Anthony Bonus
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2018}}
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| name = Anthony Bonus
| fullname = Anthony Bonus
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| birth_place = Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
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| position = {{Rlp|PR}}
| club1 = Illawarra Steelers
| year1start = 1994
| year1end = 95
| appearances1 = 4
| tries1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| club2 = Parramatta Eels
| year2start = 1996
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| appearances2 = 7
| tries2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 0
| club3 = Melbourne Storm
| year3start = 1998
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| appearances3 = 1
| tries3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| fieldgoals3 = 0
| points3 = 0
| updated = 18 January 2019
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Anthony Bonus is a former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. Bonus played for the Illawarra Steelers from 1994–95, then the Parramatta Eels in 1996 and finally the Melbourne Storm in 1998.
Playing career
Originally from Bundaberg,{{cite news |title=Sheens troubled by 'his' rule change |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited |date=18 February 1994 |location=Sydney |page=35 |quote=Anthony is a 22-year-old prop from Bundeberg who's impressed us in lower grade trials against Saints and Penrith}}{{cite news |title=Melbourne bonus for Anthony |work=Illawarra Mercury |publisher=Fairfax Digital |date=8 June 1998 |location=Wollongong, New South Wales |page=22}} Bonus made his first grade debut for Illawarra in 1994 against Canterbury-Bankstown. In 1996, Bonus joined Parramatta and made seven appearances for the club before being released at the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/about/official-player-numbers/|title=Official Player Numbers|website=Parramatta Eels}} He would rejoin Illawarra without adding to his first grade appearances in 1997, playing in the club's second grade team.{{cite news |title=Rugby League Teams - ARL Finals: Week One |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited |date=3 September 1997 |location=Sydney |page=44}}
In June 1998, Bonus played for Melbourne in the club's inaugural season making one appearance against Balmain. Bonus, who was living in Brisbane, was called into the Storm squad to replace Glenn Lazarus. While with Melbourne, Bonus played for the Norths Devils in the 1998 Queensland Cup.[http://queensland.rleague.com/results/1998/round-22.php Round 22: 15, 16 August] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517203353/http://queensland.rleague.com/results/1998/round-22.php |date=17 May 2008 }} queensland.rleague.com
References
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External links
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Anthony_Bonus/summary.html Rugby League Project profile]
{{Norths Devils squad - 1998 Queensland Cup premiers}}
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Illawarra Steelers players
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
Category:Melbourne Storm players
Category:Norths Devils players
Category:Parramatta Eels players
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)