Mick Aldous
Personal information
Full nameMichael Aldous
Born (1960-11-26) 26 November 1960
Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1984–85 Canberra Raiders 25 9 0 0 36
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2004 France 7 3 0 4 43
Source: [1][2]
As of 10 October 2023

Michael Aldous (born 26 November 1960) is a former Canberra Raiders rugby league footballer and representative coach of French national rugby league team.

Playing career

Raised in Nowra, New South Wales Aldous attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill in Sydney and played in the school's rugby union First XV in 1977 & 1978 at five-eighth. He represented at GPS level in both those years and in a New South Wales Schoolboy side in 1978.[3] He was also an excellent schoolboy cricketer captaining St Joseph's, GPS and NSW schoolboy representative cricket XIs in 1978/79 before a career in first grade cricket for the Waverley club in Sydney, as a wicketkeeper batsman.[3]

His professional rugby league career was with the Canberra Raiders. He made twenty-five first grade appearances between 1984 and 1985 as a versatile back at centre, wing and fullback.[4]

Post playing

After injury, caused an early retirement Aldous became an Australian Schoolboys coach in rugby league and took a job as a Development Officer with the NSWRL.

In 2004, Aldous moved to France as a coaching consultant to the French Rugby League Federation. In November 2004, he coached France to a competitive 52–30 loss to the Kangaroos and a 24–20 loss to the Kiwis in Carcassonne.[5]

From 2006 to 2017 he worked as Recruitment Coordinator for the Canberra Raiders. Aldous worked as a secondary school teacher of PDHPE, and Design and Technology at the selective high school Sydney Boys High School.[6][7]

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Mick Aldous - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Rugby League Project
  3. 1 2 St Joseph's College Magazine 1978
  4. ↑ Whiticker/Hudson p 4
  5. ↑ "France come in from the cold - League - www.smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. ↑ http://www.sydneyboyshigh.com/publications/high-notes/archive/vol9no27 Coach of the Week: Mick Aldous
  7. ↑ http://www.sydneyboyshigh.com/publications/document-library/doc_view/7701-high-notes-vol-9-no-1-february-01-2008 Mick Aldous Industrial Arts.

Published sources

  • Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
  • St Joseph's College Annual Magazine Dec 1977
  • St Joseph's College Annual Magazine Dec 1978
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