Wally Messenger

Wally Messenger

Personal information
Full name	Walter Messenger
Born	1891 Woollahra, New South Wales
Died	1 January 1961 Clareville, New South Wales
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1912–20	Eastern Suburbs	98	50	237	0	624
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1913–14	New South Wales	2	0	0	0	0
1914	Australia	2	1	3	0	9
Source: Yesterday's Hero

Wally Messenger (1891–1961) was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1910s. He was a state and national representative wing three-quarter back whose club career was played with Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. The younger brother of league great Dally Messenger, Wally Messenger won premierships with Easts in NSWRFL season 1912 and NSWRFL season 1913, playing with his brother as captain. He made two Test appearances for Australia national rugby league team in the 1914 domestic Ashes series, kicking three goals on debut and scoring a try in the deciding test of the series. He represented for New South Wales in one match against Queensland also in 1914. For the 1915 season, he was the NSW Rugby Football League's top point-scorer. Wally Messenger is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.93.