12 Facts About Anthony Watmough

Anthony Watmough was born on 10 July 1983 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer.

In 2005, Anthony Watmough was first selected for the New South Wales State of Origin team.

Anthony Watmough was awarded the 2007 Dally M Second Rower of the Year award.

Anthony Watmough played in the 2007 NRL grand final defeat by the Melbourne Storm.

Anthony Watmough played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final victory over the Melbourne Storm and was then named in the Australian squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

Anthony Watmough was selected for Australia in the one-off test match against New Zealand on 8 May 2009.

Anthony Watmough gave a dominant display to earn the man of the match award in game 3 of the 2009 State of Origin series in what was described by commentator Andrew Voss as one of the greatest ever Origin performances.

Anthony Watmough won his second Dally M Second-Rower of The Year award for the 2009 season and in doing so made sure Manly retained the award for the third year in a row as his teammate Glenn Stewart won it the year before and Watmough won it in 2007.

However, before the end of the season, reports emerged of another off-field transgression, with Anthony Watmough accused of trashing a hotel room after a State of Origin victory.

Anthony Watmough was selected for Australia in the 2013 ANZAC Test and played from the interchange bench.

On 28 October 2014, after a couple months of speculation of Anthony Watmough making a move to the Parramatta Eels, he was released from Manly-Warringah to sign a four-year deal with the Eels starting from the 2015 NRL season.

In 2024 Anthony Watmough coached in the Sydney Shield for the fourth tier men's competition.