Larry Corowa
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Larry Corowa is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league
footballer of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative winger, he played club football for the Balmain Tigers
and the Gold Coast Seagulls in the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership
. Corowa is one of a select few players to have scored more than a try a game in a season of football in Australia. In his first season with Balmain, he was the League's top try-scorer.
Nicknamed "The Black Flash", Corowa was considered during his time with Balmain to be 'the fastest player in the game' not only in Australia but the rest of the rugby league world.
After retiring from First Grade league following the 1983 season, Corowa moved to the Gold Coast
and became involved with the Gold Coast Seagulls. In 1991, at the age of 34 and after nine years in retirement, he played two games for the Seagulls, scoring a single try to take his overall tally to 65 from 98 games before retiring for good.
The Larry Corowa Shield is awarded to the winner of the Wests Tigers
- Gold Coast Titans
pre-season trial match. The inaugural match, played in 2008, was won by the Titans.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative winger, he played club football for the Balmain Tigers
Balmain Tigers
The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles...
and the Gold Coast Seagulls in the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership
New South Wales Rugby League premiership
The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia. Run by the New South Wales Rugby League from 1908 until 1994, the premiership was the state's and later the country's elite rugby league competition...
. Corowa is one of a select few players to have scored more than a try a game in a season of football in Australia. In his first season with Balmain, he was the League's top try-scorer.
Nicknamed "The Black Flash", Corowa was considered during his time with Balmain to be 'the fastest player in the game' not only in Australia but the rest of the rugby league world.
After retiring from First Grade league following the 1983 season, Corowa moved to the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
and became involved with the Gold Coast Seagulls. In 1991, at the age of 34 and after nine years in retirement, he played two games for the Seagulls, scoring a single try to take his overall tally to 65 from 98 games before retiring for good.
The Larry Corowa Shield is awarded to the winner of the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
- Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
pre-season trial match. The inaugural match, played in 2008, was won by the Titans.