Joe Apoloney

Joe Apolony (1880-1952) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played for Balmain and was a foundation player of the club.

Joe Apolony

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Nicholas Apolony
Born	25 December 1880 Gosford, New South Wales
Died	29 September 1952(1952-09-29) (aged 71) Rozelle, New South Wales
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1908–12 Balmain 43 9 0 0 27 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1908 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0 1908–09 Metropolis 2 0 0 0 0
Source: As of 19 August 2019

Playing career

Apoloney made his first grade debut for Balmain against Western Suburbs on 20 April 1908 at Birchgrove Oval, which was the club's first ever game and also the opening week of the inaugural NSWRL competition. Balmain went on to win the match 24–0 in front of 3000 spectators.

Apoloney played with Balmain up until the end of the 1912 before retiring. Apoloney played representative football for New South Wales in 1909 and played 2 games for Metropolis which was the early version of the modern day NSW City team.