Ray Mercy (born 25 March 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. Primarily a centre or winger, he played for Parramatta Eels and the North Queensland Cowboys.
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| Full name | Raymond Mercy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 28 July 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editA Norths Ipswich Tigers junior, Mercy made his first grade debut for Parramatta in Round 7 of the 1995 ARL season, coming off the bench in a 4–40 loss to the Auckland Warriors at Parramatta Stadium. He played 9 games for Parramatta in his debut season, which were all losses as the club finished second last. At the end of 1995, Mercy was released by the Eels as the club was looking to rebuild.[2][3]
In 1996, Mercy played for the Atherton Roosters in the Cairns District Rugby League.
In 1997, Mercy joined the North Queensland Cowboys. That season, Mercy scored six tries in six games spending the majority of the season in reserve grade. In 1998, Mercy played his first full season of first grade, playing 24 games and scoring 12 tries for the Cowboys. In Round 2 of the 1998 season, Mercy scored four tries in a 26–2 win over the Balmain Tigers, setting the club record for most tries in a game, which still stands as of 2020. At the end of the season, he was released by the Cowboys.[4]
In 2001, Mercy played for the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup.[5] In 2006, he switched codes to play rugby union with Grafton in northern New South Wales, after playing for a number of different local rugby league teams over the years, including the Booval Swifts, Lower Clarence and South Grafton.[6][7][8][9] In 2019, he coached the Lower Clarence Magpies.[10]
Statistics
editARL/Super League/NRL
edit| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 1995 |  Parramatta
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9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 |  North Queensland
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6 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 1998 | North Queensland
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24 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 48 |
| Career totals | 39 | 19 | 0 | – | 0 | 76 | |
References
edit- ^ "Ray Mercy - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "History". Norths Ipswich Leagues.
- ^ "Official players numbers". Parramatta Eels.
- ^ "Enigmatic winger Ray Mercy sets Cowboys record with four tries in a game". Townsville Bulletin. 20 August 2019.
- ^ "History 2000". Ipswich Jets.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
- ^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
- ^ "Club Records". www.cowboys.com.au.
- ^ "Ray and Redmen on fire". www.northernstar.com.au.
- ^ "Magpies get a bit of Mercy for season". Northern Star. 21 January 2019.