughout the 1980s. He has a record eight man of the match awards in Origin football and captained the side a record thirty times.
Lewis has since been inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and in 1999 he became the sixth member of 'The Immortals'. The Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Rugby league, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors A major Australian rugby league magazine Rugby League Week in 1985 selected an exclusive group of players dubbed 'The Immortals' In 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in the sport of rugby league. The Australian Sports Medal was an award given during 2000 to recognise achievements in Australian sport. [4]
In February 2008, Lewis was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. In late 2007 the Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League commissioned 130 experts to select the 100 best rugby league players in the game's 100-year history in The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia [5][6] Lewis went on to be named as five-eighth in Australian rugby league's Team of the Century. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench In late 2007, the Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League commissioned a college of 130 experts to select the 100 best rugby league players in Announced on 17 April 2008, the team is the panel's majority choice for each of the thirteen starting positions and four interchange players. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [7][8]
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Football career
BRL and England
Lewis' father was the coach of the Wynnum-Manly rugby league club and Wally was playing rugby league since he was six years old, usually at Lock forward. The Wynnum-Manly Seagulls are a Rugby league club based at Kougari Oval, which is in the suburb of Manly West in Brisbane, Queensland A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench In his school days, Lewis also played representative rugby union, touring Europe and Japan with the Australian schoolboys alongside the likes of the Ella brothers and Michael O'Connor. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Mark Gordon Ella (born 5 June 1959 in La Perouse Sydney is an Indigenous Australian former Rugby union player often considered as one of his country's all-time Michael David O'Connor (born 1960 Nowra New South Wales) is a former Australian Rugby league and Rugby union player - a dual international After facing discrimination in the rugby union fraternity due to his family's rugby league background, Lewis switched to league, playing in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership with Brisbane Valleys from 1978. The Brisbane Rugby League (BRL premiership was a Rugby league competition held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 1922 to 1997 History Until their demise in 1995 the Fortitude Valley Diehards, often referred to simply as Valleys, were the oldest surviving Rugby league Lewis turned down an offer to play in New South Wales with the North Sydney club, remaining in Brisbane. The North Sydney Bears are an Australian Rugby league football club based in Sydney who currently compete in the New South Wales Cup. In 1979 he made his debut for Queensland from the bench and also led Valley's to premiership victory over the Wayne Bennett-coached Souths side in the BRL Grand Final. Wayne James Bennett AM (born 1 January, 1950) is an Australian Rugby league football identity The Souths Logan Magpies, more commonly referred to by their former name Souths or simply Magpies, are a Rugby league football club based in the southern A Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sporting term used to describe a final that decides a league champion Lewis made the run-on side for Queensland in the inaugural state of Origin match in 1980 at lock alongside his hero Arthur Beetson, and had a hand in Queensland's first ever State of Origin try. The 1980 State of Origin fixture between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues was the inaugural match under the newly configured rules by A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Arthur Henry Beetson, OAM (born 22 January 1945 in Roma Queensland) is an Australian former Rugby league player and coach The following year he made his debut for the Australian national side. In the 1982 State of Origin series Lewis got his first try and his first man-of-the-match award in Origin and later that year toured Great Britain with the undefeated "Invincibles" as vice-captain. The 1982 State of Origin series was the 3rd annual Australian Rugby League State of Origin contest but the first full best of three series between New South Wales The Australia national rugby league team have generally since 1908 (barring wartime toured Great Britain often including France every four years In the first and third games of the 1983 State of Origin series he was named man-of-the-match. The 1983 Australian Rugby League State of Origin series was the 4th annual contest and 2nd full series between state rivals New South Wales and Queensland
Lewis played for English First Division side Wakefield Trinity for a short spell in 1983/84 and he remains a favourite of Trinity fans, who named their fanzine Wally Lewis is Coming. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. A fanzine (see also Zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre for the pleasure Trinity won 5 of 10 games during Lewis's stay, including a win over St. Helens in which Lewis scored a hat-trick. After his final match on 12 February, Trinity did not win another game and were relegated to the second division.
Back in Australia, Lewis moved to Wynnum-Manly where he played from 1984 to 1987. He was named player of the series for the 1984 National Panasonic Cup in which he helped Combined Brisbane to victory. For background information about this competition please refer to the Amco Cup main page He was named man-of-the match in the first two games of the 1984 State of Origin series, making it three consecutive Origin man-of-the-match awards. The 1984 State of Origin series was the 5th annual Australian Rugby League State of Origin series between New South Wales and Queensland. The following year, he was man-of-the-match for game two only, but went on to win the inaugural Golden Boot Award for best international player in the world. The Rugby League World Golden Boot Award are a series of Rugby league awards handed out on an annual basis for a series of achievements in rugby league In 1987 he was honoured as a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to rugby league football". Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition
Brisbane Broncos
Several New South Wales Rugby League premiership clubs had attempted to lure Wally Lewis south during the 1980s, including Manly-Warringah which came closest to contracting him in 1986, but he signed with the Brisbane Broncos as inaugural captain of the side on their inception in 1988. New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first Rugby league football club competition established in Australia The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. The year 1988 's New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-first season of professional Rugby league football in Australia Lewis was the Broncos' top try-scorer in their first season and also later had the honour of scoring the club's first hat-trick. 1998 was the Brisbane Broncos ' first year of competition After a strong start to NSWRL season 1988, the new club failed to make the finals A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts At the end of the season he captained Australia to victory in the 1988 World Cup final. The ninth Rugby League World Cup saw yet another change of format Lewis won another man-of-the-match award in the second game of the 1989 State of Origin series. The 1989 State of Origin series was the 10th annual Australian Rugby League State of Origin series between New South Wales and Queensland.
After two seasons with the Broncos, in order to increase the Brisbane club's success in the Winfield Cup, coach Wayne Bennett controversially sacked Lewis as club captain and gave the role to centre, Gene Miles. Winfield Cup was an Australian Rugby league trophy awarded to the winner of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership 's (NSWRL Grand Final from 1982 Wayne James Bennett AM (born 1 January, 1950) is an Australian Rugby league football identity A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Gene Miles (born 29 July, 1959 in Townsville Queensland) is an Australian former Rugby league player Miles had retired from representative football, and Bennett hoped he could remove the team's reliance on Lewis. In another blow for the King, Lewis was moved from his favoured five-eighth position to lock to make way for new Canberra signing and Ipswich product Kevin Walters. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. Ipswich is a city and Local Government Area situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. Kevin David Walters (born 20 October 1967 in Rockhampton Queensland) is an Australian former Rugby league player whose on-field career Controversy reared in the 1990 semi-final victory over Manly-Warringah when Bennett left Lewis on the bench, even though Lewis was desperate to prove his fitness before the upcoming Kangaroo Tour, which he was eventually ruled out of. 1990 's New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-third season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney Kangaroo Tour is the name given to Australian Rugby league tours of Great Britain and France Wally Lewis is the known as the King but we must remember the greats in the pre Origin days, with the likes of Steven Farquhar possibly the best five-eighth before Wally played for Easts. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench
Gold Coast Seagulls and Coaching
In 1991, Lewis joined the Gold Coast Seagulls. Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby He won his eighth and last man-of-the-match award in the first game of the State of Origin series that year before playing both his last match for Queensland and Australia by the end of the season. He captained and coached Gold Coast for two seasons in 1991 and 1992 but finished both seasons in last place. The 1991 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-fourth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The 1992 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-fifth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia In the final match under Lewis as captain-coach, the Gold Coast defeated Penrith, thus denying that team a place in the finals play-offs. The following year he stopped playing but continued coaching the Seagulls, but departed after a third consecutive wooden spoon.
Lewis also coached the Queensland State of Origin side in 1993 and 1994 but never won a series. The Queensland State of Origin team is a Rugby league team representing the state of Queensland that plays in Australia's annual three-match State of Origin
Legacy
Lewis is remembered for his creative, playmaking football and great on-field confrontations, most notably one in the 1991 State of Origin series with Mark Geyer. The 1991 State of Origin series was the 12th annual Australian Rugby League State of Origin series between New South Wales and Queensland. Mark Geyer (born 7 December, 1967) is an Australian former professional Rugby league second row forward, a state and national representative The Wally Lewis Medal has been awarded to the Queensland player of the series in State of Origin from 1992 to 2003. This is a list of Rugby League State of Origin results and statistics. Since 2004, it has been awarded to the player of the series from either side.
A bronze statue of Wally was raised at the entrance to Lang Park. Lang Park, presently known as Suncorp Stadium, is a rectangular sporting stadium located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, The statue text reads:
WALLY LEWIS
The Emperor of Lang Park
This honour was bestowed upon Wally Lewis by the former Chairman of the Queensland Rugby League, Senator and acclaimed father of state of Origin, the late Ron McAullife, in recognition of the impact Wally had on matches played at this ground across three decades. History of the QRL Associated Article: Brisbane Rugby League The Queensland Rugby Football League (QRFL was formed in 1908 by seven Ronald Edward McAuliffe OBE ( 25 June 1918 – 16 August 1988) was a politician and sports administrator in Queensland,
Lewis is arguably the greatest rugby league player of all time. He is one of only a handful of players to be named a Rugby League Immortal and was one of the six inaugural members of the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame. A major Australian rugby league magazine Rugby League Week in 1985 selected an exclusive group of players dubbed 'The Immortals' The Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Rugby league, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors
He achieved the greatest honour in Rugby League: the captaincy of his country, but it was his feats as Queensland skipper and playmaker in State of Origin that he achieved legendary status. He played 31 Origin games (30 as captain) and a record 8 Man of the Match awards over a 12-year period.
The name Wally Lewis is synonymous with State of Origin and Queensland Rugby League and continues to be an inspiration to future generations of footballers.
Wally Lewis has also appeared in numerous advertisements during and after his football playing career. Examples include promotions for XXXX beer and Burger King. XXXX (pronounced four-X) is a Brand of Beers brewed in Milton, Brisbane by Queensland brewers Castlemaine Burger King ( often abbreviated to
Quotes
- ". . . he’s the only bloke who dominated the game at the highest level, in State of Origin, over a long period. " Ray Warren[3]
Post-football career
Following his retirement from the sport, Lewis became a sports presenter for Channel Nine's National Nine News in his home town of Brisbane. Ray "Rabbits" or "Rabbs" Warren ( 11 June c1943? in Junee, New South Wales) is an Australian sports commentator most famous The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney National Nine News, or Nine News, is the news service of the Australian Nine Network.
During the nightly news broadcast of 16 November 2006, Lewis previewed the sports segment but was not onscreen when the program returned from the commercial break, with newsreader Bruce Paige instead presenting the sports segment. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bruce Paige is a Newsreader in Brisbane, Australia, where he presents the 6PM news on Channel Nine. A similar event occurred two weeks later, on 30 November, when Lewis appeared onscreen and began to read the autocue, saying "Good evening" before seeming distressed. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats A scheduled report was then played, with Paige delivering the rest of the bulletin. Following these events, Lewis was given medical leave for the rest of the year. [9] The following night, Lewis revealed that he suffered from epilepsy. Epilepsy is a common chronic Neurological disorder that is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. It is as yet unknown whether his on-air disorientation was caused by the condition. [10]
However, it is still not known when Lewis will return as sports presenter, as he is due to have tests and treatment for epilepsy after years of hiding his condition from his family. [11]
Lewis was not expected to make a return as a TV reporter until January 29 but delivered a flawless report alongside new sports presenter Steve Haddan.
Lewis is quoted as saying that "People come and ask me now about things (from his rugby league career) and I just don't remember them at all – that's absolutely frightening. "[3]
Lewis said he wanted to work with epilepsy organisations and raise awareness about the condition. [3] He is also the vice patron of the Hear and Say Centre,[12] becoming involved with the charity organisation after his daughter, Jamie-Lee, was born profoundly deaf.
On 21 February 2007, Lewis underwent brain surgery to help his epilepsy at Austin Hospital in Melbourne. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Austin Hospital is a major teaching public Hospital located in Melbourne 's north eastern suburb of Heidelberg, and is administrated by Austin Health Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The surgery was reported as a success by Gavin Fabinyi, Director of Neurosurgery. [13] He has since made a full recovery.
Wally's son, Lincoln Lewis, recently started as a full time actor on the Channel Seven drama, Home and Away winning a TV Week Logie Award for best male new talent. Lincoln Clay Lewis (born October 24, 1987) is an Australian actor Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards which have been presented annually since 1959
External links
- Wally Lewis profile at National Nine News
- Wally Lewis at the State of Origin official website. State of Origin is an annual best-of-three series of Rugby league matches between the Maroons, representing the state of Queensland, and the Blues
- Wally Lewis at eraofthebiff.com
- Wally Lewis at rl1908.com
- Wally Lewis interview at abc.net.au
References
- ^ Walter, Brad. "Let Joey go for the good of the game", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2005-08-03. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Retrieved on 2007-04-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
- ^ a b Jeffs, Paul. Wally Lewis' NSWRL First Grade Points Listing. stats. rleague. com. Retrieved on 2007-04-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
- ^ a b c d Strutt, Sam. "Can surgery save Wally Lewis?", The Daily Telegraph, 2007-01-11. The Daily Telegraph is a Tabloid Newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Retrieved on 2007-04-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
- ^ Wally Lewis. Australian Honours Database. Retrieved on 2007-04-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
- ^ Centenary of Rugby League - The Players. NRL & ARL (2008-02-23). The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
- ^ Peter Cassidy. "Controversy reigns as NRL releases top 100 players", Macquarie National News, 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
- ^ Todd Balym. "Johns, Meninga among Immortals", Fox Sports Australia, 2008-04-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Retrieved on 2008-04-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
- ^ Team of the Century Announced. NRL & ARL (2008-04-17). The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Retrieved on 2008-04-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
- ^ "Wally Lewis on leave after on-air mishap", ABC News, 2006-12-01. ABC News is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Retrieved on 2007-04-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
- ^ "Wally Lewis reveals he has epilepsy", AAP, The Age, 2006-12-01. Australian Associated Press (AAP is Australia 's national News agency. The Age is a Broadsheet daily Newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Retrieved on 2007-04-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
- ^ "Lewis making good progress, says wife", AAP, ninemsn, 2007-02-22. Australian Associated Press (AAP is Australia 's national News agency. ninemsn is an Australian 50/50 joint venture between Microsoft and PBL Media. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Retrieved on 2007-04-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
- ^ Hear and Say Centre Board Members. Hear and Say Centre. Retrieved on 2007-04-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
- ^ "King Wally's brain surgery a success", ABC News, 2007-02-21. ABC News is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Retrieved on 2007-04-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by team created |
Captain Brisbane Broncos 1988–1989 |
Succeeded by Gene Miles 1990–1991 |
| Preceded by Mal Clift |
Coach Gold Coast Seagulls 1992-1993 |
Succeeded by John Harvey 1994-1995 |
| Preceded by Graham Lowe 1991-1992 |
Coach Queensland State of Origin 1993-1994 |
Succeeded by Paul Vautin 1995-1997 |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lewis, Wally |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lewis, Walter James (birth name), The King (nickname) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australia rugby league player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1 December 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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